Building a better future for brands.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Current
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- Senior Strategic Planner at space150
- Past
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- Director, Client Strategy & Planning at Sukle Advertising & Design
- Account Director at The Integer Group
- Account Supervisor at Barnhart/CMI
- Assistant Account Executive at Pierson | Hawkins Advertising
- Education
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- University of Northern Colorado
- Colorado School of Mines
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Paul Isakson’s Summary
Agile and visionary account planner / strategist with over nine years of agency experience encompassing brand advertising, digital marketing, retail & consumer promotions and social media.
Passionate about helping companies find smart and innovative ways to be more interesting, relevant and meaningful to people through creative ideas grounded in cultural, consumer, brand and business insights.
Paul Isakson’s Specialties:
Brand Innovation // Brand Strategy // Communications Strategy // Digital Strategy // Social Media // Creative Problem Solving // Digital Storytelling // Insight Mining // Research
Paul Isakson’s Experience
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Senior Strategic Planner
space150
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Brands:
American Express, Andersen Windows, Dairy Queen, General Mills, Imation, Life Time Fitness, Starz Entertainment, TDK -
Director, Client Strategy & Planning
Sukle Advertising & Design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2006 — August 2007 (10 months)
Brands:
Denver Water, Gates Corporation, Noodles & Company, IMCA, New Business -
Account Director
The Integer Group
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 4 months)
Promoted in May 2006:
Account Supervisor (July 2003 - April 2006)
Brands:
Coors Light, Coors Banquet, Molson Canadian, Molson Canadian Light, Keystone Light, Keystone Ice, Zima, Zima XXX -
Account Supervisor
Barnhart/CMI
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2000 — July 2003 (3 years 4 months)
Promoted twice in three years:
Account Executive (2000 - 2003)
Assistant Account Executive (2000)
Brands:
GE Access, Sun Microsystems, Colorado Rockies, Bancroft Tennis, Harrow Sports, Trimble Navigation, Breckenridge Brewery, ServiceMagic.com -
Assistant Account Executive
Pierson | Hawkins Advertising
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 1999 — April 2000 (1 year)
Promoted from Account Service Intern, August 1999
Paul Isakson’s Education
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University of Northern Colorado
B.S., Business Administration // Marketing, 1997 — 1999
Majored in Buisness Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Advertising.
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Colorado School of Mines
Engineering & Economics 1993 — 1996
Transferred to University of Northern Colorado.
- Activities and Societies:
- NCAA Division II Athlete (Baseball)
Additional Information
Paul Isakson’s Websites:
Paul Isakson’s Interests:
Building Relevant Brands, Meeting Interesting People, Design, New Technology, Music, Photography, Modern & Contemporary Art, Travel, Writing, Drawing, Golf, Trips Back to My Parents' Farm
Paul Isakson’s Groups:
Likemind, Planning For Good
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Shopper Culture
Paul Isakson’s Contact Settings
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