I have been in the agency business for 30+ years. During that time I have spent equal portions in B2C and B2B at both traditional communications advertising and promotions shops as well as focused time in the area of long term strategic business planning and product/strategy innovation in the food industry. My path has taken me from a traditional beginning in NYC at a mid sized shop to Dallas and now Springfield, MO. Clients over the years include: Schwan's, Borden, Miller, Labatt's, Rolling Rock, Corona, Von Dutch, ABF Freight, Foot Locker, Cadillac, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Auntie Anne's, Frito-Lay, Coca Cola, Otis Spunkmeyer, Tyson, Uncle Bens, Smuckers, Nestle, Unilever, Bush Brothers, and many other brands in the food category.In 2008 I took on the responsibilities of Business Development for Marlin Network which evolved into an expanded role of overall Growth & Innovation. Over the years we grew to be the leading network of agencies in our specialty. In 2011 we successfully executed an ESOP and ultimately culminated in the sale of the company in 2015. I now spend my time working with independent agencies and brand marketers of all kinds around the globe on matters of growth, exit strategies, M&A, culture. I can be reached via e-mail at doug@AustinAmplifies.com Specialties: Business Development, New Business. Executive Coaching, Brand Strategy, Category/Channel Penetration: CPG Food, Food Service, Restaurant, Grocery Retail, Fashion Retail, Beer, brand and product innovation, new ventures.Expertise: strategic selling, national account/key account engagement and retention, product/strategy innovation, long term strategic planning, new business, consumer insights, research, training, meeting facilitation, in-market exploration/excursions, trend tracking and reporting, succession planning/exit strategy, mergers/acquisitions, executive coaching.A collection of my past articles can be found here: https://portal.influenceandco.com/content-report/?report=391&client=ad948b420b06fcf0cf0d6728380f9e1a