Johnny Makkar

Current

Online Marketing Specialist at Inc. Magazine

Past

Account Executive Intern at TigerSpike
Project Specialist at Inc. Magazine
Pricing Analyst at Avis Budget Group

College Internship at Movado Group

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Education

Montclair State University

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Johnny Makkar’s Summary

Most of my free time is spent online learning as much as I can about marketing and technology. I occasionally blog about those topics and more at attentiondigital.com.

I also like meeting smart people with common interests so feel free to get in touch by texting JSM to 50500 for my contact info.

Johnny Makkar’s Specialties:

digital strategy, mobile technology and marketing, emerging media, online engagement and branding, social media, blogging, usability, design

Johnny Makkar’s Experience

Online Marketing Specialist

Inc. Magazine

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)

Returned to Inc. magazine to freelance and implement an online marketing and social media strategy for the 2009 Inc. 500 | 5000 project.
Account Executive Intern

TigerSpike

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 2008 — January 2009 (8 months)

Joined TigerSpike to support the recently opened New York office with account management and new business development. During my internship, I helped write a white paper on Android, facilitated client meetings and pitches, strategized on mobile campaigns, conducted ongoing market research, and advised on social media marketing best practices.
Project Specialist

Inc. Magazine

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)

Brought on temporarily for this project to help with various marketing outreach initiatives for the Inc. 5,000 - Inc. magazine's annual issue highlighting the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. I also provided support to IncBizNet.com community members.
Pricing Analyst

Avis Budget Group

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAR; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)

Worked on forecasting rental demands and monitoring reservation and rental trends for specific geographical areas and products. I also implemented rate changes and discounts to products to continually align pricing with company strategy.
College Internship

Movado Group

(Public Company; MOV; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)

January 2005 — December 2006 (2 years)

Assisted a department of two managers, two directors, and a senior executive with special projects and regular assignments while occasionally taking on new roles when department members were out of the office.