Ray Dennis

Current

Principal/Chief Creative Officer at ONE MEDIA Marketing

Past

Partner/Content Development at Urban Hang Suite
Production at Music Video/Film Production
Retail Promotions Consultant at Rap Sheet Magazine

Assistant Vice President at City National Bank
Account Officer/Relationship Manager at Union Bank of California

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Education

St. Mary's College High School
St. Mary's College of California

Recommended

13 people have recommended Ray

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

My Company

Ray Dennis’s Summary

Over twelve years of developing and executing successful activation, branding and promotional marketing initiatives for such clients as AC Delco, American Express, AOL Black Voices, Crown Royal, Fox, Fuddruckers, General Motors, Los Angeles Clippers, Moet Hennessy, Hewlett-Packard and Spint.

• Recognized for effectively delivering marketing solutions with
engaging experiential branding coupled with sales activation
and customer acquisition results.

• Ability to quickly identify and activate key business drivers
for a variety of industries utilizing a diverse professional
background that includes middle market commercial
banking, entertainment in addition to experiential marketing.

Account Management
Business Development
Campaign Execution
Concept Development
Creative Direction & Consultation
Project Management
Strategy Development
Team Leadership, Training & Coaching.

Specialties:
Activation
Brand Integration
Celebrity & Influencer Marketing Marketing
Events
Experiential Marketing
Integrated Marketing
Media Partnerships
OOH Marketing
Sponsorship
Viral/Grass Roots Marketing.

Ray Dennis’s Experience

Principal/Chief Creative Officer

ONE MEDIA Marketing

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

January 1996 — Present (14 years )

Brand Strategy & Activation
Partner/Content Development

Urban Hang Suite

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

November 2006 — July 2007 (9 months)
Production

Music Video/Film Production

(Entertainment industry)

January 1992 — September 1994 (2 years 9 months)
Retail Promotions Consultant

Rap Sheet Magazine

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

January 1992 — September 1994 (2 years 9 months)

Secured and provided account management for retail distributors in the the Greater Los Angeles area.
Assistant Vice President

City National Bank

(Public Company; Banking industry)

January 1993 — February 1994 (1 year 2 months)

Business banking officer providing working capital lines of credit and other banking services to local business clients.
Account Officer/Relationship Manager

Union Bank of California

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; UB; Banking industry)

January 1990 — January 1993 (3 years 1 month)

Middle market business loan/banking officer providing working capital lines of credit and other banking services to business clients with $10M to $100M in annual revenues.

Ray Dennis’s Education

St. Mary's College High School

Football, Track
St. Mary's College of California

B.S. , Business Administration

Activities and Societies:

Associated Students Vice President
Student Senate - Chair
Media Board - Chair
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity - Vice President
Collective Black Students - President
Crew Team

Additional Information

Ray Dennis’s Websites:

My Company

Ray Dennis’s Interests:

Social media, social gaming, branded entertainment, online video, partnerships, collaboration, on/offline community building, design, film, contemporary art

Ray Dennis’s Groups:

Promotional Marketing Association (PMA), BizBash- Event Planners Gather, alpha phi alpha, BIZBASH, Q&A, Linking African Americans

Executive Suite
Obama for America
Advertising Professional
Marketing Executives Group
eMarketing Association Network
ENTREPRENEURS-GET FUNDED
Saint Mary's College of California Alumni Network
BizBash—Event Planners Gather
Fashion Marketing & Digital Media Group (FMG): A Meeting Place for Fashion & Marketing Professionals
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network
thinkLA
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
Alpha Phi Alpha Network
Automotive Digital Marketing
Sponsorship Insights
Fans of Mashable
The National Association of Black Sports Professionals (NABSP)
ADCOLOR®
Branded Entertainment
Online Marketing Network
Public Relations, Marketing, Special Event Designers
Mobile TV
Digital Content Distribution Network
Experiential Marketing
Media & Entertainment Professionals
Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals
Exhibit Design
Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Epsilon (UC Berkeley)
Dealmaker Media
TUV's Urban Consumer Insights Group
Social Media, Social TV, Monitoring, Mobile Social Networks, Marketing, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, PR
MOBE (Marketing Opportunities in Business & Entertainment)
Weber Shandwick
Footwear News
Black Creatives: The Premier Network for Multicultural Talent
AgencyScoop