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North Smithfield, Ri, Us

Full-Service brand experiences, event production, national & regional consumer and trade tour management agency. Sales promotion specialist. ExcaliburPromotions.com

Burlingame, California, Us

Innowave Marketing Group works with some of the most recognized national brands for over twenty years. We have the critical mass to orchestrate over 200 brand programs for over 150 clients annually. We are experts in incentive, rewards and loyalty programs. We help brands engage their customers, distributors and employees with merchandise, gift card and experiential incentives.

· Managing director of agency practice focusing on national and regional clients. Focused on all aspects of sales promotion, experiential marketing, events and brand promotion. Responsible for all agency AOR and project client branded experiences plus solo department clients. Duties included all strategic development, management and activation of brand promotions for clients such a Hannaford Supermarkets, Bonefish Grill, Sunoco, Comcast, Raymond, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dietz & Watson, Ninety Nine Restaurants and more. Managed department of four staffers and approximately fifty field personnel. Expert in the strategic creation of physical branded experiences including pop up stores, container conversions, mobile tours and custom event set or vehicles.Agency furloughed my practice in March , 2020 through December, 2020 due to Covid 19

Tarantino Food Group specializes in kitchen & food marketing for manufacturers , supermarkets and specialty companies. my role as advisor and Board contributor is to develop brand engagement and channel specific marketing, sales and promotion programs for TFG clients.

· President and Managing partner for sales promotion agency that focused on consumer national and regional brands. Clients included: Dunkin Brands, Clarks, New Balance, Cabot, Ninety Nine Restaurants, Pathmark and more. Managed team of eleven account, creative, computer, fulfillment and office staff. Recruited, trained and managed up to 100 field staff at any one time for client projects. Expert in development of sweepstakes, contests and games and legal compliance required.

Canton, Ma, Us

· Manager of sales promotion department. National and regional promotion planning and activation for Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and Togos brands prior to decentralization of promotional department duties. Responsible for sourcing, procurement and management of national and international licensing, premium and gift card programs, sports sponsorship activation, local store marketing initiatives, and all test market promotions. P&L oversight & budgeting for multiple programs in excess $10 million dollars annually.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

· Manager of sales promotion department for Four billion dollar SBU. Responsible for Fram, Bendix and Autolite automotive aftermarket brands sold domestically and international. Department head with strategic and administrative oversight of internal in house agency. Full responsibility for sales promotions created and activated for national accounts such as Wal-Mart, Sears Automotive, NAPA, Pep Boys, Advance Auto Parts, Canadian Tire and more. Developed award winning national premium programs often resulting in over $50 million dollars in sales per program. Expert in the creation of multi- step distribution incentive programs.

Mba, International Business

Bachelors Of Science, Marketing