Neil Foote Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

United States

* Oversee and guide the creation of marketing and communication strategy for UNT at Frisco in partnership with executive leaders on campus and senior leaders in UBSC. Collaborate with University Branding and Strategic Communications (UBSC) Leadership to ensure Frisco strategy is in line with UNT marketing, communication and brand story and look and feel; Serve as spokesperson for UNT at Frisco; develop and evolve key talking points about UNT at Frisco for executives and senior leaders ; Collaborate with senior leaders in building robust partnerships for UNT at Frisco; Conduct market research, competitor and peer reviews, understand key audiences, web use, and continuously improve marketing and communication plans for best effect; Work closely with academic and administrative areas of the University to provide effective strategies that support UNT at Frisco and university goals; maintain an excellent standard of service for internal and external clients;

Denton, Texas, United States

Collaborative leader helping to create vision, mission, strategic planning, reputation, and organizational effectiveness of the New College and the Branch Campus. Direct marketing team to develop messenger to drive brand awareness, enrollment and strategic relations with corporate and community partners.

Denton, Tx

Foote teaches a wide range of journalism classes, including online journalism, reporting of public affairs, business journalism, advanced reporting and writing, media management, entrepreneurship and the business of journalism. He combines his real-life experience with theory, case study analysis, in-class discussions and practical exercises. His "Digital and Social Media" course focuses on the evolution of the Internet and its impact on daily journalism and the media. He also helps prepare students to become more knowledgeable and technologically savvy about digital media tools, including blogging and working as "backpack journalists". He also is the director of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, billed as one of the nation's premier events for journalists, authors, editors, agents, and publishers. The annual invites the nation's great storytellers whose ideas, often borne in the pursuit of a routine idea, have changed lives, changed institutions and inspired journalists to go beyond the obvious to dig deep, circumventing obstacles from officials and reluctant sources. The nearly three-dozen speakers from the nation’s top media outlets participate in this high-energy, interactive, engaging and educational workshops. Past presenters include reporters and editors from such news outlets at The Dallas Morning News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times and such authors as Gay Talese, Ira Glass, Isabel Wilkerson, and Joyce Carol Oates. The 2016 conference celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, featuring presentations from Gilbert King, Sheryl WuDunn, Margo Jefferson and Marty Baron.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Directed, managed and coordinated branding strategies and public relation campaigns for a wide range of clients, including CEOs, authors, entrepreneurs and corporations for Ascendant Group that has worked with the world’s leading CEOs and executives ranging from fortune 500 companies, INC 5000 fastest growing businesses, and high performing individual brands ranging from those leading world class organizations to bestselling authors to elite athletes transitioning to the entrepreneurial world. Completed dozens of brand strategy sessions to transform clients positioning. Public relations efforts led to placements in such publications as Fast Company, Forbes, HR.com, SHRM, CNN, CBS Morning Show, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, the Associated Press and many others.

Foote Communications LLC is multi-media company that specializes in public relations, social media strategies, diversity communications, presentations, marketing, website development/project management, content management/writing/editing copy and consulting. The company offers a full range of services to help individuals, companies, non-profits to publicize their activities and events, develop graphics and presentations and assist with web development and strategy, leveraging his contacts in media around the country. The firm uses traditional public relations tools as well as assists clients in developing social media strategies or evaluating their existing ones. Beyond PR and media strategy, Foote Communications can help people or companies develop strategies to target multicultural markets, helping clients with copy writing for marketing materials and websites. The company also can assist companies in developing RFPs for website development or redesign, manage the project from concept to launch and serve as content manager. Over the years, I have successfully placed stories on individuals, companies and non-profits in local and national media in print, in broadcast and online, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Dallas Morning News, CNN, The Today Show, Ebony, Jet, Black Enterprise, Billboard, AOL Black Voices, Radio Ink, Radio and Records, the Washington Informer, Dallas Weekly, Florida Courier and BRE Magazine.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Develop, manage, coordinate media strategy for the Tom Joyner Foundation, an 12-year-old non-profit that has raised more than $60 million to raise money to help keep students in Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Directed the design and launch of TomJoynerFoundation.org, the nonprofit's new website, and serving as content manager for the site.. Direct and manage all media relations on the annual Fantastic Voyage(tm), the Foundation's largest fundraiser, generating more than $1mm every year. Direct and manage all media relations for the "Full Ride Scholarship" that provides one graduating high school senior a full scholarship to a black college; Research, write and distribute weekly press releases for the Foundation's "School of the Month" scholars, including the Denny's 'Single Parent Scholarship" and the Budweiser Scholars. Research, write and distribute Op-Ed columns for Tom Joyner on black college related issues. Assist Foundation team in business development ideas and strategies. Assist team in writing and editing content for the annual report.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Led efforts to identify new business and assist m strategies executive team and account team to maximize ROI for all clients.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Oversaw Dallas edition of the national publication, featuring stories on health, wellness and fitness targeting a diverse population of women. The quarterly, pocket-sized guide was distributed to more than 300,000 people, and was distributed in Chicago, Atlanta and Milwaukee. The publication is tied to "GNO Networking Sessions", and regional conferences addressing health care disparities.

Led industry trade group to increase the number of senior-level executives at media companies throughout the country. Led fundraising efforts as well as chaired annual banquet and conference.

Dallas, Texas

Directed all public relations for the parent company of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the Allstate Family Reunion, Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day, all GOTV activities and special projects.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Directed media outreach for television show as well as assisted marketing team in creating marketing materials.

Dallas, Texas

Developed, launched and managed start-up websites for Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated radio personality; Managed technical and editorial direction of the website; Hired and managed six-person technical, design and editorial team; Assisted executive team in developing and implementing strategy; Identified, negotiated and managed relationships with nearly two dozen strategic content and development partners; Developed and launched cruise-related website that books more than 3,000 cruise guests and generated more than $1 million in revenue; Managed technical team that identified, evaluated and implemented key technical tools, such as content management systems, ad management systems, site trafficking and email marketing systems; Developed and presented cost benefit analysis of projects. Assisted sales and marketing teams in developing new revenue generating tools, such as MarketStreet, an online shopping mall, and affiliate sales relationships.

Managed and help developed strategy for company’s 40 newspaper and television web sites; Managed budget; Recruited, hired and trained web site managers for 40 sites that employed nearly 150 people, including editors, designers and programmers; Planned and conducted semi-annual meetings with web site managers; Served as liaison between corporate interactive division and senior management at TV stations and newspapers; Created business plan for Texas4U.com, a website promoting online newspaper classified ads in Texas; Participated in industry-wide interactive media think tank – Partners Affiliated for Exploring Technology (PAFET), including the Belo Corporation, McClatchy Newspapers, Morris Communications, Freedom Communications and Pulitzer Newspapers.

Directed a team of 15 web designers, programs, writers to launch and manage CityView.com, an online guide to cities around the U.S. and Mexico. Managed a multimillion dollar budget. Responsible for business strategy, strategic partnerships with vendors and other media companies in U.S. and traveled extensively through Mexico to secure marketing relationships with publishers and media company executives in that country. Served as a liaison between corporate headquarters and other interactive divisions at other Belo properties.

Directed six person team responsible for selling retail advertising for several zoned sections of the Dallas Morning News. Also, directed sales for special sections as well as Co-Op advertising. Worked with other assistant retail managers to develop sales strategies for retail ad sales, generating more than $20 million in annual sales.

Coordinated newspaper industry's efforts to increase newsroom diversity, including organizing job fairs, distributing scholarships, writing/distributing newsletter with diversity advise and leading seminars on newsroom recruiting, diversity sensitivity.

Led mid-Atlantic region, including Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Served as liaison to national board to assist local chapter presidents in increasing membership, raising money and hosting local and regional conferences.

Staff writer who spent two years covering the mortgage banking industry, housing and suburban Washington DC residential and commercial develop. Also spent two years as the first team of reporters who opened the newspapers' Loudoun County Bureau, covering county goverment.

Started as a summer intern, but was hired as a full-time writer in the Neighors Northwest bureau where for 2 1/2 years covered cops, schools and the Opa-locka city government. Also spent 2 1/2 years as a business reporter on the Financial Desk, covering small business, minority business and marketing.

M.B.A, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Enrolled in the Executive MBA program taking a broad range of classes in accounting, finance, strategy, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

Msj, Journalism

Medill School of Journalism

Ba, Government

Activities and Societies: Co-editor, The Wesleyan Argus; director, Ebony Singers; director, Jazz Series; editor/contributor, Expressions.