Tom Spooner Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Cbs Radio - Minnesota 625 Second Avenue South, Mpls, Mn 55402

Account Management and a Fully-Matured Marketing Solutions Provider, responsible for helping our clients grow their business thru customized marketing strategies which do influence Business Decision Makers and Consumers thru the POWER OF CBS Radio and ACTIVELY 'Listened-To' On-Air Lifestyle Relevant Content, THE POWER OF CBS Online and the MYRIAD Integrated Meaningful Events, ,which DO produce results for Clients and effectively help them to grow their businesses!Delivering "INCREASE" to… Show more Account Management and a Fully-Matured Marketing Solutions Provider, responsible for helping our clients grow their business thru customized marketing strategies which do influence Business Decision Makers and Consumers thru the POWER OF CBS Radio and ACTIVELY 'Listened-To' On-Air Lifestyle Relevant Content, THE POWER OF CBS Online and the MYRIAD Integrated Meaningful Events, ,which DO produce results for Clients and effectively help them to grow their businesses!Delivering "INCREASE" to THEIR overall profitablity, impacting the bottom line of our clients P&L sheets. Show less

Was part of the "crawl, walk Run process of "intensely learning the biz" as the VP who recruited me put it.Year to Year call volumes dropped and as a Contract Employee - the gig ended (worked at Medica Feb 1 to 3/31 under THE Cody Balk - and gained immense experience in Health Insurance coverage and the overall Biz)

Responsible for Brand Development and Channel Fulfillment into Food Service Channels (primarily into schools & restaurants), Worked directly with the world's largest Family Restaurant's, as well as Worldwide Distributors into Hospitality, Restaurants worldwide and set up Brokers,, Distributors and managed Rep Firms in Canada and was securing Australia, when we parted ways.

Primary responsibility is to achieve full domestic market fulfillment in the USA for all four product categories.Manage Core Distribution's national sales force and major clients personally.Oversee the implementation of all marketing programs and promotional efforts.Contribute to Brand Development and New Product introduction strategies.

"Out-of-Home" marketing specialist connecting brands to consumers by placing creative directly into the pathway of targeted lifestyles (reaching consumers nationwide).

Hubbard Broadcasting / Hubbard Radio Division in the Twin Cities, as a Business Development Specialist in addition to working with Agencies & Direct Accounts on Radio Campaigns.

Event Sponsorships, Developed both Account Specific and Market-Wide Consumer Retail Promotions (to lift unit sales at retail, etc.), for 'Blue-Chip' Brands, as well as 'Local area Businesses' by utilizing the Clear Channel Assests at my disposal - Radio being the PRIMARY means of communicating the various programs to a specific target consumer.

Initially brought on board at "Triad", who later on "morphed" into what is known today as "Compass Marketing" - a top notch, leading Mfg's Rep Firm (based in Mpls/St. Paul) nwho represented brands like Sony PlayStation, Altec Lansing, Monster Cable, etc, While there, I represented a handful of "Blue Chip" companies like Bush Furniture, Koss Electronics, Monster Cable, etc., into the nations largest consumer electronics and mass merchant retailers (with… Show more Initially brought on board at "Triad", who later on "morphed" into what is known today as "Compass Marketing" - a top notch, leading Mfg's Rep Firm (based in Mpls/St. Paul) nwho represented brands like Sony PlayStation, Altec Lansing, Monster Cable, etc, While there, I represented a handful of "Blue Chip" companies like Bush Furniture, Koss Electronics, Monster Cable, etc., into the nations largest consumer electronics and mass merchant retailers (with HQ in Twin Cities), as well as the catologers of the day (Damark, Fingerhut) and Co-Op's like Grow Biz (Computer Renaissance). I was very, very fortunate to cut my teeth amongst the very best Marketers in the businesss during my tenure at Compass. In addition to bringing SKU's to retail, etc., we also handled a lot of "Sourcing" for BBY (as it's called these days). That was back when no one knew how to source products and "private label" brands out of Mainland China. Some of the very best years of my life were while working at Compass :-). Show less

Yes, Fully Licensed Resident Insurance Producer In Mn + 3 Other Non-Resident States

Activities and Societies: President of Cavalier Club West, Inc. (A non-profit 501(c)(3) organiztion.

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