Trudi directs staffing, purchasing, print production and traffic programs across creative disciplines including design, digital and advertising. She joined the firm in 1999 and has almost 15 years' experience in creative personnel and print production management.
Dave has been creating famous advertising for over 20 years on both sides of the Atlantic, in agencies large and small. He joined GMMB in the fall of '09 to help run the creative department, launch stellar new campaigns for all clients and leave a positive mark on the world.
Robert brings more than 30 years of award-winning experience in art direction and design to GMMB's creative group. He began working with the firm in 2000, and is now the Design Director.
John brings over 16 years of experience leading creative development for integrated product, issue and brand campaigns. He manages GMMB's creative department in its work spanning a broad range of clients and issues, leads brand development campaigns and serves as a strategic creative adviser on many of the firm's accounts.
Peter oversees an award-winning staff that is skilled in the latest production services. Peter has extensive experience in producing national advertisements, PSAs and long-format videos and documentaries. Notably, he co-produced the acclaimed thirty-minute Obama for America program, "Barack Obama: American Voices, American Solutions," as well as "The Final Days," a parody video for the White House Correspondents Dinner starring President Clinton and Kevin Spacey.
Daniel joined the firm in 2000. While at GMMB, Daniel has been a leader in traditional and nontraditional media planning & placement strategy for clients in the political, issue/advocacy and nonprofit arenas. In 2008, Daniel was awarded the Media Plan of the Year award from Adweek for his direction of the media planning, research and placement for the Obama for America campaign.
Equal parts brand marketer, futurist, business strategist and creative thinker, Christopher is a new breed of communications executive with a deep understanding of emerging technologies, social media and integrated communications. A true digital veteran, he brings a fresh perspective to the power and possibilities for marketing in this brave, new interactive world.
Jim has a background in filmmaking and public service, and boasts more than 13 years of experience in film and television. He has created award-winning work both for GMMB's clients and for leading documentary film companies.
Brad directs GMMB's Media Department, which has been recognized by Media Week as the "best spot-buying operation" in the country. With nearly 20 years of media placement experience, Brad has designed and implemented successful media plans for a wide variety of corporate, political and issue campaigns.
Kirk oversees all the creative product of GMMB. Currently, Kirk is very active orchestrating a groundbreaking brand positioning campaign for Visa Inc. in the social responsibility space. Before GMMB, he served as President ECD of Hal Riney Advertising in San Francisco.
Throughout his thirteen-year career, Dave has created advertising for a wide variety of national and international clients across a range of industries-having shot dozens of commercials on location around the world.
Kerry Stranman is Planning Director and Senior Vice President, with 14 years of experience working in commercial branding and in the world of cause and behavior change marketing. Her passion is to invite people in today's participation culture to be part of the solution to some of society's most pressing problems by identifying resonant cultural and consumer insights that speak to people's deepest motivations.
Toby Vann, senior vice president digital/engagement planning, is a conceptual and tactical thinker. Toby has primarily been working in digital marketing since 1995. He has played a number of roles in his 14 years in the digital/advertising world (primarily with Razorfish), from project management to social influence marketing to account planning. During the course of his career, he has had the opportunity to work with many well known brands including Kodak, Citibank, Conde Nast, Starwood Hotels, Capital One, Avis/Budget group, The US Air Force and Cycling Sport Group.
As lead producer for GMMB on behalf of the Obama for America Campaign, Mark coordinated a nearly two-year, multi-firm effort- participating in creative and political strategy, managing editorial and production efforts and working directly with the candidate and senior campaign staff to produce hundreds of television spots, videos and radio advertisements.