Mark Amtower

Current

• Member, Board of Governors at Tower Club, Tysons Corner
• Author/Editor at Government Market Press
• Mentor at Government Market Master - U

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Past

• Member, Board of Advisors at American Small Business Coalition
• Board of Advisors, Member at Profitability Channel
• Host at The Amtower Marketing Report

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Education

• University of Maryland College Park

Recommended

187 people have recommended Mark

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• Amtower & Company
• Government Market Master
• Amtower Off Center (blog)

Mark Amtower’s Summary

Mark Amtower provides consulting services to small, medium and large government contracting firms in the areas of gaining and maintaining targeted visibility in the government market through ROI-based marketing, sales support, business development support, leveraging social media, strategic introductions for manufacturers and government resellers, targeted PR and press relations.

His radio show, "Amtower Off Center", airs Monday at noon on Federal News Radio (AM 1500) in Washington, DC. It is archived and simulcast on www.FederalNewsRadio.com.

He is the author of Government Marketing Best Practices (5th printing) is recognized as a leading authority on marketing to the government (B2G).

- quoted in over 200 magazines and newspapers, including Entrepreneur (4 times), Forbes, Federal Computer Week (over 40 times), the NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Washington Technology, Network World, BtoB, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily and many others.

- frequent contributor to national business publications, having written more than 150 articles for Catalog Success, DM News, Federal Computer Week, Government Executive, Government Technology Reseller, MC (Marketing Computers), Management Consulting News, Target Marketing, Washington Technology and other business publications.

- popular speaker at various industry events, including the Annual Catalog Conference, Axciom/Direct Media Business Coop, Business Mailer’s Group, Coalition for Government Procurement, Direct Marketing to Business, Federal Channels, Grant Thornton’s CEO Government Roundtable, Hampton Roads American Marketing Association (HRAMA), HighTech Direct, MacWorld Summit, MasterCard Government Financial Summit, MeritDirect B-to-B Coop, Modular Building Institute conference, National Truck Equipment Assn conference, Outlook Conference, SEWP Contract Conference, TechExpo, and his own events.

Amtower is widely known for his dry humor, candor and all black attire.

Mark Amtower’s Specialties:

B2G, PR, government contracting, government sales, successful federal market entry, GSA, growing government marketshare, growing your small business in the government market, starting and growing your B2G consulting practice, gaining exposure in print and e-media, strategic introductions and partnering, channel partner selection, in-house training, Thought Leader Coaching, Government Market Master Coaching, Social networking (LinkedIn) coaching, B2B and B2G PR

Additional Information

Mark Amtower’s Websites:

• Amtower & Company
• Government Market Master
• Amtower Off Center (blog)

Mark Amtower’s Interests:

All things B2G, reading, writing, thinking, speaking, martial arts, collecting knives, my family, helping others

Mark Amtower’s Groups:

Business Marketing Association, Women in Technology, American Small Business Coalition, Howard County Technology Council

•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
•    Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC)
•    Consultants Network
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
•    GSA & VA Schedule Contracting
•    International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
•    Government Contracting Consortium
•    SpeakerMatch
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Defense & Aerospace
•    U.S. GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS
•    DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE CONNECTIONS
•    Federal Government Contractors Group
•    Direct Mail Group
•    NEMOA
•    Government 2.0
•    WASHINGTON DC CONNECTIONS
•    Federal IT Group
•    Department of Defense
•    Government Marketing Association
•    Defense Industry Network
•    Talk Show Host Group
•    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals
•    Fasteners Industry
•    Federal Sales Professionals Group
•    Talking Heads: A Who's Who of News Analysts & Commentators
•    BtoB Marketing
•    Smalltimore - Connecting the Dots in Baltimore
•    TFCN
•    Howard Technology Council
•    Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) - Official Group
•    Society of Government Meeting Planners (SGMP)
•    Need A Speaker / Be A Speaker
•    Government 2.0 Club
•    eM+C
•    Homeland Security Information Sharing and Social Media
•    Maryland Marketing Meetings
•    Government Market Master
•    B2G Product Sales (aka, B2G Catalog Summit Online)
•    The Blog Zone - A community for serious bloggers
•    Social Media in Federal Government
•    Direct Marketing Questions & Answers
•    SBA.GOV
•    Government Group
•    Technology
•    Maryland, Virginia, DC BRAC News: NatCapBRAC
•    Maryland BRAC
•    Virginia BRAC
•    DC BRAC
•    CEO GMM Group
•    B2G Events Discussion Forum
•    Gov 3.0
•    SF Bay Area- Northern California
•    Small Business Contracting, News, Support and More!
•    Social Networking (LI) for Government & Contractors - A GMM Group

Mark Amtower’s Honors:

Who’s Who in BtoB Marketing 2008 (BtoB magazine)
http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=whoswho

Rock the World Best LinkedIn Profile winner -
http://www.rocktheworldbook.com/contest

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