Bob Cargill

Current

• Associate Creative Director at Nowspeed Marketing

Past

• Senior Copywriter at VistaPrint
• Copywriter, Creative Director and Blogger at Cargill Creative (Self-employed)
• Creative Director, VP at Newport Creative Communications

• Senior Creative Director at Yellowfin Direct Marketing
• Senior Creative Director at L.W. Robbins Associates
• Director of Creative Services at Digital Goods
• Associate Creative Director at Chili Pepper, Subsidiary of Digital Goods
• Director of Creative Solutions at Whole Brain Communications
• Creative Director, VP at Sullivan Creative
• Associate Creative Director at CPS Direct
• Creative Director at Cargill Creative
• Copy Director at Jordan-Savage Direct
• Senior Copywriter at L.W. Robbins Associates
• Senior Copywriter at Meredith Corporation
• Advertising Manager at Warner Bros. Publications
• Copywriter at RCA Direct Marketing

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Education

• City University of New York-Brooklyn College
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• Bates College

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Recommended

22 people have recommended Bob

Connections

472 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Blog
• Facebook
• Twitter

Bob Cargill’s Summary

Talented, enthusiastic, award-winning copywriter and creative director who works successfully across both traditional and new marketing channels, from direct mail and email to the latest in Web 2.0.

Bob Cargill’s Specialties:

Copywriting
Creative Direction
Web 2.0 and Social Media
Direct Marketing
Blogging
Fundraising
Brand Communications
Public Speaking, Teaching and Training
People Management and Mentorship
Thought Leadership -- Marketing Essays, News and Commentary

Bob Cargill’s Experience

• Associate Creative Director

  Nowspeed Marketing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2008 — Present (2 months)

• Senior Copywriter

  VistaPrint

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; VPRT; Internet industry)

  June 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 4 months)

• Copywriter, Creative Director and Blogger

  Cargill Creative (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2006 — June 2006 (5 months)

• Creative Director, VP

  Newport Creative Communications

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

  May 2005 — February 2006 (10 months)

• Senior Creative Director

  Yellowfin Direct Marketing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 4 months)

• Senior Creative Director

  L.W. Robbins Associates

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

  July 2001 — February 2004 (2 years 8 months)

• Director of Creative Services

  Digital Goods

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 2000 — May 2001 (7 months)

• Associate Creative Director

  Chili Pepper, Subsidiary of Digital Goods

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2000 — November 2000 (6 months)

• Director of Creative Solutions

  Whole Brain Communications

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 1999 — June 2000 (8 months)

• Creative Director, VP

  Sullivan Creative

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 1999 — November 1999 (9 months)

• Associate Creative Director

  CPS Direct

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 1997 — March 1999 (1 year 5 months)

• Creative Director

  Cargill Creative

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 1990 — November 1997 (7 years 6 months)

• Copy Director

  Jordan-Savage Direct

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

  January 1988 — June 1990 (2 years 6 months)

• Senior Copywriter

  L.W. Robbins Associates

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

  June 1986 — January 1988 (1 year 8 months)

• Senior Copywriter

  Meredith Corporation

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1985 — 1986 (1 year)

• Advertising Manager

  Warner Bros. Publications

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1984 — 1985 (1 year)

• Copywriter

  RCA Direct Marketing

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1983 — 1984 (1 year)

Bob Cargill’s Education

• City University of New York-Brooklyn College

  M.S., Television, 1981 — 1983

• University of Massachusetts at Amherst

  B.A., Cum Laude, English and Communications Studies, 1978 — 1981

• Bates College

  English September 1976 — December 1977

Additional Information

Bob Cargill’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Facebook
• Twitter

Bob Cargill’s Interests:

Bob has run 11 marathons (five for charity) and several hundred road races, including the Mount Washington Road Race, a seven-mile run up the tallest peak in New England, three times.

Bob Cargill’s Groups:

•Leadership MetroWest Alumni Association (Graduate, ’92)
•New England Direct Marketing Association (Past President, ’99 – ’00)
•Greater Framingham Running Club

•    Pro Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Online marketing
•    AMA Boston Marketers
•    University of Massachusetts at Amherst Alumni
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    The Ad Club of Boston
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Advertising professionals
•    Online Marketing Network
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    NEDMA
•    Public Relations and Communications Professionals
•    Direct Mail Group
•    Boston Marathon finisher
•    MarketingProfs
•    Brooklyn College Alumni
•    Leadership MetroWest
•    Nowspeed Network

Bob Cargill’s Honors:

With over 20 years of experience as a marketing professional, Bob Cargill has written and/or managed the creative development of projects that have been honored with more than 40 awards for creativity and results, including Best of Show and a Silver award for Best Copywriting from the New England Direct Marketing Association, plus the Axel Andersson Award for direct mail excellence from the publication, Inside Direct Mail.

Bob’s blog, A New Marketing Commentator (which he wrote from February 17, 2004 to May 10, 2006), was the first blog ever to be honored with an award — a Gold — from the New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA) at its 25th Annual Awards for Creative Excellence on April 6, 2006.

Bob is a Past President of the New England Direct Marketing Association (’99–’00), a Past President of two Toastmasters clubs and a graduate of the MetroWest Leadership Academy.

Bob Cargill’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch