PRACTICAL SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Steven S.

MacDonald
Founder: Steven S. MacDonald
Cell: (480)258-4650
Email: Steve@PracticalSocialMedia.com
Website: www.PracticalSocialMedia.com
Blog: blog.PracticalSocialMedia.com
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveMacDonald
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stevensmacdonald

Biography

In addition to the current career activities listed to the right, Mr. Current Career Activities
MacDonald has served as a founding partner in an advertising • Founder of Practical Social Media, a
agency, CMO of a Hollywood Start-up, Vice President, Director of social media magazine and complete
Strategic Planning for the Mazda Motors of America, Executive corporate training and automation
Vice President of a regional marketing firm, Director of Client system.
Services for a top ten internet marketing agency, and CEO of a
• Founder of StudioHDV, a brand
dot.com start-up.
strategy consulting company creating

Mr. MacDonald contributes to the Thought Leadership Board of Emotional Brand Intelligence for greater
the Marketing Executives Network Group (MENG) to create a engagement and sales conversions.
series of special reports and trend analysis to be shared with the
national business press. Additionally, he speaks with large
organizations such as US Airways, is published in various business Favorite Quote
journals, and has worked with some of the smartest marketing
“IF EVERYONE IS THINKING ALIKE,
minds at company’s such as Nike, Absolut, Procter & Gamble, THEN SOMEONE ISN’T THINKING.”
VISA and Miller Brewing.

Mr. MacDonald’s greatest client successes have come from

helping companies make a fundamental shift from working hard at
their marketing, to having their marketing work hard for them. This
is achieved through a combination of brand strategy work, what
Harvard Business Review calls every company’s greatest strategic - General George Patton
resource, and social media, which has changed the entire dynamic
for how businesses can effectively reach customers both locally
and globally on a budget.

Closing thought: “The power of a company’s “Emotional Brand

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Resume

Founder at Practical Social Media (reviews)

December 2008 – Present
• Created an automated site traffic and social media training system that anyone can use.
• The Practical Social Media System includes: Monthly Magazine, Online Training Materials, Webinars,
Forums & In-Person Training. Plus, Fully Automated Site Traffic, Lead Generation Technology,
Conversion Testing and Aggregated Analytics.
• Clients learn everything they need to know with Social Media to attract high caliber leads, increase
conversion rates and gain more customers.

Founder, Marketing Consultant at StudioHDV (reviews)

December 2007 – Present
• Consulting services range from brand strategy development to social media execution.
• The goal is to provide simple and sensible guidance within the constantly evolving world of traditional and
online marketing.
• Clients range from smaller, regional businesses to corporations with over $2.5 billion in sales.

Chief Marketing Officer at Spot411 (recommendations)

August 2009 – February 2010 (Contract CMO)
• The company has developed the the first interactive, social television experience the requires no additional
hardware and works universally on all television and movie programming.
• The application promises to allow people to enjoy TV with friends and family anywhere, anytime.
• The company has secured contracts and partnerships with the best known Hollywood movie studios,
television networks and production companies.

Executive Vice President at The Martz Agency (recommendations)

July 2006 – December 2007
• Co-managed an advertising agency of roughly 50 individuals.
• Created marketing communications plans for clients, including a special expertise in brand development
• Agency core offerings cover advertising, public relations, direct mail, interactive marketing and CRM
database programs.

Partner, Director of Client Services at Hydrogen Advertising

September 2001 – February 2006
• Increased revenues from $0 to over $3.2 million in four years.
• Generated profits in all but the first year of operations.
• Designed templates for brand strategy creation and implementation.
• Helped create healthcare practice with four different hospital networks.
• Orchestrated national dealer point-of-sale programs.
• Established on-site marketing programs that have been institutionalized at client organizations.
• Consulted on new business activities across the Worldwide Partners Network.
• Published in local newspapers and business journals.

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Founder, CEO at Beyond360 (recommendations)

February 2000 – August 2001
• Created an online rewards and recognition system for children/early teens.
• Selected as the interactive agency within a $75 million new business pitch.
• Asked to develop strategic programs for Youth Service America organization in order to attract national
corporate funding.
• Invited to pitch for the Tiger Woods, Start Right program sponsored by Target.
• Published in AdAge magazine for unique POV in child marketing and safety.

Director of Client Services at Red Sky Interactive

July 1998 – January 2000
• Hired on to bring strategic branding skills to nationally recognized clients.
• Served Nike, VISA, Miller Brewing, Procter & Gamble, Absolut Vodka, etc.
• Developed strategy for P&G on the future of broadband retailing.
• Introduced experientially based brand strategies to support traditional marketing.
• Created ROI models to support multi-million dollar interactive expenditures.
• Implemented internal brand training programs to educate all agency departments.

VP, Management Supervisor at Foote, Cone & Belding Advertising

April 1996 – June 1998
• Instituted first television branding efforts for B2B marketer Seagate technologies.
• Established new Seagate sponsored portal for resellers.
• Managed $50 million dollar plus marketing budget.

VP, Director of Strategic Planning at Foote, Cone & Belding Advertising (recommendations)
April 1992 – March 1996
• Rose from Account Manager overseeing nine dealer advertising associations and marketing programs for
Mazda Motors of America to Director of Strategic Planning for all U.S. operations.
• Responsible for writing 75% or more of the strategic presentations given to the executive level of
management at Mazda.
• Overall strategic responsibilities involved new product development, pricing and distribution in addition to
ongoing communications programs.
• Trained in brand strategy creation methodologies from former head of The Coalition for Brand Equity and
CMO of McDonalds.

Account Executive at Chiat/Day Advertising (recommendations)

June 1988 – March 1992

Assistant Media Planner at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising

July 1986 – May 1988

Education
University of Washington
Business Administration, Business
1982 – 1986

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