Metro's head of digital content Martin Ashplant hired by London rival City A.M.
London business freesheet City A.M. has hired Metro’s head of digital content, Martin Ashplant, as its digital and social media director as it kicks off digital expansion plans.
At Metro, Ashplant oversaw the paper’s move to a fully responsive site in December 2012, which now has 27.5 million monthly unique visitors, growth of 350 per cent in the last year. City A.M. and Metro are two of London’s main freesheet papers, the other being the London Evening Standard.
Jen Torpe, chief executive of City A.M., said: “While we remain committed to growing our print business and are continuing to grow our readership, Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
