Johnny Makkar

Current

Freelance at MS&L Worldwide

Past

Online Marketing Specialist at Inc. Magazine
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

My free time is usually spent online taking in as much as I can about marketing/advertising, tech/gadgets, and cars/motorcycles. I blog @ attentiondigital.com.

I like meeting smart people with common interests so feel free to get in touch: jm [at] attentiondigital.com or text JSM to 50500 for my info.

Johnny Makkar’s Specialties:

account management, digital execution/strategy, mobile technology and marketing, online engagement and branding, social media optimization/management, blogging

Johnny Makkar’s Experience

Freelance

MS&L Worldwide

(Public Company; PUB.FR; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Working on the New York digital team helping out with a holiday campaign and ongoing social media monitoring/reporting.
Online Marketing Specialist

Inc. Magazine

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

January 2009 — July 2009 (7 months)

Returned to Inc. magazine to freelance and implement an online marketing & 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 the mobile agency TigerSpike to support the recently opened New York office with account management and new business development. During this time, I helped write a white paper on Android, facilitated client meetings and pitches, developed mobile campaign strategies, conducted ongoing 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. 500|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.