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Mike Elenterio

New York,NY

Summary

Consumer-focused strategist with a record of building impactful and innovative strategies for global Fortune 500 brands, and a passion for increased LGBTQ+ representation in marketing & advertising.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Strategy Director

Giant Spoon
New York, NY
10.2022 - Current

Core Clients: NBC, HBO, The New York Mets, AT&T

  • Strategic lead for Giant Spoon's NBC account, servicing the brand as its strategy agency of record. Responsibilities include managing a team of seven strategists to deliver strategic direction and planning for all current programming, upcoming series, and existing franchises
  • Lead and implemented the campaign strategy for HBO's House of the Dragon Season 2 promotions, including CGI content, real-life banners across iconic NYC establishments, small business partnerships, and placing the dragon Vhagar on top of the Empire State Building
  • Co-lead Giant Spoon's AT&T account, providing experiential strategy for customer appreciation activations such as the brand's PAX West experience
  • Collaborate with cross-agency teams to deliver high-impact strategies and activations that successfully grow our client's business

Senior Strategist

R/GA
New York, NY
04.2014 - 10.2022

Core Clients: Samsung Global, Verizon, Ally Bank, Michael's

  • Created disruptive strategies that integrated platform, consumer, and cultural trends, behaviors, and insights
  • Lead a multidisciplinary team including brand strategy, connections strategy, marketing sciences, and creative
  • Developed user journeys, content ecosystems, rollout calendars, tactical briefs, and creative briefs for social and digital campaign executions
  • Conducted research to identify opportunities to grow my clients' business and foster community engagement
  • Built and evangelized online communities to shift brand perception and grow brand loyalty
  • Represented R/GA as strategic and social lead for clients
  • Founded and served as co-chair of R/GA's LGBTQ+ Network to ensure inclusive and accurate representation of queer people in agency work and internal policies

Education

Bachelor of Science - Marketing & Management Information Systems

Binghamton University
05.2013

Skills

  • Brand Strategy
  • Digital & Social Strategy
  • Content & Influencer Strategy
  • Research & Insight Development
  • Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese (Limited)
  • GWI, MRI Simmons, Brandwatch, Affinio, Tagger

Affiliations

Volunteer as Strategy Director for Do the WeRQ, a queer grassroots organization looking to create positive, tangible change in LGBTQ+ representation, inclusion, equity, and share of voice in the advertising and marketing industry

Timeline

Associate Strategy Director

Giant Spoon
10.2022 - Current

Senior Strategist

R/GA
04.2014 - 10.2022

Bachelor of Science - Marketing & Management Information Systems

Binghamton University
Mike Elenterio