David Ibsen

Current

• Brand Marketing Consultant at 5 Meetings Before Lunch

Past

• Director of Consumer Marketing at ZDTV
• Vice President, Management Supervisor at Young & Rubicam
• Vice President, Management Supervisor at Ogilvy & Mather

2 more...

Education

• California State University-Fullerton
• Irvine High School

Recommended

2 people have recommended David

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• Twitter

David Ibsen’s Summary

(Go to www.5meetings.com for full bio and information on David's marketing consultancy 5 Meetings Before Lunch.)

David is a senior marketing executive with a passion for discovering the solutions to successfully market a company and its products.

David has spent over 20 years working in corporate and entrepreneurial settings with some of the top consumer and technology brands including Lexus, Microsoft, Hyundai, Xerox, Macromedia and Autodesk software.

David develops innovative marketing programs that deliver business results.

For the last 10 years David has been consulting at both emerging companies (40+ clients) and with established brands. Under his business name "5 Meetings Before Lunch" (www.5meetings.com) David works with leaders of companies and marketing departments who want to advance great ideas and catalyze change in their marketing efforts.

Each consulting engagement is unique and custom-tailored to client needs. That said, assignments often include the development and delivery of:

-Market leadership strategies and communications messaging
-Communication campaigns (advertising, design, public relations, and more)
-Sales tools
-New brand experiences
-Building and training programs for marketing organizations
-Serving as "virtual" VP of Marketing or VP of Client Services, building these departments and eventually hiring full-time successors

Engagements range from hourly or project-based assignments, to long term full time staff-surrogate arrangements.

He is currently looking for his next assignment.

David Ibsen’s Specialties:

Marketing strategy and messaging, corporate marketing and product marketing programs, advertising campaign development

David Ibsen’s Experience

• Brand Marketing Consultant

  5 Meetings Before Lunch

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 1998 — Present (11 years 3 months)

  5 Meetings Before Lunch works with leaders of companies and marketing departments who want to advance great ideas and catalyze change in their marketing efforts. Go to www.5meetings.com for more information.

Additional Information

David Ibsen’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• Twitter

David Ibsen’s Groups:

Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

•    Link Silicon Valley, LLC
•    BLACKWOLF
•    NetSquared
•    KIVA
•    Ogilvy People
•    Obama for America
•    Cause Marketing Group
•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Advertising Professional
•    Ethical Brand
•    SFBIG
•    Marketing Executives Group
•    Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
•    American Advertising Federation (AAF)
•    TechTV Alumni
•    WPP Alumni
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Marketing 2.0 Technology (Over 3400+ Members)
•    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Startup Specialists
•    International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
•    Marketing Communication
•    Advertising Professionals
•    BASN-San Francisco Bay Area Startup Network
•    Startups and Entrepreneurs Get Funded
•    Brand 3.0
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Ogilvy: Past, Present & Future
•    The Ogilvy Group
•    Silicon Valley Venture Community
•    Consumer Insights Interest Group
•    Young & Rubicam Alumni in the world
•    Social Media Marketing Group
•    Media Business Consultants Worldwide
•    MarketingProfs
•    Social Marketers
•    brandhackers
•    Brand Management
•    Team One Alumni Group
•    Ultra Light Startups
•    CAUSECAST
•    Planning People Global Network // brand planning, strategy and experience design centric network
•    CM Summit NY 2009 - Attendees Only

David Ibsen’s Honors:

2009 Webby Awards: Best Blog: Business (5 Blogs Before Lunch)

2008 Webby Awards Nominee/Finalist: Best Blog: Business

2007 Webby Awards Official Honoree: Best Blog: Business

2006 Webby Awards: Best Blog: Business (5 Blogs Before Lunch)

2006 Gold Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (W3 Award for Best Business Blog)

David Ibsen’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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