David Wallach Email & Phone Number

Niles, Il, Us

Tasked with re-building the entire marketing dept. and internal agency from the ground up. Through strategic relationships and asking "why not" we have increased social engagement, sales and built strategic partnerships with key clients. Increased Facebook following from 350 to over 9000.Positioned ourselves as a thought leader in the cannabis industry as well as the laboratory world.Branded a national holidayManaged and executed global product rollout, with video, print, social media, white papers and podcasts.Entered and won two industry innovation awards as a part of our new product launchRe-built a new web siteRedesigned and released new product catalogs and other essential printed materialsSecured Tommy Chong as a national spokesperson for cannabis side of. the business

Creating content is what I do on a daily basis, it's what I study, enjoy and have been successful at doing.I work with major networks, fortune 500 brands, websites, magazines, blogs and charities to write, produce and direct content and marketing strategies. During this time, my work has been featured on several networks, magazines as well as blogs. I wrote a blog that hit 1 million readers,helped brands increase their social media strategies and in odd twist won the Noble Prize for Applied MathematicsWriter for various blogs and magazines around the countryMarina Life MagazineChicago Parent MagazineChicago Athlete MagazineTriathlete MagazineInside Triathlon MagazineChicago TribuneChicagonow.com- The Pace of Chicago, Dad All Day and Dave TVDadalldaycomDAMBloggers.com (Dad and Mom).

Park Ridge, Il, Us

I worked for free. Yup for a year. Donating my skills to help turn this charity around.We raised over $250,000Increased the social media presence by thousands of new followersCreated a video series that was recognized by Google for GoodCreated strategic relationships with major donors and partnersLearned what matters is doing what you love and making a differenceI am lucky enough to be working with the most inspiring and positive group of people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Have Dreams is a center for individuals with Autism, from early interventionIn helping them with their fundraising, social media, video and marketing strategies, strategic partnerships we are securing a future for individuals with Autism for years to come.

Chicago, Il, Us

Awarded a 2016 Addy for our content and campaignManage the largest client at Intersport on both the client and creative side of the coin. Tasked with making milk and cow poop interesting to millennial parents.Ran an agency within the agency of 20 people while at the same time being the point of contact for DMI and their various agencies.Strategy, budgets, concepts, scripts, storyboards, field production and post production were a part of my daily responsibilities.Making sure we meet and exceed our clients expectations while at the same time deliver creative products that are on time and on budget. Work with sales and strategy teams to concept and execute creative plans for various brands and corporate clients.

Hired to produce, direct and supervise post on pilot/sizzle reel for new reality show for A&E. Rodeo Girls aired on A&E.

Buffalo Grove, Il, Us

•Oversaw the creation and evolution of the brand strategy and style guide RAM Racing and consumer-facing sub-brands, collaborated with various internal and external groups to maintain a cohesive brand identity for the Hot Chocolate 5/15k brand across all fan touchpoints.•Devised, managed, and communicate a calendar of new, recurring content campaigns of our national events and races•Defined and drove the vision and strategy for user / fan experience across all digital and social platforms, developing voice and tone, channel guidelines, goals and target audiences.•Lead demand generation strategy and the creation of multichannel marketing plans to attract new fans/runners into the customer acquisition funnel, with a framework encompassing lead generation, engagement, conversion and retention•Diversified media revenue streams by identifying opportunities and developing go-to-market plans to expand content offerings available for partners and direct-to-consumer.•Partnered with other teams to conceptualize campaigns that enhance platforms and drive revenue for individual race entries sales, partnership, merchandise and ancillary opportunities.•Collaborate with partner running clubs, influencers and media outlets to ensure consistent messaging, when appropriate, and the sharing of best practices, improving the entire RAM Racing brand and reputation in the running community along the way.•Established workflows within the marketing team and across the organization to create seamless campaign creation and delivery.•Managed partnership with the creative team to develop effective concepts designed to clearly articulate strategic communication objectives and carried concepts through development, refinement of direction, and full production of the project’s design.•Designed and execute a robust influencer strategy to support business objectives.Oversee budgets and analyze pro- and post-forma financial results of marketing programs.

Knoxville, Tennessee, Us

Freelance producer, director on many shows for Jupiter that span a variety of major television networks.Sins and SecretsModern MarvelsBiographyCity ConfidentialHuman WeaponPower, Privilege and JusticeVanishedCapturedRelentlessThe CompetitionRoller JamHistory of Golf- Links in TimeHistory of College Football- Grid Iron GreatsHistory of the Rocky Mountains

Waukesha, Wi, Us

I got the cool opportunity to try on my "professor shoes" and teach a class in broadcast journalism. The kids voted me "best adjunct" which I considered an honor.

Northbrook, Il, Us

Hired as Executive Producer with the mission of creating a new original content loop every month for digital bar network. After a year, I was promoted to CEO of the network. During this time we were the first DOOH to be nominated for an Emmy Award as well as win a ADDY Award for our original content. We developed and produced original series for the network that was branded and integrated into the content loop to engage consumers while they were in the bars and restaurants.Simage was a Chicago-based national media company delivering digital signage to bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Simage delivered point-of-sale engaging content, venue-specific promotion and OOH advertising. Our client solutions merged brands and advertising with compelling content that entertained and deepened the relationship between businesses and customers.We successfully created an integrated TV/Internet/Mobile/DOOH advertising and branding campaign for several major beverage brands.

Worked to develop, pitch and create new show concepts for various networks. Created and sold the first international co-production at Discover ID- Mega Heist, as well as several other successful specials and shows.

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Making News Texas Style- TV Guide NetworkField producer on TV Guide series Making News Texas Style.Managed crews, cast and story lines for producers in New York.Made daily story summaries of all cast to share with writers to keep all 13 episodes coordinated for the series.

Northfield, Il, Us

Producer on several Towers Series. Shot on location on Mt. Everest, the Arctic Circle and the gang filled streets of Chicago.Gandland- 2 Episodes-Gangland was a television series that aired on The History Channel. It usually aired on Thursday evenings although it had been known to arbitrarily change days every so often. Gangland explored the history of some of America's more notorious gangs. It premiered on November 1, 2007 with a special episode about the Aryan Brotherhood. The theme song was performed by Buckshot of the Boot Camp Clik. Reruns currently air on the cable channel Spike.The Unexplained- 3 Episodes-The Unexplained is an American paranormal television series that originally aired from January 2, 1996 to May 7, 2000 on A&E and is currently being broadcast on the Biography Channel. The program features various mysteries, paranormal, psychic phenomena, and other topics that are considered to be "unexplained." Earlier episodes of the series are narrated by Bill Kurtis

Glendale, California, Us

National Emmy Award Winner for Starting Over on NBC.At the time Starting Over was the largest reality show in the history of television, producing 200 broadcast hours in 210 days for NBC.As director, we managed keeping track of the story as well as directing the cameras (up to 10) at one time. I worked with the producers to track the day to day story as well as the executive producers to keep them up to date on the day to day operations of the show.

Anchor | Reporter | Producer at WDAF/NBC in Kansas City, MOReporter | Producer at KSFY/ABC in Sioux Falls, SDReporter | Producer at WVTV/IND in Milwaukee, WI

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