Brian Buerkle Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

Brian Buerkle is the Publisher Relations Manager for the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Brian facilitates the relationship between the foundation's core program, PJ Library, and its key publishing partners. He is also the buyer for 100+ titles in six countries from over 40 publishers each year and acts as business and operations manager for content.

Greater New York City Area

Assist publishers with outsourced marketing services including, but not limited to marketing mix planning and execution, mail list generation, promotions, media planning, social media planning, et al. visit www.ruasquare.wix.com/ruasquare for more information.

175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

• Oversee sales and marketing activities for imprint representing $5.5 million in annual sales and publishing 100+ frontlist/500+ backlist titles
• Liaise daily with the sales reps to pursue opportunities
• Present titles at meetings and on sales calls to key customers
• Collaborate with editorial and recommend new projects

Tarrytown, New York

• Oversee marketing, sales, and publicity efforts for children’s list totaling 80 titles per year and representing $3 million in revenue for FY 2011
• Function as primary sales liaison between key wholesale accounts ($6 million in revenue for FY11) and present nonfiction list to buyers annually
• Oversee national field sales force totaling 20+ commissioned representatives
• Expand new business development opportunities via new product line acquisitions and channels of distribution including Pottery Barn Kids, Direct Brands and HomeGoods
• Attend EMBA conference and present new titles to member accounts
• Create special sales department increasing revenue by $42K for FY06

Responsible for actively seeking new clientele providing overnight express and freight service solutions to small-medium size companies utilizing DHL Express, Roadway Express, and Overnight Transportation

New York, NY

Competitive research and analysis for Administr@tor, Instructor, and School Construction trade publications generating advertising leads for sales force

New York, NY

• Managed mass market promotional campaigns for Sesame Street, Dragon Tales, and Bob the Builder licensed brands, representing $8.6 million in annual sales
• Created, implemented, and controlled all promotional and advertising plans resulting in increased sales and brand awareness
• Formulated creative concepts and wrote copy for all collateral material including advertising, catalog, event kits, giveaways, point of purchase, and point of sale items
• Coordinated with key licensing partners to develop and implement a wide variety of cross-promotional and cross-sell opportunities to increase awareness and sell-through of Random House product

New York, NY

• Worked closely with account managers to develop targeted account-specific events, merchandising, and promotional campaigns for B&N, BAM, and BGI
• Coordinated with wholesale account manager to develop gift-with-purchase premium packages for Costco, BJ’s, and Sam’s Club
• Functioned as primary marketing liaison between DreamWorks SKG and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products Divisions to facilitate all aspects of the licensor/licensee relationship
• Controlled all aspects of the marketing budgets totaling $16.8 million