Content & Copy, Sales & Solutions. I'm PEngel, the "go to" person for content marketing, copy and marketing communications. With extensive experience in sales, business development and strategy consulting. I work on short- and long-term assignments. Areas of Expertise: internal/external marketing communications, business and technical writing, social media initiatives, newsletters, sales and business development, strategic program development, project management, and media relations. Clients: Baruch College, Edelman Worldwide, Time Warner Home Video, Jesus Christ Church Of Latter-Day Saints’ FamilySearch.org. Vertical Specialties: Automotive, business-to-business, consumer, education, energy, entertainment, financial services, industrial, internet, media, office products, personal finance, real estate, science and technology.

As Director of Marketing, I develop sales contacts, conduct business devleopment, write marketing materials, proposals, and hold copywriting duties for SimonProPhoto. Specializing in corporate events and meeting, SimonProPhoto clients have included Conde Nast Publications, EY (Ernst & Young), UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) and Pfizer.Simon Productions Photography specializes in corporate events and meetings. Clients have included Conde Nast Publications, EY (Ernst & Young), UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) and Pfizer.The team of photographers all have creative backgrounds and education plus corporate event experience . This allows Simon Productions Photography to understand and meet the needs of corporate and event planners, creative services professionals, and marketing executives. Services include: - Professional Photography for Events, Meetings and Conferences- Executive Portraits and Headshots- Advertising and Editorial Photography- On-location Photo Studio Setup- Creative services to small- to mid-size business clients on design, marketing and technology services. Simon Productions Photography is a Certified Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and member of NYC & Co. http://simonprophoto.com/

Freelance management of recruitment, copy/content writing, sales pipeline, strategy, team building, agency marketing and client database for boutique firm specializing in not-for-profit institutions like The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society, Gates Foundation, and major non-fiction book titles:● Direct agency business presentations, RFP responses and proposals, and research business opportunities while providing senior counsel to firm president and COO.● Writing of content, internal documents, business communications, and media relations.● Fulfill and enhance staffing and recruitment needs, including 8 filled positions.● Goal setting, internal communication, staff meetings, status reports, and time management measurement.DEY. Ideas + Influence clients include University Deans, Presidential economic advisors, Nobel Laureates, top political/business journalists, intellectual leaders in healthcare and public policy, and top NGOs. Organizations, authors and thought leaders depend on DEY as the “thinking person’s” PR firm, helping them to build, enhance and promote their reputations. Corporate and nonprofit organizations have included the United Nations, the Environmental Defense Fund, Harvard Business School, Rockefeller Foundation and Boston Consulting Group. Individual economists include Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard, Jeffrey D.Sachs, Laura Tyson, and Nobel Prize winner Michael Spence.

Founded in 1990, the 5BBC gets New Yorkers out riding on two wheels 5BBC offers free day rides every weekend, with club rides are led by 5BBC-trained leaders who make sure you enjoy your biking adventure safely, without getting lost, or getting stuck with mechanical troubles. Bicycling education is a core part of our mission. We teach how to ride safely in traffic, proper use of hand signals, rules of the road and the importance of helmets. We're a core part of NYC's bicycling community, serving as the leaders and marshals for top organized rides, including Bike New York's TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

Contract work in media relations and strategic communications to Publisez PR, which works with corporations, professional services firms, educational institutions, think tanks, publishers and authors on campaigns targeted to reach influential audiences in publications, broadcast, online media and influential social media outlets. Publisez PR promotes ideas in the humanities, economics, business/finance, politics, technology, healthcare, aid, and development.

A leading staffing firm for public relations and communications professionals including corporate, industrial, pharma, not-for-profit, investor relations, media relations, employee communications, marketing communications, advertising, digital, social media and related disciplines.

As a long-time marshal and captain of the annual Five Boro Bike Tour, for 2011 my role is to conduct marshal and captain outreach, sign-up, training, assignment and follow-through. Our goal is to continue ensuring that the 32,000-rider event, the largest in North America, remains the most fun, safe, enjoyable and memorable for its participants and New York City.

Oversight of branding and business development initiatives for advertising, interactive marketing and integrated services agency. Responsible for optimization of new business "wins" and strategies leading to significant revenue increases.Directed strategic development of agency business presentations, RFP responses and proposals. Oversaw upgrades to agency website and marketing materials, enhancing firm presence and client perception. Launched and managed new business unit of integrated public relations practice, working directly with such clients as Carl Icahn's Bayswater Development, Pitcairn Properties, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY).Directed all public relations strategy (media relations, writing, social media) for client's media coverage in The New York Times, Coastal Living, Philadelphia Magazine, Crain's New York Business, Star-Ledger and NY 1 News. Example: publicity, combined with innovative interactive marketing strategy, resulted in an 85% sellout for Paramount Homes' North Beach Asbury Park within 90 days.Upgraded agency's client account management procedures,account executive training/development, databases for prioritize targeting of core real estate, healthcare and HR/human resources industries. Provided external communications for significant business wins, key hires and professional awards/citations.Oversaw hiring and professional development of public relations staff and intern program.

Day-to-day account management, program strategy, media relations and writing at mid-size, full-service public relations agency. Client sectors included automotive, business-to-business, personal finance, technology and consumer marketing. New business wins included Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America (MMSA).Oversaw day-to-day management of MMSA consumer public relations programs.Responsible for opening firm's southern California office, including facilities management, operations, personnel.Other clients included MetLife'; Secured media coverage for clients with NBC-TV "The Today Show," Time Magazine, New York Times, BrandWeek, Crain's New York Business, and Sales & Marketing Management.

Worked on such programs as:• Time Warner Home Video’s DVD branding and communications strategy to develop consumer acceptance of new industry-accepted format.• The product launch of Church Of Latter-Day Saints’ FamilySearch.org, the leading starting point for online genealogy searches.

Sales, new business development and revenue stream growth responsibilities at global public relations services firm (now Synaptic Digital) with services in video/audio production, distribution and global videoconferencing.- Grew sales database by 70% from less than $400,000 to over $1.2 million.- Implemented aggressive marketing strategies for firms successful product launches in video production, radio news production/distribution and online video/live streaming. - Project management oversight for FDA approvals, product launches and crisis management issues, working with such clients as Merck, Time Warner, Pfizer, Reckitt & Coleman, Chase Bank and Subaru.- Led sales team in creating new proposal and presentation techniques for up-selling and improved client retention.- Improved client feedback processes in response to quality control issues resulting from rapid growth.

Responsible for public relations program planning, media relations, crisis management and new business development for integrated marketing communications agency. Clients included Duke University Fuqua School of Business, National Auction Group, and Western Union. Client media coverage included The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and CNN.

Responsibilities included media relations, program execution and account management for business-to-business and real estate clients at NYC public relations agency (now Manning, Selvage & Lee). Conducted fast-track global media campaign for the $17 million auction of historic Calumet Farm thoroughbred farm, home to Triple Crown winners Whirlaway and Citation.Clients included Pitney Bowes, RE/MAX International and J.P. King Auction Company.Media coverage included The New York Times, Newsweek, Business Week, ABC-TV's "Good Morning America."

Sat around the typewriter, shot the breeze with the other underpaid editors, took three-hour burger n'beer lunches, and worked like dogs on deadline for under $20K a year. Boy, the good old days!