Baltimore marketing executive Michael Teitelbaum has been named president of of Baltimore magazine, succeeding Richard M. Basoco, who has held the position since 1997 and announced plans to retire.

Teitelbaum previously served as a managing partner and chief growth officer at Right Source Marketing, a content marketing agency based in Hunt Valley, Md.

“We welcome Michael, and will benefit from his experience, skill-set, and passion,” said Stephen A. Geppi, publisher and CEO of Baltimore magazine, in a story posted on the magazine’s website.

“His knowledge of marketing, media, digital publishing, and content marketing will help us more fully integrate our award-winning print and online publications and events to better serve our audiences and advertisers.”

Prior to Right Source Marketing, he held leadership roles in a number of internet marketing firms, including e.magination, Mom.com, Eisner Interactive, TruePresence, and South Central Media.

The Baltimore magazine article went on to note, “This is not Teitelbaum’s first time working at the magazine. A Baltimore native who graduated from the University of Maryland in 1979, his second job out of college was as account executive with Baltimore magazine.

Since that time, his entrepreneurial spirit has led him to own and manage a variety of media, marketing, and advertising companies, according to the article. A pioneer in digital marketing, Teitelbaum co-founded one of the area’s first web development companies back in 1995. Since then, he has been at the forefront of digital media and marketing. For the past six years, he has been a managing partner at Right Source Marketing.

“There is a lot of talent at Baltimore magazine and I am excited to get to know everyone personally,” Teitelbaum said in the article. “There are huge opportunities to expand on a foundation 110 years in the making.”