Christine L. McGlasson
Marketing ( Advertising ( Public Relations ( Consumer Promotions ( Market
Research
**** **** ****** ***, ***** 100 ( Gold River, CA 95670 ( Ph 916-***-****
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
50 PLUS MARKETING & ADVERTISING (Gold River, California) 2007 to
Present
. Marketing Consultant
o Specializes in providing affordable marketing, advertising,
public relations, promotion, research, and new product
development services and solutions that effectively target the
50 and older age demographic.
RALEY'S SUPERMARKETS (Sacramento, California) 2004 to
2006
. Vice President - Marketing & Advertising
o Responsible for $32 million marketing and advertising budget, as
well as the
Consumer Affairs Department.
o Developed market psychographic segmentation by individual store,
culinary coach program, new interior design schemes, customer
shopping preference analysis, ethnic diversity marketing plan,
etc.
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS (Sacramento, California) 1986 to 2004
. Director - Consumer Foods Division (2000 to 2004)
o Directed all sales and marketing functions for consumer
products. During past five years, increased sales by over 10%
each year, and provided annual net profits from $6 to $8 million
on $80 million in sales in the domestic and international
retail, foodservice, and Growers' Stores business segment.
. Director - International & Domestic Marketing (1992 to 2000)
o Managed all advertising and consumer promotion, including in-
house agency, international ad agencies, freelance designers,
broadcast producers, etc. Also managed the sales and marketing
for the retail and foodservice units.
. Director - Advertising & Promotion (1985 to 1992)
o Supervised ad agency, developed advertising campaign and
consumer promotions. Directed award-winning advertising
campaign, "A Can a Week, That's All We Ask," which helped
increase sales by 24% and made the Blue Diamond brand name
synonymous with snack nuts.
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL MEDIA (Hollywood, California) 1984 to 1986
. Regional Director - Western International Media, Sacramento
o Established new Sacramento branch office and purchased media for
six
new and existing accounts.
SEVEN-UP USA (St. Louis, Missouri) 1980 to
1984
. Advertising & Media Manager
o Managed over $15 million in co-op media funds with 95 Seven-Up
franchise bottlers and 25 local advertising agencies in 13
western states.
o Developed advertising and local promotional brand programs.
o Created Radio & TV Media Merchandising Manual with 200
promotional concepts.
o Received Seven-Up's "Highest Achievement Award" for 1984
OTHER RELEVANT POSITIONS
. General Manager - Rancho Murieta Country Club & Marketing Director for
Rancho Murieta Properties
. Producer/Director/Writer/Announcer - KCRA-TV, KCTC, and WSB Radio
. Marketing Instructor - University of California, Davis & Burapha
University, Thailand
. Chief of Public Affairs for the California Air National Guard (Reserve
Rank of Lt Col)
. Radio and Television Voice-Over Announcer & Copywriter
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE - California State University, Sacramento
. Major in Communications & Minor in Marketing
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
. Major in Radio & Television & Minor in Advertising
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
. Voted Sacramento Business Woman of the Year by Sacramento Chamber of
Commerce
. Voted Marketing Director of the Year by the Superior California
Building Industry Association
. Voted Advertising Person of the Year by the Sacramento Advertising
Club
. Selected for Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in the West, Who's
Who in Finance & Industry, and the World's Who's Who of Women.
. Received five Air Force Commendation Medals for public relations and
audio-visual excellence while serving weekends in the California Air
National Guard as Chief of Public Affairs for the State of California.
. Continually receive attendee ratings as one of the top speakers at
various training seminars and convention presentations.
. Appointed U.C. Davis Instructor to teach "Marketing to Americans" to
MBA students at Burapha University in Bangkok, Thailand.
CREATIVE AWARDS
Winner of over 100 Local, Regional & National Awards for Creative
Direction, Copywriting, Announcing, and Broadcast Production
. 4 CLIO Awards; 3 American Advertising Federation (AAF) Awards; 2 Los
Angeles Ad Club Awards (Lulu's); 6 Silver Microphone Awards (Radio
Spots); 2 New York Advertising Club Awards (Addy's); 5 San Francisco
Advertising Club Cable Car Awards; 4 National Retail Merchants
Association Awards; 3 Radio Advertising Bureau Awards; 15 National
Federal of Cooperatives Awards; 18 Magazine Starch Report Awards for
"Best Noted & Read" Trade Ads; Over 60 Sacramento Advertising Club
Delta Awards.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
. Sacramento Zoological Society - Currently a Board Member & Chairman of
the Marketing Committee
. Sacramento Advertising Club - Past-President
. Sacramento Women in Advertising - Past Vice-President
. Sacramento Better Business Bureau - Past Board Member
. Sacramento Symphony Association - Past Board Member
. Presently a member of the American Marketing Association, Women in
International Trade, International Foodservice Editorial Council,
Promotional Marketing Association, Women in Foodservice, Sacramento Ad
Club, Sacramento Zoological Society, and the S.P.C.A.
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