About Us
Times Direct is a full service direct marketing company with access to robust brand-building tools, and the expertise to deliver proven strategies and powerful results for businesses of all sizes.
All of our employees are direct marketing experts with many years of industry expertise to partner with our clients in order to produce optimal results, efficiently and within budget.
Meet our Team
Kristin Ranta, General Manager
Kristin.ranta@latimes.com | 213-595-4366
Kristin has over 25 years of experience in direct response marketing. Kristin’s varied direct response background has given her exposure to all areas of direct marketing including: agency services, direct mail design, digital solutions, production, fulfillment, data analytics, client services and logistics. She is a seasoned, collaborative leader who consistently delivers business results, works to bring out the best in her employees and secure the best results for clients.
Kristin has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Kristin is an avid baseball fan and loves both the Cubs and the Dodgers. In her spare time she spends as much time as possible with her rescue dog.
Bill Cloer, Senior Account Executive
Bill’s 25 years of marketing experience includes, print, direct mail, and digital solutions.
“I’m always looking for ways to offer more service, value, and results to my clients. The best way to ensure our success is to effectively partner with customers to create strong campaigns that maximize their return on investment.”
Bill is an avid Dodger fan, dog lover and proud father. Additionally, he has served on an advisory board for City of Hope since 2008.
We are under the umbrella of Nant Media Holdings, LLC and a division of the Los Angeles Times which includes a strong family of brands including the Los Angeles Times, LA Times Studios, Daily Pilot OC, Daily Pilot, Los Angeles Times En Español, LA Times Podcasts and B2B Publishing, Hot Property, LA Times Digital Agency.