G. Robert (Bob) Bishop

Current

• President, Executive Recruiter at Bishop Partners, LLC

Past

• Vice President, Director of Operations at Group360 Communications (formerly Color Associates)
• President at Bishop Photography, Inc.

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis

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Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Summary

The Bishop Partners specializes in marketing, advertising, corporate communications and events. After over 35 years of experience in the world of visual communications, we’re uniquely positioned to help identify and recruit premier talent. Our specialization, expertise and experience targets creative and marketing related organizations, including advertising agencies, graphic design, sales promotion firms, and client side marketing communications professionals, for creative, account side and executive marketing positions.
Member: irsa (International Retained Search Associates).com

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Specialties:

Recruiting and Management Consulting, Organizational structure and compensation, Self-Promotion, Marketing, Social Marketing, Corporate Communications, Online Marketing, Advertising, Event Marketing, Packaging, Consumer Package Goods Brands

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Experience

• President, Executive Recruiter

  Bishop Partners, LLC

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  July 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months)

• Vice President, Director of Operations

  Group360 Communications (formerly Color Associates)

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1997 — June 2001 (4 years 6 months)

  Managed all daily operations of a 70+ person, $12M marketing communications and digital imaging group. This group is one of four in a $45 million privately held corporation, employing a total of 340 people. Responsibilities included oversight of all production, operations and personnel issues. This included supervision and approval of estimates, monitoring of actual costs against estimates through project completion and final invoicing, quality control, customer satisfaction, hardware and software research, development, purchasing, efficient utilization and maintenance. Further responsibilities included participation in senior level strategic new business and marketing planning, recruiting, hiring, training, motivating and building employee morale and if necessary, termination. The Creative Imaging Group also included a digital photography studio and a internet driven stock photography agency called ImageQuest.

• President

  Bishop Photography, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1982 — January 1997 (15 years 1 month)

  Owned and operated this nationally recognized commercial photography studio, servicing Fortune 1000 Corporations’ advertising, corporate communications and promotional photography needs. Responsibilities included all aspects of profitable business operation including purchasing, payroll, payables and receivables, taxes, legal (including client negotiations), all decision making including staffing and new business research and development. The studio had as many as five employees
  
  Major clients included: Monsanto, Ralston Purina, Anheuser-Busch, Miller Brewing, 7-Up, TWA, Continental Baking, Pet Foods, Mosby, D’Arcy, Gardner, Louis London, Waylon, Glennon, Falk Group, Zipatoni, Kreps-Wise, Leo Burnett, Tyson, McDonald’s, Little Caesar’s. Editorial clients included Time, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, US, USA Today, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Money, Sport, Sporting News, St. Louis Magazine and The Los Angeles Times.

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Education

• Washington University in St. Louis

  BA , Sociology, Photography , 1969 — 1973

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Lambda Phi
  Debate Team
  "Student Life" , University Newpaper, Principal Photographer

Additional Information

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Interests:

photography, fine art, fly fishing, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Blues, fine dining, cooking and wine

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Groups:

International Retained Search Association (IRSA) (2008-present)
Ad Club of St. Louis, Board Member (2005-2008), REBUS Founder and Co-Chair (2005-Present)
Business Marketing Association (BMA) Board Member (2001-2004)
National Association of Personnel Services
Missouri Association of Personnel and Staffing Services, Board Member (2001-Present), Communications Chair
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers), Founder, St. Louis Chapter 1982, President 1986-1990
Center for Visual Technology, Meramec Valley Community College; Advisory Board (1998-2005)

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    American Marketing Association, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter
•    Interaction Design Association
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Advertising Professional
•    Link to Chicago
•    LinkedCincinnati
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    RecruitingBlogs
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    Sr level Internet Marketers Group, Internet Marketing Professionals Only.
•    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network
•    The Dallas Society of Visual Communications
•    Chicago Advertising Professionals
•    Brand & Communications Management
•    Social Media Today
•    Washington University Alumni Association
•    International Retained Search Association
•    Experiential Marketing
•    e-Media 2.0
•    Miami Ad School
•    LinkedWorking St. Louis
•    Gateway Interactive Marketing Association
•    Art&Design Lounge Club
•    Creative Intensive Network - For All Advertising Creatives
•    REBUS-Ad Club of St. Louis
•    Latin School of Chicago Alumni
•    IABC St. Louis
•    The Saint Louis Ambassadors
•    Gardner Advertising Agency
•    The Ad Club of Saint Louis
•    SMB Marketing + Ad Linked
•    "Count Me In" The Official Group
•    St. Louis Staffing

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Honors:

Dozens of Addy Awards (AAF, Advertising Federation of America)
Dozens of TAM Awards (BMA, Business Marketing Association)
Photographic work recognized in Print, Communication Arts, Studio Photography, Photo District News

G. Robert (Bob) Bishop’s Contact Settings

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