John Flynn

Current

General Manager at OnCity Advertising

Past

Sales and Marketing Manager at GHH Select/Terroir Coffe
Account Manager at CNC/Hearld Media
Account Manager at Greater Media Radio Group

CEO/Founder at athletenow.com
Account Manager at Penguin Group USA

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Education

Northeastern University
Madison High School

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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John Flynn’s Summary

For over 20 years I have been in Marketing/Sales.

For many years I have been in Advertising/Marketing/Sales.

I also owned an internet company called "athletenow.com". We had 15 employees.

Presently I am General Manager of OnCity Advertising. We help clients capture the college (student) market buy using student newspapers, on campus placement (postering), transit, other OOH, and social media.

I have worked with such national accounts as: Sears, Best Buy, REI, ATT, US Cellular and many others. I have also worked with local clients (who are trying to target the college students in their area).

I am also in charge of marketing for the following transit systems:

Longwood Transit System (Boston), University of New Hampshire, University of Virginia, University of Arizona, Boston College, Oklahoma State and Penn State University.

I handle the sales, production, installation, follow-up (with the client and the customer) and marketing materials.

I work with Transit System Managers, Installer, Printers, Designers, Clients and other vendors in order to make the marketing plans work for the client.

I have sold national and local accounts advertising space on these transit systems.

My sales numbers for 2006-2007 was up 16% net from the previous year. For 2007 I was up 35% net from the previous year. I am up 257% (fourth quarter 08) based on business from last year's fourth quarter. In 2008 I was up 67% of net sales compared to 2007.

I also use social marketing tools to find new ways to reach my clients (or potential client). Twitter, Facebook, Organic SEO, Pay Per Click Ads, Blogs and more.

I feel that I can connect with the customer directly and start a relationship that will be profitable for both parties using the long tail selling methods.

By the end of the second quarter (2008) I have billed over one million dollars in contracts. This is before my third year anniversary with the company.

John Flynn’s Specialties:

marketing, selling, advertising, inbound internet marketing, social networks, inbound marketing, internet marketing, seo, sem, Twitter

John Flynn’s Experience

General Manager

OnCity Advertising

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

General Manager. In charge of advertising partnerships with Longwood Medical Center (Boston, MA), University of New Hampshire, University of Virginia, Penn State University, Oklahoma State and the University of Arizona.

I handle the selling, installation, production, design and updates (for the client and the transit system)

Working with clients (such as Best Buy and other national and local accounts) in helping them capture the student market by using postering, billboards, transit, college newspapers and other college media across the country.
Sales and Marketing Manager

GHH Select/Terroir Coffe

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2005 — July 2005 (6 months)

Worked as Sales and Marketing Manager.

Used Inbound Internet Marketing to grow on-line business. Created key words and oversaw the Adwords program to insure that interested customers where coming to the site to discuss issues pertaining to the marketplace and were buying the product.

Oversaw the content of the site to insure that we were using our key words and posting entertaining and informative information to our community.
Account Manager

CNC/Hearld Media

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 3 months)

Account manger for the Reading Advocate, Stoneham Sun and Woburn Advocate. Budget over $35,000 to $75,000 per month.
Account Manager

Greater Media Radio Group

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 3 months)

Account Manager for WKLB.
CEO/Founder

athletenow.com

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

December 1997 — March 2002 (4 years 4 months)

Signed 63 major athletes and Hall of Famers to exclusive internet content contracts. Raised $2 million in Angel Funding. Had a staff of 15. Bear Stearns valued the company at $30 million.
Account Manager

Penguin Group USA

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

June 1985 — December 1997 (12 years 7 months)

Account Manager to over 100 retail accounts.

John Flynn’s Education

Northeastern University

Economics , Political Science/Economics , 1980 — 1985

Worked for the New York Times (intern to the Editorial Board) as part of Co-op program.

Activities and Societies:

President of the Student Senate, Managing Editor of the Northeastern News
Madison High School

1976 — 1980