Chad Cooper

Current

Vice President of Sales & Marketing & Editor-In-Chief at OVGuide.com, Inc.
Director of Marketing & Sales & Editor-In-Chief at OVGuide.com- The Online Video Guide

Past

IT Marketing Communications at Continential Resources, Inc.
Director, Communications & Media Relations at Ideas United
Marketing Communications at Continental Resources

Promotions & Marketing Coordinator at Virgin Entertainment Group
Communications/IT at Guardent (now Verisign)
Jr. Systems Administrator/IT at FlightTime.com
Entertainment Editorial Intern at Lycos

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Education

Northeastern University

Connections

259 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Chad Cooper’s Summary

On the marketing side- I am typically brought in to build marketing & sales strategies for internet properties. I am a firm believer in the "human behind every decision" mentality. I have a proven track record at planning & executing user growth roadmaps that yield millions of users.

As an editor- I follow a personal motto in all of my roles: Keep your user at heart when making your decisions. Without them- you're nowhere.

On the sales side- I only work for products and companies I believe in... As such- they typically sell themselves :-) Armed with that in the back of my mind- the art of the deal becomes (slightly) less stressful. I have a track record of turning companies profitable, too- which is a good thing I hear.

Some people have called me a type-A personality; stuck in a comedians body. This harmony is why I love positions where I am not only at the table for driving marketing/communications/sales- but, also having my hand in the overall user experience- such as assisting in the streamlining of UI's, hardware availability, network security, latency, and- above all CONTENT.

I love planning, executing, and managing highly successful web site launches, including SEM, SEO, and UI protection/development. I identify the users, drive them to the site, and then like being responsible for the "stickiness" that turns them into hardcore users.

I am very easy to work with- and find myself meeting/having great discussion with people throughout the web/IT sphere about the new .com era. I am very proud to be apart of the new internet boom!

Sales is fun, too :-)
People really know when:
A. You know your product inside & out...
B. You believe in & love your product
C. You know precisely how your product or solution can help them get the audience and attention they seek.

Chad Cooper’s Specialties:

Social Networking, Online Video, Evangelism, Product Launch, Product Management, Convergance, Media Literacy, Media Relations, Pubic Relations, Branding, Advertising, web 2.0. discovery, SEO, SEM, technical writing, speechwriting, media buying, media selling, sales, digital sales, online sales, editor, content, roadmap, product management, corporate futurist.

Chad Cooper’s Experience

Vice President of Sales & Marketing & Editor-In-Chief

OVGuide.com, Inc.

(Internet industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Director of Marketing & Sales & Editor-In-Chief

OVGuide.com- The Online Video Guide

(Entertainment industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

I run the marketing, sales, & editorial groups of OVGuide.com- The Online Video Guide.

Since joining OVGuide.com- our traffic has increased by over 1000%- and we re currently one of the most visited entertainment websites in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada...

In our first year as a company (May 07-May 08)- we were the 3rd fastest growing website on the planet.

We are serving over 85 million pages to over 12 million unique people a month. I love every minute of it!
IT Marketing Communications

Continential Resources, Inc.

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

Marketing at one of the largest privately-held IT resellers/network integrator in the US.
Director, Communications & Media Relations

Ideas United

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

January 2005 — February 2007 (2 years 2 months)

Handed all Communications & Media Relations for the world's largest student film festival- Campus MovieFest.
Marketing Communications

Continental Resources

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Promotions & Marketing Coordinator

Virgin Entertainment Group

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

January 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 11 months)

Promotions & Marketing coordinator for VEG... Created the "Student Ambassador Program".
Communications/IT

Guardent (now Verisign)

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

January 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 5 months)

I started with their Marketing/Communications group- and then moved over to their IT team.
Jr. Systems Administrator/IT

FlightTime.com

(Airlines/Aviation industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years)

I was the IT "kid" at FlightTime- which then became FlightTime.com... which then changed back to FlightTime... which then went out of business.
Entertainment Editorial Intern

Lycos

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; TRLY; Internet industry)

1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

Owned the television page in their entertainment portal.

Chad Cooper’s Education

Northeastern University

BS ,

Activities and Societies:

Student Leader of the Year.
Executive Vice President of Student Affairs- Undergraduate Student Body.

Additional Information

Chad Cooper’s Websites:

Chad Cooper’s Groups:

YPRPRO, Northeastern University, EPPS entertainment publicists professional society, Online Video World., Online Video World., Online Video World., G33K Dinner, Family, The Beast., PR, I think you are a genius...

On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
Online Marketing Experts
Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA)
ThoseinMedia
NY Video
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
Fans of Mashable
Lycos Alumni
Online Marketing Network
Geek 2.0 - The Geeks of the NEW Internet .com Age
Media Professionals Worldwide
Northeastern U. Alumni
HARO--Help A Reporter Out
Sales and Marketing Professionals Promoting HighTech and Technology in Los Angeles and its Vicinity