Digital Strategist, Art Director, Writer @ POKE, Founder & Writer @ *AmongMany
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Founder, Editor, Writer at *AmongMany
- Digital Strategist, Art Director, Writer at POKE
- Freelance Strategist, Art Director, Designer, & Writer at Danny Nathan
- Past
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- Treasure Hunter/Blogger at JoshSpear.com
- Editor & Blogger at Beyond Madison Avenue
- Art Director at Merkley + Partners
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Austin
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Connections
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Danny Nathan’s Summary
Danny is a visual storyteller, a weaver of words, and a brand initiator. His fascination with impressions and monikers, branding and strategy, as well as all forms of design, shaped a diverse education. After completing a B.A. with dual majors in marketing and acting at Washington University in St. Louis, Danny went on to earn his M.A. in advertising from the renowned Texas Creative Program at the University of Texas in Austin.
Bolstered by a strong marketing background and a keen eye for design, exposure to the theories of media-neutral advertising and creativity opened Danny’s eyes to possibilities beyond “traditional” branding. He immersed himself in the digital landscape, studying and participating in the current internet trends which are now synonymous with contemporary culture — particularly within the youth market.
After serving as a founding writer, and later Editor, for Beyond Madison Avenue (ranked one of Ad Age’s top 70 media and marketing blogs) as well as contributing regularly to JoshSpear.com, a premiere trend-spotting and cool hunting blog, Danny launched the *AmongMany Network in June of 2008.
This growing collection of online media provides a place for like-minded people to gather and discuss the ever-evolving landscape of technology, creativity, and communications.
Danny Nathan’s Specialties:
Connecting People; Branding & Strategy; Traditional & Non-traditional Media Concepting; Social Media; Digital Strategy; Art Direction; Copywriting; Design; Photography; Blogging
Danny Nathan’s Experience
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Founder, Editor, Writer
*AmongMany
(Online Media industry)
June 2008 — Present (5 months)
The *AmongMany network consists of a collection of sites:
BrandsAmongMany.com is a starting point for discussion about branding, strategy, and creative communication. BrandsAmongMany is a place for proponents of the new brand world to share thoughts and ideas and, hopefully, influence the direction of these changes to the benefit of everyone involved.
ThingsAmongMany.com is a curated collection of ideas, objects, and designs from around the world. ThingsAmongMany is born from the natural interest that creative people have in creative things. Ideas, objects, and designs, realized or imaginative, make the world go round. This is a place for those that have caught our attention to be collected and shared with the rest of the world.
1AmongMany.com is the personal portfolio and website of Danny Nathan, *AmongMany’s Founder and Editor.
And, last but certainly not least, *AmongMany.com is the collection point for each of these other pieces. -
Digital Strategist, Art Director, Writer
POKE
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year)
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Freelance Strategist, Art Director, Designer, & Writer
Danny Nathan
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Design industry)
January 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)
Client companies include:
Undercurrent, New York, NY
Tractenburg Advertising, New York, NY
CDM, New York, NY
The Museum of American Finance, New York, NY
Toy, New York, NY
DDB, New York, NY
DiMassimo, New York, NY
Author, Rabbi Sam Stahl, San Antonio, TX
Arsenal Creative, Austin, TX -
Treasure Hunter/Blogger
JoshSpear.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
July 2007 — January 2008 (7 months)
JoshSpear.com is one of the most highly regarded trend-spotting and cool hunting blogs on the internet. It is “a daily source of inspiration for marketers, brand managers, advertising executives, and a wide range of everyday people from around the world who love to stay ahead of the curve.” Started by Josh in 2004, the blog now includes a group of treasure hunters from around the world.
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Editor & Blogger
Beyond Madison Avenue
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 3 months)
Beyond Madison Avenue was created in September 2005 as an outlet for a few select gurus to share their insights on branding and strategy, marketing and advertising, and traditional and innovative media opportunities. While at BMA, readership was expanded to over fourteen hundred subscribers, and the blog garnered more than four hundred visits per day. During my time with BMA, it was regularly ranked among the top 70 of Ad Age’s media and marketing blogs.
I started writing for Beyond Madison Avenue at its inception and served as Editor from September 2006 to November 2007. Under my guidance, BMA grew to include its own podcast, and was voted the Most Valuable Blog in a competition sponsored by eminent blogger, Joseph Jaffe, ahead of prominent challengers such as Seth Godin and Wired Magazine. -
Art Director
Merkley + Partners
(Public Company; Design industry)
June 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 6 months)
Danny Nathan’s Education
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The University of Texas at Austin
MA, Advertising, 2002 — 2004
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Washington University in St. Louis
BA, Marketing, Acting, 1998 — 2002
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Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin
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