Chris Hartweg Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Part of leadership team focused on driving strategic growth and creating efficiencies across business development, client service and consulting teams.

Chicago, Il, Us

Rebuilt and relaunched Team Marketing Report. The sports business community's information source since 1988 relaunched in 2019 with upgrades to SportsSponsor FactBook®, Fan Cost Index® and TMR Insider®. Interested in subscribing, contributing content, advertising or employment opportunities: chartweg@teammarketing.com.

Together with Ryan Carter and TJ Nolan, created a unique, grassroots networking group as a way to connect with other successful sports and event marketing people, primarily in Chicago.The Painless Networking group now includes over 5,500 top-notch sports and event marketing people from teams, brands, agencies, media and vendors -- or are looking to move into this world. Painless Networking Sessions are casual get togethers -- no agendas, no fees/cover, no speakers, no resumes passed out AND NO BS. Just a way to meet solid people in and around the industry...Visit the website at www.painless.network.Receive Tweets on upcoming events, email blasts and industry news @PainlessNetwork. Join the LinkedIn group at http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/73710/04397538B918.

Re-activated the consulting practice I founded in 2000, focused on building strategic, effective integrated marketing programs for brands, non-profits or properties. We identify and implement the best practices to drive engagement and meet your goals such as sponsorship, promotions, events, social/digital campaigns, paid media, earned media, word of mouth, assisted selling, etc. We also can project manage delivery of those solutions as needed.The Anodyne/Huddle Pro team brings deep and varied experience in:-Sponsorships/partnerships (sales, measurement/analytics and negotiation)-Cause Marketing (awareness, fundraising and partnerships) -Branding/messaging (strategy, message development and media relations/training)-Events (concepting, production, execution and evaluation)-Staffing (retail support, street teams and event staff) Clients and events include: Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Block Six Analytics, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award USA, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, McDonald's, Risetime Technologies, Ronald McDonald House Charities, The Sports Marketer, Team Prime Time and Westfield Malls.

Chicago, Il, Us

Lead 18 teen apprentices through two different sessions of the Sports & Recreation Leadership program in partnership with After School Matters and the Chicago Park District. As instructor, I helped teens prepare to enter the job market and become summer program leaders by teaching job search (resume building, applying and interviewing) skills, coaching aptitude, group management tactics, conflict resolution techniques and safety/compliance prowess.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Focused on growing the agency via sports and entertainment offerings, typically through the collegiate market; collaborating across client service and business development teams; directly selling agency services; developing marketing, branding, messaging and communication strategy; and overseeing execution of experiential, digital and other media programs.

Headed AARP Drive to End Hunger team, working to evaluate, develop, negotiate, activate and integrate programs and partnerships around the cause. Primarily revolved around the sponsorship of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and programs both on and off track. Included work with NBA, NFL, college football, soccer and lifestyle properties.Intertwined creating brand awareness with fundraising and developing a "volunteer corps" to fight hunger among those 50+. We activated at nearly every NASCAR track either with fans in the midway and/or VIPs with custom hospitality. Other work included managing four different "Million Meal Packs" and a dozen different smaller packing events in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.The DTEH program was a first-of-its-kind cause marketing primary sponsorship. An immediate success, awareness went from 0 to 50% and giving from $0 to $15MM in its first year. In a little over four years, the program raised $30+MM and generated over 30MM meals.Co-presented "Driving NASCAR for Hunger: A Cause Marketing Program with Results," at the Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference (August, 2013, in Washington, DC) along with AARP's Chief Development Officer and AARP's VP of Corporate & Foundation Relations.

Chicago, Il, Us

Managed client activations and a 15-person team activating sponsorships of NFL, NASCAR, MLB, IRL and NCAA and other team and venue sponsorships activating at venues as well as tours/street teams.Responsible for creating, developing, growing and heading 10-person retail engagement marketing unit. Provided superior brand ambassadors who delivered sales lift while educating consumers and store staff. Budgeted, hired, trained, managed and scheduled internal and contract teams. Retail work covered up to 50 markets and over 600 ambassadors at a time. Saw sales lift on every program, ranging from 10% to 150%. Annual revenue range $1.5-5MM. Over 3+ years, oversaw 350,000+ hours of staffing in 2,500 locations over 50,000 days.B-to-C clients included Verizon, Chevy, GMC, Citibank, Nokia, Blackberry, Playstation, Sony and Aerobed. B-to-B work included Verizon, Nokia, Blackberry, Playstation and Sony.

Founder of consulting practice focused on marketing communications, sponsorship (sales and acquisition), event management, PR and client service. Consult and project management for companies and sports events on advertising, promotions, sales, publicity, communications and customer relationship management, including college basketball, golf and road racing.Clients and events include: Maui Invitational, U.S. Women’s Open, Office Putting Championships, Harlem Globetrotters, Rainbows Golf Classic, Fab Four College Basketball Doubleheader and ticketreserve.com.

Director of sales for Clear Channel Entertainment's music division in Chicago. Primarily entailed all sponsorship and promotions activity at Tweeter Center and Alpine Valley Music Theatre music venues, as well as the inaugural Rib America-Chicago and the bidding on the new downtown amphitheatre at Northerly Island.Revamped sponsorship packages and pricing, leading to sales increase of 33% from previous season with 25% less shows.

Detroit, Mi, Us

Day-to-day liaison between GM, Chevy Dealer Marketing Groups and sports and lifestyle properties. Facilitated GM/Chevy dealer marketing group/sponsorship property relationships. Analyzed value, negotiated fees and managed client expectations as well as promoter performance.Evaluated propoals, measured ROI and negotiated fees. Managed client expectations, promoter performance and event staff. Maximized event assets and added promotional tools (direct mail, premiums, on-site execution) to ultimately drive sales. Dealer groups included the three largest in entire region and managed more than $5MM in promotional spend. Properties, sponsorships and endorsements included MLB, MLS, NBA and NFL as well as individual athletes.

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Maximized and directed the sports promotions, event operations and media efforts of Chicago’s second largest bank, including:- LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle 8K -- negotiated event purchase, managed all communications- LaSalle Bank Chicago Open -- negotiated sponsorship, facilitated venue change- Negotiated sponsorships and hospitality with the Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Bears, Blackhawks, Wolves, Fire, Northwestern, UIC and Navy PierPreviously held roles were: Director, Sponsorships & Media Relations, The LaSalle Bank Chicago MarathonHighlights include:- Increased sponsorship sales by 31 percent from previous year- Compiled and edited a 242-page media guide from scratch- Coordinated media operations for more than 250 local and international mediaMedia Relations Manager, ABN AMRO/LaSalle BankHighlights include:- Handled all media relations including crisis communication strategies, spokesperson duties, senior executive speeches/remarks, acquisition and personnel moves, etc.

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Media relations, press releases and strategy for clients that included Nike (All-American Basketball Camp), LaSalle Bank, Procter & Gamble Oral Care group (Scope and Crest), Keebler, American Dental Association, Lions Clubs International and American Dry Bean Board (BEAN - Bean Education and Awareness Network).Generated millions of media impressions and developed long-lasting media relationships.

Media relations pitching and strategy and press releases for various B2B, franchise and CPG clients.

B.S., Communication

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