Cedric L Beasley Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

Founder and CEO of the New York-based boutique marketing and distribution consultancy firm for independent film and media, which include notable film projects such as Elza, Otelo Burning, Washed Away (Four Years Later) and The Other Side of the Water. • Cinema Development: MIST Harlem, NY• Designed marketing, distribution and festival strategies• Film Festivals/Screening Series: Creatively Speaking (Assistant Curator)• Plan and execute marketing, publicity and distribution strategies: Materre Media Consulting (Partnership Consulting)• Develop program proposal for Television series • Create business plan for independent multiplex cinema• Create revenue generating digital media platforms for independent media

Greater New York City Area

Solicit and negotiate digital distribution platforms agreements and affiliate programing agreements that maximize visibility and profitability along with Promotion and Consulting services. As the Sponsorship Liaison/Consulting Partner, activities are directly related to increasing brand awareness and distribution revenue. These activities can include but are not limited to: •Create a third party sponsorship package•Aid in the solicitation of third party participation in sponsorship program•Create and execute marketing and promotional action plans•Aid in coordinate internet-marketing and social networking support for Sponsorship program•Negotiate and cultivate third party Sponsorship•Provide overall best business practices, consulting and mentoring•Day-to-day management of festival creation•Create marketing strategies for festival•Create co-branding opportunities for festival•Supervise general business operations for festival•Oversee marketing continuity

Greater New York City Area

A mobile technology venture, designed to develop mobile apps that allow moviegoers to turn their smartphones into a personal POS (point of sale) device for cinema concessions purchases. Responsibilities:Provide independent consulting services and activities directly related to strategies that develop financial partnerships and increase revenue potential.• Negotiate and cultivate third party participants and investors • Aid in strategizing business development • Overall best business practices, consulting and mentoring

New York, Ny

As part of the $21 million dollar cultural center; I laid the working foundation for this combination commercial and independent digital cinema, along with cinema marketing, advertising and brand building. In addition to the overall management of the cinema department, I supervised the technical director and provided support for the live performance department.Responsibilities:• Solicit, negotiate and acquire theatrical licensing agreements with both major and independent film distributors• Cinema programming• Develop revenue generating theatrical presentations (premieres, screenings, showcases, etc.)• Create and manage a concessions revenue department• Create the Cinema POS (Point of Sale) infrastructure for the box-office and concessions department• Oversee the Cinema Internet Ticketing infrastructure• Hire and manage cinema staff (box office, concessions, ushers and projectionist)• Develop and manage the infrastructure for in-house Integrated Marketing packages • Aid Chief Marketing Director in acquiring and complementing marketing partnerships and sponsorships• Create promotional materials • Oversee duties for Digital Marketing Assistant• Oversee duties for Marketing intern

Plan and execute marketing, publicity and distribution strategies: Partnership Consulting)Develop program proposal for Television series Create business plan for independent filmakers

New York, Ny

Media Sales for independent distribution startup.

New York, Ny

Second Largest Cinema Exhibition Chain in the world where I was responsible for support in traditional marketing responsibilities such as brand enhancement, in/out-theatre promotions, media trade, PR), as well as being a part of the Strategic Partnership team that generated over $75M in revenues and $50M of in-kind media. Responsibilities also included:• Construct and present marketing proposals and solicit promotional partnerships• Draw-up promotional agreements, business introduction letters and project summaries• Come up with creative marketing ideas• By taking the initiative and using my skills to create marketing and promotional materials, I was able to save the company thousands of dollars in outsourcing and turnaround time• Manage revenue generating partnerships –Clients: General Mills, eBay, Kraft Foods, Nordstrom, AOL, Wrigley’s Gums, Harlequin Books, Cadbury Adams Candies, Starbucks Coffee, NY Times’ On Movies Magazine and The Tyra Banks Show

New York, Ny

 Managed Customer Service and Software Interactive games and Hardware Inventory

 Promote vinyl and CDs releases through retail and club contacts Create marketing concepts for new releases Create and maintain a contact data base and shipping department Solicit retail and distribution direct buys (domestic and foreign)

 Assist the producer in promoting and getting support from labels and retail

 Promote vinyl releases through retail and club contacts Create and maintain a contact data base, shipping department and web-presents  Create and implement retail marketing programs for CD and Vinyl releases Organize retail events for artists performances Took initiative to research product pricing points throughout distribution chain, was able to increase company profits by 25%

Boston Ma

Open and close store, oversee staff, order and display inventoryCreate marketing concepts that improve store profitabilityInstitute marketing campaigns by record labels to drive sales of their artists. Create local store specific campaigns to increase store revenue. Notable labels: EMI, Motown, Sony BMG and WEA