Joshua Hammond
Account Director at Zócalo Group
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois (Greater Chicago Area)
- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
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Joshua Hammond's Overview
- Current
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- Account Director at Zócalo Group
- Past
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- Director of Marketing at NM Incite
- Senior Consultant, Digital Strategic Services at The Nielsen Company
- New Media Supervisor, Public Relations Group at Northlich
- Account Supervisor, Public Relations Group at Northlich
- Engineer at Roche Colorado
- Campaign Manager at U.S. Representative Steve Buyer
- Legislative Assistant at U.S. Representative Steve Buyer
- Coalition Manager at Infotech Strategies [Computer Systems Policy Project]
- Federal Government Relations Manager at Varian Associates
- Legislative Aide at U.S. Senators Dick Lugar and Dan Coats
- Education
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- Quinnipiac University
- Hanover College
- Recommendations
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15 people have recommended Joshua
- Connections
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500+ connections
Joshua Hammond's Summary
Josh Hammond is a Director at Zócalo Group, Omnicom’s (NYSE: OMC) premiere Word of Mouth marketing agency. Prior to joining Zócalo, he was Director of Marketing for NM Incite, a Nielsen McKinsey Company. Josh has also worked as a Sr. Consultant in Nielsen's Digital Strategic Services Group and as a Public Relations Account Supervisor at Northlich, a communications agency focusing on corporate, crisis and digital communications.
He's also held a variety of political and government affairs positions in the Midwest and Washington DC. He worked for U.S. Senator Dan Coats (IN), U.S. Senator Dick Lugar (IN), and U.S. Congressman Steve Buyer (IN-4). In addition to his time on Capitol Hill, he lobbied for the high-tech industry, working for the Computer Systems Policy Project and Varian Associates.
He is a graduate of Hanover College and is currently working to complete a MS in Interactive Media from Quinnipiac University.
Josh is an accredited (APR) member of the Public Relations Society of America.
Reach him at joshua.hammond "at" gmail.com or @joshuahammond on Twitter.
Specialties
Word of Mouth Marketing, Social Media, Defensive Branding, Corporate Communications, Ideation and Strategic Planning
Joshua Hammond's Experience
Account Director
Zócalo Group
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
June 2011 – Present (8 months) Greater Chicago Area
Director of Marketing
NM Incite
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Market Research industry
December 2009 – June 2011 (1 year 7 months)
www.nmincite.com
Led marketing operations for NM Incite, the joint venture between Nielsen and McKinsey & Company.
Drove profitable growth through implementation of innovative multi-channel marketing programs.
Developed and executed advocacy-based marketing strategy; managed NM Incite’s thought-leadership endeavors.
Served as global brand steward for NM Incite, aligning marketing initiatives across 24 countries.
Developed and administered an editorial calendar for the NM Incite Blog and an array of social media channels.
Created and managed NM Incite’s award-winning Social Media and Advocacy Round Table (SMART) client community.
Senior Consultant, Digital Strategic Services
The Nielsen Company
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Information Services industry
August 2008 – December 2009 (1 year 5 months)
www.nielsen.com
Senior consultant in Nielsen’s in-house digital strategy group. Leveraged cross-Nielsen data sources and expertise to inform digital entry and execution strategy. Provided strategic overlay to all research deliverables.
Areas of consulting expertise included: technical implementation, defensive branding, customer engagement and aligning social media strategy to the ‘Consumer Decision Journey.’
Consulting engagements included: P&G, BP, Comcast, Toyota, Reckitt–Bensinger (Motrin), Colgate-Palmolive, The Episcopal Church, LASIKPlus, GSK, AkzoNobel and others.
New Media Supervisor, Public Relations Group
Northlich
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
October 2007 – August 2008 (11 months)
www.northlich.com
Supervised public relations accounts, digital projects and teams at one of the Midwest’s leading independent integrated communications agencies.
Served on Northlich’s “Digital Leadership Team.” Founded and led agency’s social media practice group.
Account Supervisor, Public Relations Group
Northlich
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
September 2002 – October 2007 (5 years 2 months)
Advised clients on corporate and crisis communications, areas of focus included: public relations planning, material development, media relations and influencer engagement strategy.
Managed high-profile crisis communications projects for Comair and Fischer Homes. Wrote communications plans, news releases, media pitches and speeches. Conducted media audits and competitive analysis.
Public relations accounts included: P&G, Wal-Mart, GS1, Convergys, Cintas, Comair, Fischer Homes, Ohio’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation and others.
Legislative Assistant
U.S. Representative Steve Buyer
January 1999 – January 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Developed and implemented congressional and campaign communications plans. Built and maintained positive relationships with a wide spectrum of constituents and interest groups on behalf of Congressman Buyer.
Drafted and managed legislation with multiple areas of concurrent responsibility. Specific areas of focus included: agriculture, science, technology, environment and defense.
Coalition Manager
Infotech Strategies [Computer Systems Policy Project]
January 1998 – December 1998 (1 year)
www.techceocouncil.org
Coordinated activities of the IT industry’s leading advocacy organization comprised exclusively of CEOs.
Worked with member companies to develop winning government affairs strategy.
Coordinated and managed projects for member companies, political consultants and coalition legal team.
Coalition members included: Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, NCR, Unisys, Motorola and others.
Federal Government Relations Manager
Varian Associates
Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; VAR; Medical Devices industry
February 1997 – December 1997 (11 months)
www.varianinc.com
Developed corporate issue campaigns and managed their implementation through a grassroots network.
Successfully lobbied Congressional staff to fund new radiotherapy technologies and cancer research.
Joshua Hammond's Skills
- Word Of Mouth Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Public Relations
- Interactive Media
- Corporate Communications
- Crisis Communications
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media
- Account Management
- Interactive Marketing
- Customer Relations
- Data Analysis
- Analytics
- Social Media Monitoring
- Client Services
- Marketing Communications
- Market Research
- Photoshop
- Wordpress
- Digital Media
- Blogger Relations
Joshua Hammond's Education
Quinnipiac University
MS, Interactive Media
2011 – 2013 (expected)
Details on the course work covered in Quinnipiac University's Interactive Media program are available at: http://goo.gl/BOHCC
Hanover College
BA, History
1991 – 1995
More information about Hanover College is available at: http://www.hanover.edu
Joshua Hammond's Additional Information
- Groups and Associations:
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Accredited (APR) Member of the Public Relations Society of America
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- Honors and Awards:
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Nielsen – 2010 "Winner - North America" Innovation Challenge
Nielsen – 2010 "Simply Excellent" Award
Cincinnati PRSA – 2007 "Best Crisis Communications of the Year"
Cincinnati PRSA – 2006 "Best Public Affairs Campaign of the Year”
PRSA – Accredited Public Relations (APR) Certification
Procter & Gamble – 2005 “NA MDO Excellence Award”
Cisco Systems – Certified Computer Networking Associate (CCNA)
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