John Thomas Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, IN, US

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Advise and provide professional expertise and counsel to marketing and communications professionals and executives of organizations ranging from nonprofits and service agencies to large firms and government projects.Plan effective, proactive strategic communications programs for clients.Conduct planning drills that initiate client relationships, drive the.

Indianapolis

The partnership that created "Going...Going...Gone," the live AUCTION comedy, Two First Names Productions also dabbles in other bits of creative mayhem, including the High Impact Infidelity Diet (a play by Lou Harry), an occasional Get to the Point, and whatever else strikes our fancy as both entertaining and worthwhile. Because, after all, that's what.

Various publicationsWrite occasional freelance pieces for Indianapolis Monthly, and other publications. Former monthly columnist for Indy Men's Magazine.Ghost writer for the books "Baby It's You" and "The Conscious Entrepreneur," and writer for the Katz Sapper & Miller biography of founder Irv Katz.

Provide planning, advice and counsel to clients ranging from nonprofits and service agencies to large firms and government projects.Conduct strategic planning drills that initiate client relationships and the planning process. Conduct/participate in communications training sessions for clients.Write a variety of communications materials for clients.

Planned, managed and executed communications to all of Emmis' employees (at that time, the company had 3,000 employees in the U.S., Argentina and Hungary.) Wrote speeches, op-eds and other materials for CEO Jeff Smulyan and other executives.Assisted Human Resources department in planning and executing benefits communications. Managed and wrote annual.

Managed and edited special advertising sections and special publications for Indianapolis MonthlyManaged and edited specialty and custom publications, including SPIKE, a 1 million-circulation "magalogue" for Finish Line. Other clients included Women's Fund of Central Indiana, Indiana Pacers/Conseco Fieldhouse, NCAA Hall of Champions, Indy Jazz Fest and the.

Planned content, assigned stories to staff and freelance writers, wrote regular column and occasional stories and edited monthly newspaper whose mission was to highlight the local philanthropic community.

Joined IBJ as a writer, worked my way into editorial leadership roles. Managed special editorial projects, wrote weekly editorial and edited editorial page; covered local arts community; created and edited IBJ's After Five section.

Covered higher education business news for monthly magazine of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

Alexandria, Virginia

Bachelor'S Degree, English, Theatre

Acted in a few theatrical productions at IU and in Bloomington. Spent too much time pondering the poetry of T.S. Eliot.

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