Reid Carr

Current

• President at Red Door Interactive

Past

• Director of Interactive & Advertising at McQuerterGroup
• Accounts Director at PBJ Digital
• Account Management at TBWA/Chiat/Day

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Education

• University of Oregon
• Paradise Valley High School

Recommended

17 people have recommended Reid

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Reid Carr’s Summary

Have focused on advertising and interactive/Web development space for more than ten years, but am now solely focused on helping clients make their Web strategies profitable. This is the concept of "Internet Presence Management" that I am working to share with clients and the general public.
I am a monthly columnist for iMedia Connection, expert blogger for FastCompany magazine on management and leadership and have a weekly blog on social media topics for San Diego News Network.

Reid Carr’s Specialties:

Internet Strategies and Tactics, Advertising, Branding, Marketing, Entrepreneurialism

Reid Carr’s Experience

• President

  Red Door Interactive

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)

  Provide strategic direction for Red Door Interactive, as well as for our current clients. Head up new business and marketing efforts for the company.

• Director of Interactive & Advertising

  McQuerterGroup

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 7 months)

  Got the interactive arm (aka, the iGroup) of this integrated high-tech marketing agency off the ground and then briefly assumed the role of director of the adGroup prior to my departure to start my own business, Red Door Interactive.

• Accounts Director

  PBJ Digital

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 3 months)

  I headed up the account management of our clients at this dotcom incubator.

• Account Management

  TBWA/Chiat/Day

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 1998 — May 1999 (1 year )

  Worked on the Nissan account at Chiat.

Reid Carr’s Education

• University of Oregon

  BA , Journalism & Communications, Advertising , 1994 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Order of Omega, Ad Club

• Paradise Valley High School

  1990 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  Football, Soccer, Wrestling, Track, Student Government

Additional Information

Reid Carr’s Interests:

Soccer, Management, Interactive, Advertising, snowboarding, branding, public relations, writing, golf

Reid Carr’s Groups:

San Diego Venture Group Board of Directors
San Diego CommNexus Marketing SIG co-chair
Vistage
Rotary Club (San Diego Downtown Lunch "Club 33")

•    Interaction Design Association
•    Delta Upsilon International Fraternity
•    San Diego Business
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    The Content Wrangler Community
•    University of Oregon
•    Sr level Internet Marketers Group, Internet Marketing Professionals Only.
•    Colorado Internet Marketing
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Social Media Today
•    Vistage - CEO Leadership
•    San Diego Venture Group
•    San Diego Marketing Professionals
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    Pay-on-Performance PR
•    bizSanDiego
•    Gravity Summit
•    Personal Effectiveness for Agency Professionals
•    San Diego Rotary Club 33
•    Founderslist
•    Think Conversation!

Reid Carr’s Honors:

2009 Finalist Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
2007 San Diego Business Journal's Most Admired CEO
2005 San Diego Metropolitan 40 Under 40 Award

Reid Carr’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch