Karin Knutson

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Strategic Consultant @ White Label
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Sausalito, California, United States, United States
About Karin Knutson

Whether you call it account planning, brand strategy, connection planning, insert-latest-newly-named-discipline-here or just plain “strategy,” that’s what I do. I’m a problem solver. And I specialize in those problems that revolve around consumers and brands.Over the course of my career, I've worked both domestically and abroad in markets like China, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Mexico and the UK. I'm proud to have worked on communication efforts that have been honored with EFFIEs, Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, Kelly Awards, OBIE Awards, Addy Awards, Good Bad & Ugly Awards (best in women’s advertising), and more.

Karin Knutson's Current Company Details
White Label

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Karin Knutson Work Experience Details
  • White Label
    Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
    White Label Jul 2014 - Present
    San Francisco Bay Area
    White Label is a plug-and-play strategy team for brands with high expectations. We are seasoned consultants who have led strategy for companies across all industries - from established Fortune 500s to yet-to-be funded startups. Our work inspires modern marketers to make smart business decisions, impactful marketing plans, rally-the-team videos, game-changing partnerships, breakthrough ads, share-worthy content, dollar-stretching media plans, and more.
  • Interpublic Group (Ipg)
    Executive Strategy Director & Managing Partner
    Interpublic Group (Ipg) 2012 - 2014
    New York & San Francisco
    Executive Strategy Director on Sunglass Hut, Denny’s, MAM, Destination XL, Kohl’s, Newman’s Own, Citi / AA, New Business.
  • Self-Employed
    Strategic Consultant
    Self-Employed 2007 - 2012
    As a consultant, I specialized in helping independent advertising agencies and client-side marketers tackle a wide range of strategic issues including brand positioning, creative strategy, target strategy, consumer research, communications strategies as well as new product initiatives. I'm very proud to have helped Mozilla Firefox win a “Best Brand Book in the Business” along with Nike, Apple and Intel as well as repositioning Silicon Valley’s Bridge Bank to help them win “Innovative Community Bank of the Year." Domestic & global projects for: barrettSF, Cutwater, Division of Labor, Droga 5, Engine Company 1,Giro, Gotham/IPG, Grow Marketing, Mekanism, Ogilvy West, Palisades Media Group, Razorfish,Special, Standard Time, TDA Advertising & Design, Ubisoft, Wieden+Kennedy, Weights& Pulleys.Brands worked on: Anheuser Busch, Baby Gourmet, BILT/Andre Agassi, Bridge Bank, CNET, Community Hospital of Monterey, CVS, First Bank, Foster’s Beer, FRS, Giro, Kia, Labelux, Microsoft (Bing), Mozilla Firefox, Nikon, Panavision, Pac 12 Networks, Pizza Inn, Promax, Razoo, Revlon, Rocky Mountain Foods, Rubio’s Mexican Grill, Ubisoft & more.
  • Wieden + Kennedy
    Planning Director
    Wieden + Kennedy 2004 - 2007
    Portland, Or
    I took a lead role in rebuilding the Account Planning department which was voted the “#1 most desirable place for planners to work in the US" in 2007. A few other proud moments at W+K include:- Nike’s “I feel pretty” campaign featuring Maria Sharapova. A winner of a Gold EFFIE, 2 GoldLions, Art Directors Club Award, British Ad Award, and a CLIO.- Sparking a national dialog about body image via Nike Women’s “What story does your bodytell?” campaign, winner of the “Grand Good” at the Good, Bad & Ugly Awards.- Convincing Nike to substantially invest in the global teen girl market with an entirely new subbrand,product line and communications platform.- Decoding foreign sport and fitness cultures in China, Argentina, Mexico & Brazil to help Wieden+ Kennedy win Nike China and Nike Latin America new business pitches.- Watching ad-skeptical Gen Y recreate Target’s Back to College campaign, “Happy Together,” onYoutube and re-orienting back to school shopping via an entirely new in-store & packaging strategy.- Selling out a new product line within three weeks of launch via Nike’s “Body by Dance” campaign in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.Planning Director on Nike, Target, Proctor & Gamble (Ivory), Belvedere, Chopin, Miller High Life, Oregon Wine Board & New Business.
  • Venables Bell And Partners
    Senior Account Planner & Media Director
    Venables Bell And Partners 2001 - 2004
    San Francisco Bay Area
    I served as both Media Director and Senior Account Planner across key accounts of: Animal Planet, HBO, Barclays/iShares, Robert Mondavi Winery, Siebel Systems & New Business. I'm especially proud to have:- Helped Barclays/iShares double assets under management - from $12 to $25 billon - duringthe campaign period – with a new targeting strategy and brand campaign.- Won a Small Budget Gold EFFIE for HBO’s ‘Fear of Prison’ Campaign. DVD sales increasedover 200%, with 52% sell-off in the first three weeks on the shelf.
  • Fallon
    Media Planner
    Fallon 1997 - 2000
    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
    Media Planner on United Airlines, Ralston Purina, Archipelago & New Business. I am grateful to have worked on Fallon's first campaign to utilize connection planning for Archipelago which took the brand from low/no awareness to 90% brand awareness amongst the core target and 46% unaided recall.
  • Other Experience
    Non Advertising Agency Jobs
    Other Experience 1993 - 1997
    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
    - Marketing Director at a newspaper- Promotions Intern at a radio station- Events Intern at a shopping mall- Sales Clerk at a department store- T-Ball & Soccer Coach

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Karin Knutson attended University Of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

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