Alan Flohr
Foster City, CA 94404
SUMMARY
A battle tested professional with depth of experience in sales,
marketing, client services, consulting and general management.
Uniquely suited for senior executive roles that call for strong
leadership skills and proven revenue generation expertise to drive
growth.
EXPERIENCE
Epsilon 2010 - 2012
One of the world's largest full service direct, database, and digital
marketing agencies.
Vice President and General Manager
P&L responsibility and executive oversight of all activities
required to serve existing customers and support sales to new
customers based in the Western US. Delivered revenue growth in
excess of 4x goal from customer base that included major brands
in retail, travel and technology.
EMM Group 2005 - 2009
EMM Group provides Enterprise Marketing Management software and
consulting services based on the P&G brand building way to optimize
marketing practices for Global 2000 companies.
Consultant, SVP Sales, Demand Generation
Led demand generation efforts targeting Global 2000 marketers
through a team of 15 people based throughout the US, Asia and
Europe and led client service delivery for selected accounts.
Introduced cutting edge enterprise marketing management tools
and facilitated their implementation for dozens of businesses
around the world.
INFORMATIVE (now Satmetrix) 2004 - 2005
Informative technology allows marketers to identify and communicate
with their most influential brand advocates to maximize their impact
on marketing campaigns and positive word of mouth.
Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development
Responsible for all aspects of worldwide sales and business
development, targeting Fortune 1000 marketers through both
direct and channel based selling efforts. Expanded company
offering from survey research to word-of-mouth marketing and Net
Promoter diagnostics; successfully positioned company for
eventual sale to Satmetrix.
HARMONIC COMMUNICATIONS 2001 - 2003
Harmonic technology allowed companies to maximize their return on
traditional and online media spending by automating the collection and
analysis of marketing and response data.
Chief Operating Officer
Promoted to COO from initial role as SVP Sales to lead all
functional areas for this Dentsu backed marketing technology
provider. Restructured company to conserve use of resources and
extend development window. Delivered against key technology
milestones and acquired critical mass of Global 2000 customers,
resulting in a successful fund raising and CEO recruitment.
DIGITAL IMPACT (now Acxiom Digital) 1999 - 2001
A premier provider of email marketing, consulting and other online
direct marketing services.
Vice President, Sales & Client Services / Vice President,
Channel Marketing & Sales
Built sales, consulting and client services team from staff of
25 to +100 nationwide. Drove revenue from $1.3 to $40.0MM with
+70% from Fortune 1000 enterprises. Key member of executive
management team through IPO process, post bubble crash and
subsequent recovery.
ADVO INCORPORATED 1995 - 1999
America's largest full service direct mail marketing agency.
Vice President, Interactive Media and Strategic Account
Development Developed interactive media selling strategy and
executed plan through nationwide sales staff of +500 associates.
Exceeded sales objective by a factor of 10. One of 12
Chairman's Award Winners within a company of thousands in 1998.
Vice President, Field Marketing Led marketing team for a
$120MM business unit. Converted operating loss to $10MM profit
in one year; a new company record.
Director, Marketing Planning Developed strategy and tactical
plans for targeted categories resulting in +20% volume growth
for targeted clients in traditionally slow growth categories.
MARKETING CORP OF AMERICA / NEW PARADIGM VENTURES 1991 - 1995
A marketing consulting company / consulting and venture capital
provider.
Principal - NPV Co-founded marketing consulting and venture
capital company dedicated to creating and participating in new
growth initiatives for Fortune 500 companies.
Consultant - MCA Completed a variety of domestic and
international marketing consulting and acquisition due diligence
assignments in a number of b to b and b to c business
categories.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
ANNA Marketing Partners, LLC 2012-Present
Independent marketing services and consulting firm.
ZUMBOX Fall / Winter 2009
Short duration role leading Sales for Westlake Village based,
ALC funded start-up company.
MAXSPEED CORPORATION Fall / Winter 2003
Short duration role leading Sales and Marketing functions for
computer hardware manufacturer.
SONY CORPORATION Summer 1990
Student Internship - Tokyo, Japan Formulated PalmTop Computer
U.S. market entry strategy.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1986 - 1989
Design Engineer Directed factory and product design
improvements at U.S. and international production facilities.
Received Westinghouse patent award for innovative new fastener
design.
EDUCATION
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Hanover, NH
THE AMOS TUCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Master of Business Administration
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Other - Community leader and 7-year President, Foster City Little
League Board of Directors, serving a population of 30,000
residents. Enjoy coaching youth sports and participating in
competitive team sports, distance running, cycling, golf and
scuba diving.