Mike Conaty is President, CEO & Janitor of Brunswick Media Services LLC, a Web and Video Production company in New Brunswick, NJ. Mike’s marketing expertise lies in campaign planning, corporate branding, and account management for both the B2B and not-for-profit communities. In the video world, Mike specializes in the corporate and industrial arena, producing employee safety training videos, as well as corporate identity videos.

If the icon dock above hasn’t tipped you off, Mike is deeply involved in the social media world, as both a user and consultant to a number of clients. He is the co-host of the weekly DCTH (Design Community Twitter Hours) discussion group, bringing creative professionals from around the globe to discuss graphic design, website design, and marketing issues.

My Professional Background

I’ve had an extensive (and varied) background in both product and service marketing. Most recently, I served as Marketing Director for American Repertory Ballet/ARB’s Princeton Ballet School, New Jersey’s leading Dance Company. At ARB, I led the organizations’ re-branding efforts in anticipation of their 50th anniversary in May 2004.

As Communications Director for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, I managed the marketing and promotional efforts of the country’s largest Performing Arts trade organization, including the organizations’ 4,000+ attendee Annual Conference. My work on developing a web-based arts booking and research application forms the core of Arts Presenters current strategic technology plan.

As Director of Marketing at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), I led the redefinition of the organizations identity, and was instrumental in the negotiations with Thompson Publications to turn ELI’s flagship loose-leaf reporting service into a searchable CD-ROM.

I began his marketing career with CRC Press, Inc., a division of Times Mirror Corporation. As the youngest Product Manager in the Times Mirror Corporation at the time, I guided the marketing and promotion of a $14 million product line in Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Landscape Sciences.

In college, I spent most of my time between WCMO-TV, Marietta College’s cable station and WMRT-FM, Marietta College’s 10,000 watt Jazz & Classical Station, serving at various times as Assistant Station Manager, Jazz Producer, board operator, on-air talent, recording engineer, and news anchor.

I am a member of WBGO, a pretty-bad golfer, and not-so-bad HTML dabbler in my spare time.