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 Joe Lewi
19 Sherwood Road
Natick, MA 01760
Phone: (508) 653-0944
E-Mail: joelewi@rcn.com
 
 Profile
• Over 19 years successful experience in marketing, sales, advertising, sponsorships, public relations and promotions at the corporate level.
• Unique ability to envision, create and fully develop innovative and strategic marketing programs on a local, national, and international basis.
• Highly energetic and results oriented with demonstrated ability to develop value in a business enterprise.
• Strong team leader with highly effective motivational, organizational, management and problem solving skills, as well as a consistent focus on profitability.
 Experience
Marketing
• Created and executed marketing plans for major corporate brands.
• Grassroots and traditional expertise.
• Local, national and international campaigns.
Advertising
• Responsible for in-house advertising agency.
• Creative direction for TV, radio, print and outdoor campaigns.
• Media buying expertise in all areas.
• Client side of local and national firms.

Sales
• Responsible for over $50,000,000 in sales over the past 15 years.
• Consumer sales to both nitch and general markets.
• Business to business sales from concept to actual.

Sponsorships
• Over $25,000,000 in both cash and in-kind products/services.
• Creation of inventory.
• Fulfillment management.
Public Relations
• Media management.
• Creative direction.
• Created and implemented events that gained local, national and international exposure.
• Client side of local and national firms.

Promotions
• Created and implemented original promotional concepts that have enhanced awareness and sales.
• Worked with media and consumer brands for cross-promotional opportunities.
Management
• Coordinated, scheduled and supervised people from 1 to over 100.
• Overall general management of a company.
• Trained and mentored employees new to profession.
• Managed production and direction for events.

Financial
• Creation of budgets.
• P&L responsibilities.
• Account settlements.
 
 Career Track
Horizon’s Edge Casino Cruises, Lynn Massachusetts, March 2004 – Present
Outside Sales Manager

Event & Marketing Consultant, January 2003 – February 2004
Consultant

SMG, Rye New Hampshire, January 2002 – September 2002
General Manager
Rye Airfield extreme sports park

Group Sales Network, Atlanta Georgia, February 2000 – September 2001
Vice President, Participant Marketing
Grouptickets.com

Make it Happen!, Atlanta Georgia, 1996 - 2000
Consultant

Event and Entertainment Marketing

Clients:
• Internet Start-up (Grouptickets.com)
• Universal Concerts/Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
• Winter Wonderland '97
• Feld Entertainment- Ringling Bros. Circus, Disney on Ice, Goosebumps Live
• Henderson / Shapiro- Westin & Marque hotels, Dunkin Donuts.
• VEE Corporation- Sesame Street Live
• Harlem Globetrotters

Atlanta Professional Hockey Club, Atlanta Georgia, 1993 - 1996
Vice President, Advertising and Promotions
Atlanta Knights, Nashville Knights, Atlanta Fire Ants

The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995 - 1996
Executive on Loan - Under contract with Atlanta Professional Hockey Club
Coca-Cola Olympic City

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc., Vienna, Virginia, 1985 - 1993
Regional Marketing Director
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus; Walt Disney's "World On Ice"; American Gladiators Live Tour; and Satchmo (theatrical production).
 

 Education
Castleton State College, Castleton, Vermont, 1985
Bachelor of Science in Communications

Computer Skills: IBM PC, Windows 98, 2000, XP, Excel, MS Word, MS Office, Outlook, WordPerfect, ACT!, Power Point, Internet.
 

 References
Furnished upon request.
 
  
   
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