Paul Chapin Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Expert counsel to owners of Advertising Agencies, Design Studios, Marketing Communication Companies and peripheral industries as well as Franchise Owners considering an exit strategy or the sale of their business within the next 12 to 48 months,Free initial consultation and introduction to Sunbelt Business Advisors offering the most comprehensive staff of professional business brokers and M & A professionals. Sunbelt Business Advisors is an elite division of Sunbelt, the largest… Show more Expert counsel to owners of Advertising Agencies, Design Studios, Marketing Communication Companies and peripheral industries as well as Franchise Owners considering an exit strategy or the sale of their business within the next 12 to 48 months,Free initial consultation and introduction to Sunbelt Business Advisors offering the most comprehensive staff of professional business brokers and M & A professionals. Sunbelt Business Advisors is an elite division of Sunbelt, the largest organization of business brokers and M & A professionals in the world. https://www.sunbeltmidwest.com/ Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Founder/Partner of OMG!nc. Franchise Management and Development Company. Oasis Management Group will be opening 3 Frenchies Modern Nail Care salons over the next 36 months under an area development license in the greater Twin Cities market. http://www.frenchiesnails.com/OMG!nc. intends to position itself as a premier franchise management and development organization and will seek new emerging and innovative franchise concepts to bring to the consumer marketplace.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Founder of agency leading all facets of business, specifically strategy and creative direction. Oversee Media Director, Production & Traffic Manager, Controller/HR, Account Services & Planning Director, Associate Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Copywriters.• Grew startup business to serving national clientele base with international footprint. Headed acquisition of Odney agency incorporating employees and clients into Initio. • Led strategic and creative direction of entry into… Show more Founder of agency leading all facets of business, specifically strategy and creative direction. Oversee Media Director, Production & Traffic Manager, Controller/HR, Account Services & Planning Director, Associate Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Copywriters.• Grew startup business to serving national clientele base with international footprint. Headed acquisition of Odney agency incorporating employees and clients into Initio. • Led strategic and creative direction of entry into Medicare market; grew/maintained for 17 years. Company is now 4th largest healthcare insurance provider in MN. Revenue increased by 123K%.• Named and set strategic/creative direction for introduction of patented re-blooming plants into marketplace. Brand was largest and most successful new plant introduction in history of category. • Developed award-winning print, outdoor, and television campaign in partnership with State of Minnesota First Lady. Agency secured $1M+ of PSA media support and increased awareness of issue by over 1000%. Program’s success led to ongoing state-funded initiative supported and passed by State House and Senate.• Transformed 100-YO brand; developed new campaigns celebrating American worker with ‘Work Hard’ tagline. Led company to leadership position in work shoe category. Increased brand awareness 17%.• Repositioned ‘Home & Building Controls’ under ‘Comfort from Experience’ umbrella across all communication channels for Fortune 500 company. Re-established leadership position. • Introduced in-line skate products with nationwide media and POP campaign that established brand as major player. Developed aggressive and innovative messaging that brought rapid growth and established leadership position for new brand.• Developed comprehensive print, radio, and outdoor advertising campaign with aggressive media schedule around ‘people’ to differentiate hospital from competitors. Unaided awareness rose in metro area by 12 points. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created communications to build brand and category through meteoric rise of new phenomenon using limited budgets. Partnered with in-house marketing department to plan and develop strategy. Conceptualized, created, and executed majority of advertising and marketing communication materials during tenure. Managed group of creative freelance professionals and suppliers.• As early user of product, offered free creative services to company to build personal portfolio. Visualized and produced… Show more Created communications to build brand and category through meteoric rise of new phenomenon using limited budgets. Partnered with in-house marketing department to plan and develop strategy. Conceptualized, created, and executed majority of advertising and marketing communication materials during tenure. Managed group of creative freelance professionals and suppliers.• As early user of product, offered free creative services to company to build personal portfolio. Visualized and produced several ads for company, which led to offer to retain services as their creative resource for advertising and marketing communications.• Company sales grew to $300M+ and captured over 50% of International market share of in-line skate category. In partnership with leading sports marketing veteran, developed new category from hockey training product to branding as leisure and fitness sport. Led all creative executions that more than doubled sales each year.• Expanded brand and category during rapid growth of competitors, concentrating on brand, category, and demographics (special focus on women), and doubled efforts in trade channels to increase distribution. In 6 years, retail outlets selling skates grew from 31 to 3,000 (Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, and USA. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/rollerblade-inc-history/ Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area