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GMStrategic is a custom publishing, advertising and business development specialist group created and led by Mr. George M. Mihaiu of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Mihaiu (pronounced Me-high) is best known for his custom publishing work in the port and maritime industry as the longtime former publisher of AAPA SEAPORTS MAGAZINE and AAPA SEAPORTS OF THE AMERICAS, the authoritative and comprehensive guide to the ports, port authorities and maritime services industry throughout the western hemisphere, the official publications of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
As SEAPORTS publisher from 1994-2006, he directed the program's tenfold growth from a b/w annual membership list into today's prestigious annual AAPA SEAPORTS OF THE AMERICAS DIRECTORY (250+ pgs.) and quarterly editorial companion, AAPA SEAPORTS MAGAZINE. Both are now widely recognized as the leading publications of their kind in the port industry and reach the entire port world in print and online.
Since founding Compass North America, Inc. in Miami in 1993, Mr. Mihaiu's custom handbooks, directories, magazines and websites have won a number of awards of excellence for his clients and created significant new revenue streams from client information assets. Included among the titles he's produced are:
In May 2004, Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., a major trade and transportation publisher best known as publisher of THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, bought out Mr. Mihaiu's Compass North America, Inc. publishing contracts, retaining Mr. Mihaiu as group publisher under a two-year transition contract to create and build CBM’s SEAPORTS Publications Group custom publishing division. During his two years with CBM, Mr. Mihaiu tripled the new group’s revenues from print and online projects and positioned SEAPORTS group as the top custom publisher in the port and maritime industry. In May 2006, despite several offers from CBM to remain with its SEAPORTS Group, Mr. Mihaiu elected to leave at the end of his two-year contract to take some well-deserved time off to spend with family and to eventually seek out new professional challenges through his latest group, GMStrategic.
Prior to founding Compass North America in 1993, his professional background included magazine advertising sales, Yellow Pages advertising sales and sales management experience with the specialty directory divisions of Southwestern Bell, Donnelley and NYNEX.
Originally from River Rouge, Michigan, near Detroit, George is a 1973 graduate of Michigan State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He attended MSU on an NCAA Football scholarship and played Quarterback under legendary coach Duffy Daugherty, starting and lettering in 1970, ’71 & ’72. He resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his wife, Ann, and their 11-year old Brittany Spaniel, Jazz, whom he & friends refer to as his 'Executive Assistant'! His favorite activities include boating, swimming, reading and volunteer work.
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