“We do crazy and exciting stuff and deal with things that influence the future. We make software that allows you to market the new media economically and distribute it internationally. Our 450 customers worldwide prove us right.”

KNUT NICHOLAS KRAUSE, FOUNDER & CEO

What is important to us

As a supplier of the future, we ensure the success of our customers. We are at the cutting edge of technology and at the same time remain human and friendly.

The core of our promise is our pioneering publishing software, which unfolds its full potential in combination with our holistic philosophy. Our joint success is based on listening to you and getting an accurate picture of your actual requirements and needs in order to get you there.

We draw on many years of experience in the media industry. At the same time, it is important to us that we continue to develop. We draw on this wealth of experience to make suggestions for “best practices”, to show you what works and what doesn’t and to accompany you on your way. This ensures that the balance between individualisation and standard is maintained.

Our goal: to offer you the best possible solution for your challenges – where it is advantageous, even with meaningful additions from third parties.

Get to know us

The knk Group is an international company consisting of various teams in the US, UK, France and Germany.

With our solutions and services within the group, we support publishers and media companies in effectively exploiting the opportunities offered by digitization and current developments in the industry, optimizing workflows and reaching new target groups. The focus here is on new content-based business models, business intelligence and artificial intelligence for publishers, CRM, social media marketing and marketing automation.

As a certified Microsoft partner, knk stands for technical and consulting competence, modern technology and many years of experience in project and change management.

Meet Our US Management

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Knut Nicholas Krause
Knut Nicholas KrausePresident
Knut Nicholas Krause M.Sc., founder of knk, has been active as an IT consultant for medium-sized companies since 1986. He is a visionary and creative thinker who deals extensively with industry trends within the publishing industry and incorporates them into the further development of knkPublishing.
Sebastian Mayeres
Sebastian MayeresChief Executive Officer
Sebastian Mayeres joined knk in 2003. He is CEO of knk Software LP and Head of Global Sales. He is especially knowledgeable about Editorial Office, Media Production, CRM, Paid Content, Digital and Physical Subscription Management and – for B2B – Advertising.
Edward L. Wood
Edward L. WoodChief Financial Officer
Ned Wood is a business and financial software consultant providing implementation and support services to numerous profit and non-profit clients since 1997. He is a certified Microsoft Dynamics Software Consultant and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). His focus is implementation methodology and customer support and he is based in Pennsylvania.

Meet Our UK Management

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John Lawson
John LawsonManaging Director
John has worked in the IT application software sector for over 25 years’, primarily selling, implementing, and supporting enterprise ERP/CRM software solutions across several sectors including media and Publishing, Property, and Finance. Prior to joining knk, John spent 7 years as the Director of Klopotek UK and 6 years as Business Development Manager for Ingenta.
Jo Burges
Jo BurgesProject Manager
With over 30 years’ publishing experience, Jo Burges has held various positions including Systems Director and Editorial and Production Director for Ashgate Publishing, as well as working as an independent publishing consultant. At Ashgate she successfully implemented several complex IT projects, and she brings that experience to knk as Project Manager.
Marilyn Cresswell
Marilyn CresswellRights & Royalty Manager
Marilyn is an experienced publishing professional with first-hand expertise in rights sales, royalties, licensing, and copyright permissions. She worked in several publishing roles, most recently at Manchester University Press as Rights and Digital Systems Manager and then as Distribution and Content Manager.

Much more than Software

Our services at a glance.

Professional
Project Management

To ensure that projects are completed on time and budget, knk uses a well-tried and tested project method that has proven itself in many publishing houses. Our project experts manage the entire process in close cooperation with customer needs.

Change
Management

New software may help to deal with fast changing business models but better processes, new ideas and sometimes changed organizational structures are also needed. It’s not easy to manage these changes. knk can help with that and acts as a trusted partner for publishers.

Business Process
Optimization

We provide support in the analysis of business processes, the search for unused potential and subsequent improvements. We act as impartial and sensitive partners because our consultants have many years of experience. We know the publishing business and effective methods of analysis.

Business
Consultation

We care about the successful implementation of our projects because we are experts in both the publishing business and IT. As a result, our customers benefit from foresighted management consulting as well as the professional solution competence of a software house – and both services need to fit together perfectly to implement successful IT projects.

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