Experienced Strategy Consultant and Market Architect
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Angel Network Member at Seraph Capital Forum
- Co-founder and Principal at Informing Arts
- Past
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- Director of Marketing at DTSS, Inc
- VP Marketing and other senior marketing roles at Aldus (now Adobe)
- VP Marketing at Aldus Corporation (now Adobe Systems)
- Various marketing executive roles at Apple Computer
- Senior Product Planner at Hewlett Packard
- Product Management Executive at VisiCorp
- Education
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- Mount Holyoke College
- Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)
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Christine Thompson’s Summary
Senior strategy consultant and interim marketing executive, specializing in helping clients grow their business. Skilled at thinking things through and enabling clients to turn the right opportunities into smart business. Multi-year track record in strategy development and launching new companies, products and market/application categories.
Independent consultant since 1994 serving blue-chip clients and early stage firms who are leaders in digital media, Internet, software, and online/interactive advertising.
15+ years experience as a marketing exec and solutions/product manager for Apple, Aldus, HP and VisiCorp.
Christine Thompson’s Specialties:
Strategy development, market development, and strategic marketing consulting. Digital media, software, publishing, tools and services for creative professionals. Helping early stage companies and intrapreneurial ventures within public corporations.
Working on revenue-related challenges where corporate strategy, brand, product strategy and markets intersect.
Christine Thompson’s Experience
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Angel Network Member
Seraph Capital Forum
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
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Co-founder and Principal
Informing Arts
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1994 — Present (14 years 11 months)
Management consultant with marketing specialization, very experienced at counseling high tech growth companies and intrapreneurial ventures within larger organizations. Skilled at helping clients develop strategies and actionable programs to grow their business.
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Director of Marketing
DTSS, Inc
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
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VP Marketing and other senior marketing roles
Aldus (now Adobe)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1990 — September 1994 (4 years)
Responsible for key marketing strategies and product management at the pioneering software company that catalyzed the desktop publishing phenomenon. Introduced frameworks and coordination approaches to streamline multi-country product launches. Chief architect of 3-year plan that caused Aldus to seek merger with Adobe. Industry focus areas: digital media, Web-based publishing, digital asset management, and electronic publishing.
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VP Marketing
Aldus Corporation (now Adobe Systems)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year)
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Various marketing executive roles
Apple Computer
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
March 1986 — May 1990 (4 years 3 months)
Member of the star-studded business marketing group that launched the early Macintosh products. Responsible for small business marketing, vertical marketing, and desktop publishing focus areas. Responsible for directing worldwide programs and strategies that secured Apple's franchise in publishing, graphics and new media.
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Senior Product Planner
Hewlett Packard
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
1985 — 1986 (1 year)
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Product Management Executive
VisiCorp
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
1983 — 1985 (2 years)
Managed and launched multiple products in the electronic spreadsheet arena, including VisiCalc, the first "killer app" for PCs. Company pioneered many aspects of marketing and channel management for packaged software applications, including inventing the spreadsheet category.
Christine Thompson’s Education
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Mount Holyoke College
BA , Magna cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa , 1969 — 1973
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Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Certificat du Premier Degre
Additional Information
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Christine Thompson’s Interests:
Biking, kayaking, sailing. Home-based winery (since 1994). Prolific reader.
Christine Thompson’s Groups:
Seraph Capital Forum (network of women angels), FWE, and Northwest Entrepreneurs Forum.
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Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)
Christine Thompson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
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