Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Highlights Of Expertise
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Brand Experience
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Tony Sweeney

Media,Pennsylvania

Summary

Over 25 years of experience leading media and advertising innovation for high-growth organizations and brands. Talent for launching leading-edge paid media advertising programs that generate positive ROAS performance. Expert presenter, negotiator and businessperson; able to forge solid relationships with partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT / MEDIA DIRECTOR

LevLane Advertising/PR/Interactive
01.1997 - Current

Provide executive-level leadership with full advertising and media accountability for all business activities

  • Lead a team that supports client marketing efforts by leveraging media strategies that build brand awareness and consideration for current and future customers as well as acquire current in-market shoppers
  • Develop media programs that maximize results for a diverse set of markets and audience segments, including financial services, retail, food & beverage, healthcare and pharmaceutical
  • Manage the agency relationship and roadmap overarching media strategy across all channels, operations and P&L
  • Restructured departments for increased efficiency, optimizing resource allocation and improving communication between teams.
  • Enhanced company performance by implementing new strategies and streamlining operations.

ASSOCIATE MEDIA DIRECTOR

LevLane Advertising/PR/Interactive
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Identified business challenges, provided strategic input on cross-channel media recommendations and developed new business opportunities with existing and new client prospects
  • Provided oversight on program budgets and designed efficient media planning processes and tools
  • Demonstrated thought leadership with clients by developing and presenting industry/market research findings, search and social trends, benchmarking and other pertinent information.

Media Supervisor

LevLane Advertising
01.1994 - 01.1996

Media Senior Planner / Buyer

LevLane Advertising
01.1992 - 01.1995

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Communications -

Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Skills

  • Holistic Media Strategy and Planning
  • Market Segmentation & Analysis
  • Cost Reduction and Avoidance
  • Public Speaking
  • Operations Management
  • Revenue Generation

Affiliations

  • Nativity BVM Parish Communications Council
  • Saint Josephs University Marketing Department Advisory Board

Highlights Of Expertise

  • Strategic Business Planning
  • Cost Reduction and Avoidance
  • Media Strategy and Planning
  • Budget Administration / Management
  • Media Performance Analysis
  • Process Redesign / Change Management
  • Market Segmentation & Analysis
  • Team Building and Leadership

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS


  • Lead a department of 18 the growth and management of annual client media budgets in excess of $40MM
  • Participate in agency new business efforts successful in the acquisition of $2M in new business revenue in 2021.
  • Introduced strategic and tactical action plans to increase revenues two-fold and leverage existing utilization to surpass all current industry standards, causing a 10- to 60% increase in digital media composition
  • Partnered with marketing leadership to drive efficiency and scale in media strategy across international markets
  • Provided leadership and coordination in the transition of the Tampa field office back to Philadelphia after growing the office’s revenue by 30% through the acquisition of a KFC Florida account
  • KFC Media Award - KFC Corporate Inaugural "Overall Best Of" Award

Brand Experience

Healthcare: Highmark Wholecare, Rothman Institute, US Digestive Health; Financial: Provident Bank, Beneficial Bank, Sovereign Bank; Food: Clemens Food Group, Yum Brands; Higher Education: Drexel University; Retail: Auto Lenders, Massage Envy. 



Timeline

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT / MEDIA DIRECTOR

LevLane Advertising/PR/Interactive
01.1997 - Current

ASSOCIATE MEDIA DIRECTOR

LevLane Advertising/PR/Interactive
01.1996 - 01.1997

Media Supervisor

LevLane Advertising
01.1994 - 01.1996

Media Senior Planner / Buyer

LevLane Advertising
01.1992 - 01.1995

Bachelor of Arts in Communications -

Temple University
Tony Sweeney