David Gwynn

Dynamic professional with 9+ years of experience in corporate & small business marketing, specifically related to technology. Highly motivated & results driven with a proven track record in fast-paced start-up environments.

I currently work for Wanderful Media, a Silicon Valley company reinventing local discovery shopping. Wanderful Media is focused on providing consumers with the most convenient ways to discover local merchandise online. Through the use of mobile devices like smartphones & tablets we are helping retailers bring more consumers into local stores. Wanderful Media owns & operates the Find n Save & iCircular brands, offering multiple solutions for advertising & media partners.

I previously worked for Reply! managing all social media marketing across 18 consumer brands. Reply! owns & operates MerchantCircle, Bloglines, TimeBridge, QualitySmith, iMotors & many other consumer-facing sites that collectively help 25M+ monthly visitors find products & services. (Reply! acquired MerchantCircle in June, 2011) where I had spent 3 years executing/tracking scalable marketing, social media & community initiatives that grew MerchantCircle into an online network of 1.7M SMB users.

Specialties: Product Marketing • Social Media • Scalability • Web Analytics • A/B Multivariate Testing • Viral Marketing • User Experience • Regression Testing • Competitive Intelligence • User Segmentation • Business Development • Community Building • Digital Advertising • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) • Search Engine Marketing (SEM) • Disruptive Technologies

• Real Estate Salesperson

  • State of California Department of Real Estate
  • License #01426200

• Sooner Is Better Than Better And How To Make Your Startup Tick

  • PeHUB.com
  • January 23, 2012
  Authors: David Gwynn, Ben T. Smith, IV

  Startups today must focus on delivering instant gratification, since this is what people expect online. The cost of failure is low, the value of learning is high. The sooner you get something done, the faster you can learn from it.

1. Product Marketing
2. Social Media Marketing
3. Online Marketing
4. Online Advertising
5. Email Marketing
6. Social Media
7. SEO
8. Customer Acquisition
9. SEM
10. Social Networking
11. Strategic Planning
12. Managerial Experience
13. Web Analytics
14. Multivariate Testing
15. New Business Development
16. Entrepreneurship
17. Project Management
18. Program Management
19. Management
20. Business Development
21. Marketing Communications
22. Customer Service
23. Analytics
24. Marketing Strategy
25. Start-ups
26. Keyword Research

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• Volunteer Experience

  • Blood Center

    Stanford University Medical Center

    • Health
    November 2007 – present (5 years 7 months)

    I'm type O+ & enjoy helping save lives with each donation I make. Only 39% of the general population are eligible to donate, but less than 5% of those actually do. If you're eligible, make an appointment to donate blood today!

• Volunteer Interests

  • Causes I care about:

    • Children
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Science and Technology

  • Organizations I support:

    • Coastside State Parks Association
    • Humane Society Silicon Valley
    • Boy Scouts of America
    • Stanford Blood Center
    • Mona Foundation

Websites:

• CrunchBase
• My Blog
• Google+

Interests:

Staying Active, Indoor Soccer, Yoga, Running, Hiking, Biking, Swimming, Tennis, Reading, Family & Friends.

Groups and Associations:

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  B2B Social Media
• 
  Delta Sigma Pi and Alumni (3000+)
• 
  Northern Arizona University Alumni Assn.
• 
  On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
• 
  Order of Omega International Greek Leadership Honor Society
• 
  Sigma Chi Fraternity
• 
  Social Media Marketing

Honors and Awards:

Rookie of The Year - Coldwell Banker, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle Marathon, 2004
Who’s Who in America, 1999
Eagle Boy Scout, 1996