TODAY - TODAY - MATR Gathering - LA Ad Executive , UM Grad - Mario Schulzke - - "Business Development From An Ad Man’s Perspective", 9/28, Missoula
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09-28-2005 4:30-6:30PM
MonTEC incubator at 1121 E Broadway in Missoula
Contact: russ@matr.net 406-542-9395
It's time to get the Roundtable back together. We're pleased to host Mario Schulzke who will discuss his experiences and insight into the challenging world of advertising and marketing. He brings a wealth of knowledge and success from the wilds of Los Angeles. It will be an exciting presentation that will have immediate insights into marketing that you can take back to your business. You'll meet others who share the same challenges and we'll all have a great time learning what it's like to work at a company called Wongdoody.
Mario's focused discussion on "Business development from an Ad Man’s perspective" will include such topics as “Have the wisdom to say “NO”, “Make business development everybody’s business” and how to “Generate more buzz.”
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If you have specific questions that you'd like Mario to address, please feel free to submit them to him at mario.schulzke@wongdoody.com or to me at russ@matr.net Russ
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We'll gather from 4:30 to 6:30 at the MonTEC incubator at 1121 E Broadway in Missoula. The first 30 minutes will be for networking and learning who's new to Missoula and who's doing what. Mario will talk for about 45 minutes with lots of interaction followed by more networking and business card passing.
Please bring your business cards, elevator pitch, a desire to build new relationships and learn some best business practices.
Please RSVP to russ@matr.net. We look forward to your active participation.
Russ
Mario Schulzke, New Business Manager/ Strategist
Mario manages WONGDOODY’s new business program. During his tenure, agency-wide head-count doubled and he was forced to share an office with a guy named Steve. Client wins include Autodesk, Dairy Queen, T-Mobile Hotspots, Full Tilt Poker, Loreto Bay and Augustine Casino.
Former SoBA Student, Mario Schulzke Wins Prestigious Southern California Advertising Competition. http://www.business.umt.edu/news/new ... 91&zoneid=3
Mario, who was born and raised in Germany, made his first thousand Deutschmarks at the age of nine, selling horse dung to a rapidly growing crowd of stay-at-home mums and hobby gardeners. And he claims that if it wasn’t for his mum’s inexplicable unwillingness to chauffeur those smelly buckets of poo, he might have made a career out of it. Instead his professional career kicked off by working for a marketing communications firm in Montana, managing the PR program for a variety of clients. This was followed by a consulting stint with the American Sugar Association. He’s currently transitioning from a business development role to contributing as a marketing strategist to WONGDOODY’s clients business.
Mario teaches undergraduate/graduate marketing and advertising strategy classes at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Just recently, he was awarded the Monty McKinney Award for Advertising Excellence by the American Advertising Association.
Mario graduated summa cum laude from the University of Montana and serves as an advisor to the business school. He’s an avid fly fisher, failed improv comedian, vigorous marathon runner and proud big brother.
About WONGDOODY
WONGDOODY is an independently-owned advertising and public relations agency with offices in Seattle and Los Angeles. Its clients include Alaska Airlines, Alpine Electronics, Autodesk, Loreto Bay, T-Mobile, the Seattle International Film Festival and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. A three-time Cannes Gold Lion winner, WONGDOODY has been recognized by every major industry award since its founding in 1993, including the Clios, Addys, Obies and The One Show. WONGDOODY has 82 employees and billings in excess of $80 million. Visit http://www.wongdoody.com.
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Mario is an amazing speaker with a wealth of knowledge. This will be a great presentation. |
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For those of you who can't make it to the Wed. MATR gathering, he will be meeting with students at the U on Thursday. All are welcome: University of Montana alumnus Mario Schulzke is coming back to speak with students in the School of Business Administration. Mr. Schulzke graduated in 2002 and currently works as the New Business Manager at advertising firm WONGDOODY. He will be on campus Thursday, September 29. The attached biography provides the details of his career since graduating from the U of M. Mario Schulzke’s schedule: Thursday, September 29 Lecture for SoBA undergraduate students “The Makings of an Ad Campaign: Inside Insights” 9:40-11:00, room GBB L14 Lecture for SoBA undergraduate and graduate students “The Makings of an Ad Campaign: Inside Insights” 11:10-12:30, room GBB L14 I wanted you to know of this opportunity to hear from a recent UM graduate about his career. --russ
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We first met Mario and Jesse Lakes when they were doing NiftyTricks.com. Mario became an intern at Lewis and Clark 200, and he lived in the apartment downstairs at our office on the river. Our rhodesian ridgeback, Max, often ran with Mario serving as Mario's social secretary. I always recognized Mario's sense of savvy, his integrity, and his drive. His is truly an amazing story. From intern to high-power executive ad man in just a couple of years. Nowhere coola than Missoula! Do not miss Mario in Montana! --Brent Lane
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