Apogee Media is a boutique strategic marketing and business planning firm specializing in helping companies meet their business objectives. We provide consulting services from start-up to roll-out including: business strategy development, marketing strategy and planning, test and pilot programs, and ongoing roll-out success measurement.Through our agency, IMA Creative, we can execute these strategies to help your brand come alive. IMA Creative has over two decades of experience, we help you tell your story through every possible channel—from web design and content creation to social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), advertising, video production and more. Our team is considered by many of our clients as their virtual marketing department.

Launched Apogee Content Strategy with partners Tim Hildebrand and Scott Mowbray. Apogee is a small, nimble content agency who's principals have produced content and content strategies for over 30 Fortune 500 companies. Our company was formed to help our clients focus on a few key things:- how does a company identify its true stories?- what barriers prevent a company from telling its true stories?- what process can break down barriers and get true stories told? We begin with a content and process audit, we approach each assignment with a consultative approach and we are agnostic of the solution. We learn about business goals and challenges, talk to stakeholders and then audit content and processes to see if they are in alignment.We then present a clear strategy with content examples, web channel designs, etc., as needed. We propose metrics to measure return on investment.Please email me at tomstacy5@gmail.com or call me at 248.390.7782 if you'd like to connect.

As Managing Director of the Crain Content Studio, Tom will help launch and grow the content marketing center of excellence at Crain. Tom will leverage his entrepreneurial experience to help lead and grow the Crain content marketing business. Please go to www.craincontentstudio.com for more information.

As Vice President of the Midwest Region, Tom managed the Detroit and Chicago offices. Tom leveraged his entrepreneurial experience to help lead and grow the Martini Media business. Martini specializes in helping the world's most prestigious brands engage the audience with the most money and influence online. Leveraging proprietary insights on where and how the affluent consume media, Martini provides sophisticated solutions for delivering compelling rich media campaigns that integrate content, video and social functionality across the passion-based, niche sites this audience interacts with, at work and at play. It's affluent advertising engineered. Headquartered in San Francisco, Martini has offices in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and London. Visit www.martinimediainc.com to learn more.

As Vice President of Time Inc. Content Solutions (TICS), Tom had three distinct areas of responsibilities. First, Tom had new business responsibilities. Secondarily, Tom led the Ford account, a TICS client since 2001. Lastly, Tom was on the executive leadership team and led teams located in NYC, Dearborn, MI and Bloomfield Hills, MI.Tom has led the sales efforts and/or has led the client partner teams for digital, social, video, print, and CRM custom content programs for a wide range of clients including the following:Fortune 500: AT&T, Best Buy, Ford (including Lincoln), Kohl’s, JC Penney, McDonald’s, Navistar, Nestle, P&G, Sprint, Target, Time Warner Cable, Unilever, Westfield, WhirlpoolFinancial Services: Allstate, Citigroup, Charter One Bank, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, Key Bank, Mercer, Morgan Stanley, Navy Federal Credit Union, NYSE, Putnam, State Farm, TD Ameritrade, WachoviaHealthcare: Glaxo, Massachusetts General Hospital, Pfizer, UCBRewards Programs: American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Harrah’s Total Rewards, Merrill Lynch Beyond Rewards Tom was responsible for the oversight, strategy, leadership and retention for most TICS accounts. Responsibilities included overall management of day-to-day and senior level client relationships. Responsibilities also included developing and implementing client business and communications plans, strategic program direction, brand, content & creative integration, print & digital execution and program budget & measurement. In essence, these responsibilities included ensuring that all programs are on-strategy based on client objectives and are delivered on-time and on-budget. Tom led diverse client partner teams of professionals with expertise in managing and integrating client-specific branding, content/editorial, photography, video, design, CRM, marketing strategy, direct marketing, digital, social, email, research/analytics, operations, and production.

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