Sid T. Shugart Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

YCS® Group, LLC., is a digital technology solutions enabler for businesses, organizations, professional fundraising institutions, alumni groups, and technology providers providing SaaS. We provide digital consumer benefits through our branded mobile platform, intellectual property, white label relationships, and other marketing services.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

We are a marketing agency specializing in the unique needs of our clients. YCS®Marketing leverages YCS® proprietary digital technology, which enables our clients to increase revenues and customer retention. Marketing services include: design, brand management, social media, content creation, web identity, white-label apps and customized mobile app solutions.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

I have executive accountability for all aspects of the YCS®/ iGiftback® business plan, establishing and communicating strategy while overseeing operational growth in developing iGiftback® as a trusted consumer brand in North America. Prior to iGiftback®, I worked as a marketing leader for several well acclaimed regional and national marketing firms, ad agencies, and businesses across North America.About iGiftback® iGiftback® is the intellectual property of YCS® Group, LLC and serves as the digital vehicle for the consumer mobile benefits platform.The iGiftback® mobile app is the branded product that launched nationally in 2015 and incorporates over 300,000 local and national merchants. This proprietary technology sets the standard for digital consumer benefits in three major industry segments: business, organizations and technology providers.iGiftback® is a mobile app that delivers exclusive savings to more than 300,000 merchants in over 5,000 cities nationwide. We’ve got you covered when it comes to savings, literally, by serving 99.6% of the US population. Download the iGiftback® app to start saving on everyday purchases at local and national restaurant chains, hotels, movie theatres, golf courses, salons, spas, fitness centers, comedy clubs, museums, theme parks, bowling alleys, gas stations and more.

Partnering with regional and national brands with various loyalty, fundraising, and sponsorship programs in the United States.

Provided consultation services for executive business and marketing needs, opened and launched several start ups and divisions of companies, oversaw on boarding and off boarding of all employees, media placement, media buying, SMS text messaging campaigns, sales presentation consultation, CIM preparation, capital raise efforts, business plan development and execution, contract preparation and negotiating, sales team development, oversaw/ran day to day company operations, SEO, SEM, and lead generation programs for start up companies to Fortune 1000.

A building products company specialized in exterior products for commercial and residential industries. We specialized in professional water management systems, marketing consultation for lead generation programs, exclusive marketing programs, SFI programs/contracts and provided energy savings products and services. I oversaw the entire business operations in the Rocky Mountain states with our sales team, marketing team, operations team, project management oversight with project manager, Sutherlands Lumber partnership, organized road shows, accounting, legal/contracts, financing, media buying, strategic partnerships, capital raise efforts, and payroll.

Residential and commercial remodeling company with an emphasis on energy efficient design, products, and construction. Operated in the Rocky Mountain States from Montana to Arizona with Sam's Club and other SFI programs. I oversaw all corporate marketing and general internal operations, marketing budget planning, brand development, website development, sales programs/incentives, B2C/B2B sales presentation planning, show room(s) development and planning, market preparation prior to sales force entry, project management aid into DMA's when needed, database building, web/intranet based programs, media planning/buying pertaining to each DMA, call center planning/activities, product(s) price point, and management involvement of 50 plus employees/sub contracted workforce with CEO and other members of our senior management team.

Outdoor and Indoor Advertising company that operated in the states of Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Arizona. I directly managed sales and operations in the Colorado and Wyoming markets involved with business development of indoor and outdoor advertising contracts with large and small venues including local merchants. This included aiding and developing indoor/outdoor advertising contracts at The University of Wyoming Basketball and Football Stadiums, Budweiser Event Center, Denver Bronco's Stadium then was Invesco at Mile High, outdoor and indoor shopping malls in Colorado, and local billboard ad lease/revenue management.

ProAd Group was a VC backed company, which I was responsible for new market advertising and business development for the western sales regions of the United States. My responsibility also included setting up a local regional office in Denver, CO, which was established. The model focused on licensing the intellectual property of advertising creative work (ie print and broadcast primarily). ProAd became a successful independent full-service advertising and marketing services agency, then merged with Siddall, Inc in the spring of 2005.

T3Media, formerly Thought Equity Motion, offers cloud-based storage, access and licensing for enterprise-scale video libraries. Its technology Platform and services enable media owners to generate new value from their content while managing cost and complexity. Through www.t3licensing.com and its global sales force, the company licenses sports, news, and creative footage to producers in advertising, entertainment, publishing, and emerging media. T3Media works with the world’s leading video libraries, including BBC Motion Gallery, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, National Geographic, The New York Times, and the NCAA®.see lessSpecialtiesLicensing & Distribution Services, Stock Footage, Cloud-Based Storage, Video Content Solutions, Video Platforms

SchoolSearch is an educational research and consulting firm that publishes online rankings of Illinois school systems. SchoolSearch provides their specialized professional services to families, corporations, school systems, or citizens' groups in need of comparative school information for comprehensive and objective information on all Illinois public school systems. I was responsible for business development and management of key accounts in Illinois with a team. My accounts and business development responsibilities ranged from K-12 schools working directly with Superintendents and Principals, central library locations, and all branch locations throughout the state of Illinois.