James Blasingame Email & Phone Number

Granite City, Illinois

The Shuchart Foundation was formed to help fight the stigma associated with mental illness. Our goal is to encourage those living with conditions like bipolar disorder and depression to share their stories, expand the discussion about mental illness, and help others overcome their own fear and embarrassment to get the treatment they need. One in four adults will experience some form of mental illness this year. Mental illness is common and it's treatable.

Greater St. Louis Area

Hands-on, strategic support for Clarion clients in all marketing communications disciplines including brand development, online presence and reward & recognition programs. Lead the firm's brand positioning/development efforts and campaign implementation for clients. Guest presenter at Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois annual conference. Develop and deliver Clarion new business presentations, provide copywriting and manage client profitability.

Greater St. Louis Area

Integral part of agency new business efforts. Led the pitch and win for Black Hills FiberCom, the agency's largest account. Provided strategic account planning and supervised day-to-day client business including FiberCom, Everest Connections, Sigma Diagnostics, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, Southwestern Bell and BJC's managed care plan, Health Partners. Led day-long brand positioning exercise for Novus International with the organization's senior management and representatives from international operations.

Greater St. Louis Area

Led agency strategic communications planning and execution for the firm's business-to-business clients including Hager Hinge Company and B-Line Systems.

Greater St. Louis Area

New business development and primary agency contact for Glennon's Anheuser-Busch sales promotion business. Successfully led the pitch and acquisition of "Bud Summer," the brewery's largest promotional window, setting agency benchmark for client revenues.

Greater St. Louis Area

Served as primary agency contact for Contel Telephone Operations, Hughes' largest client. Responsible for generating creative briefs, client proposals and status reports for agency clients including Contel/GTE, Rawlings Sporting Goods and Purina Mills,

Greater St. Louis Area

Through cold-calling efforts, generated two new clients and managed production of the resulting advertising and promotional projects. Provided account service support for other agency clients including Anheuser-Busch and Sherwood Medical.