Portland, Maine Area
- Current
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- Founder at John Platt Marketing Communications & Strategy (Sole Proprietorship)
- Founder at Extinction Blog
- Journalist & Editorial Consultant at Platt Editorial
- Past
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- Business Communications Manager at IEEE
- Managing Editor at Lexis Nexis
- Senior Editor at Reed Elsevier
- Education
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- American University
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John Platt’s Summary
Award-winning marketing writer and strategist; journalist specializing in cutting-edge technologies, the environment, and entrepreneurship; humorist, cartoonist and photographer.
John Platt’s Specialties:
Marketing communications, public relations, process management, Web development, Direct marketing, viral marketing, development of new communication channels, editorial consulting
John Platt’s Experience
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Founder
John Platt Marketing Communications & Strategy (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years)
Provider of high-quality marketing communications and strategy for organizations around the world.
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Founder
Extinction Blog
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Philanthropy industry)
August 2000 — Present (8 years 3 months)
Extinction Blog is the world's first news service devoted entirely to the protection of endangered species. Now published by Plenty Magazine.
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Journalist & Editorial Consultant
Platt Editorial
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1995 — Present (13 years 10 months)
Journalism, ghostwriting, editorial consultation and management. More than 2,000 freelance writing publication credits, plus papers published in in two peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. Speaker, panelist, lecturer and instructor for corporations, bookstores, colleges and universities, libraries, charity events, and professional conventions across the United States.
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Business Communications Manager
IEEE
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 2001 — November 2006 (5 years 5 months)
Marketing communications through Web 2.0 and traditional channels
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Managing Editor
Lexis Nexis
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Responsible for tracking global corporate merger activity of over 150,000 multinational companies listed in the Directory of Corporate Affiliations, the Standard Directory of Advertisers ("Advertising Redbooks") and related products for publication in print and electronic format for proprietary databases and other markets.
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Senior Editor
Reed Elsevier
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)
May 1992 — May 1999 (7 years 1 month)
Responsible for over 150,000 multinational companies listed in the Directory of Corporate Affiliations and related products for publication in print and electronic format for proprietary databases and other markets.
John Platt’s Education
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American University
BA, Journalism, 1987 — 1991
Graduated cum laude
- Activities and Societies:
- Writer, producer and on-air talent for campus television and radio stations. Cartoonist for school paper.
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John Platt’s Interests:
New, emerging and green technologies, viral marketing, social networking, Web 2.0, environmental activism, writing, journalism, invention, creativity, cartooning
John Platt’s Honors:
20+ distinguished awards for accomplishments in marketing communications, in competition with top NYC-area agencies, boutique firms and international organizations; see web site for complete list
John Platt’s Contact Settings
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