MIKE BLINDER
President
Mike is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in media, sales and marketing. As owner and manager of The Blinder Group performs training, designs sales programs and conducts seminars for clients all over the world. [ more ]
E-mail: mike@blindergroup.com
BARBARA WICKMAN
Senior Associate
Barbara Wickman brings to the Blinder Group 26 years of sales and marketing experience. Barbara has worked with hundreds of small businesses coast-to-coast, as well as Fortune 500 companies, as a business consultant for CMGI's "Zip2" initiative. In that capacity she met small, medium and large businesses - in markets all over North America - as she trained advertising salespeople on how to bring multimedia solutions to their customers. [ more ]
E-mail: barbara@blindergroup.com
JANE BRUCE
Associate
With over 28 years of professional experience, Jane Bruce is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, marketing and sales success story. After graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree, Jane started her career as a Territory Manager for Rural Gravure Inc, working with newspapers and radio stations across the country, in developing new revenue streams. [ more ]
E-mail: jane@blindergroup.com
FRANK DORF
Associate
Frank started working with local business owners in Sacramento, where he was a senior marketing executive at the Sacramento Bee, tasked with the development of the first interactive media sales solutions they provided. His success achieved him the honor of "Marketing Person of the Year." It was there that Frank quickly gained the reputation as a teacher and coach, helping the Sacramento business community grow using "new media" solutions. [ more ]
RON WELBY
Associate
Ron Welby has over 20 years experience working with businesses and assisting them with their media and marketing needs. Ron started working for Belo Communications in New England as a senior manager in charge of new product development. It was there that he found the Internet and the Internet found him. Quickly adapting his technical abilities to this new emerging media, he found himself launching new online products for thousands of local businesses in the Providence area. [ more ]
CHARLIE PONGER
Associate
Charlie Ponger has had years of traditional media experience handling national TV sales for MMT and Storer when he went on to manage various radio stations in Connecticut and Florida. It was in the mid 1990's that he discovered his passion for interactive media. He became one of the pioneers of the Internet advertising industry as business development manager for New York-based Internet Broadcast Systems. [ more ]
KEVIN McCRUDDEN
Consultant
Kevin has a broad-based background in sales, marketing, advertising, media convergence, Internet E-commerce, management, leadership and sports. He has conducted sales, management, leadership and motivational programs from Seattle, WA to Miami, Fl and Boston, MA to San Diego, CA. He has provided motivational programs for management, sales, youth, college and professional sports teams. Kevin also spent years as a media sales trainer, having recently been in charge of advertising sales training for New York's Newsday and the St. Petersburg (FL) Times. Kevin was also a lead multimedia sales trainer for Promax, an industry leading sales development firm. [ more ]
E-mail: kevin@blindergroup.com
ROBIN BLINDER
Business Manager
E-mail: robin@blindergroup.com
KATHY JUNGJOHANN
Creative Director
Kathy Jungjohann is an award-winning newspaper and magazine art director, who now plies her craft on the Web. Kathy is currently publisher and webmaster for World Defense Review, and creative director of OperaWeb.com. She has designed news sites for MaineToday.com, as well as the weekly entertainment section of the Portland Press Herald. Prior to moving to Maine, Kathy's career as a publications designer included positions as Art Director of Regardie's magazine, of the Health and Science section of the Washington Post, and of the Baltimore Sun Sunday Magazine. She has won several national awards for her art direction and illustration.
E-mail: kathy@blindergroup.com
TREVOR JENNINGS
Systems Consultant
E-mail: trevor@blindergroup.com
The Blinder Group
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New Port Richey, FL 34652 USA
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