Connectiv, the association for business information and media companies, added six new members in the first half of 2016 including:

• Carnyx Group, publisher of The Drum 
• Acquire Media, a technology company focused on text news and multimedia 
• Lytics, a customer data platform 
• Quorum, a data-driven information provider for government and political arena 
• Perfect Sense Digital: A full service product company that offers an enterprise digital development application development platform called Brightspot 
• The Gordian Group, a procurement solutions provider for the construction market 

Matt Kinsman is vice president of content + programming at Connectiv, the only association focused on the integrated b-to-b model—including publications, events, digital media, marketing services and business information. Prior to joining Connectiv's predecessor American Business Media in 2011, Kinsman was executive editor of Folio:, the leading information provider for the magazine industry.