Meet Our Member: Jonathan DeBlanco

What company do you work for, what is your role, and how long have you been there?

Liberty Mutual Insurance, eBusiness Development Manager, 7 years.

How did you get into marketing?

Always been a passion of mine. Turning an imaginative thought into reality is exhilarating!

What big wins have you had in your marketing role?

1. Creating a robust email marketing program for MetLife in under 2 years.

2. The first one to test out pixel retargeting within email at MetLife.

3. Creating marketing campaigns around sports events that create excitement with our customers and creates opportunities for our sales agent. (Liberty Mutual)

4. Buy in from senior leadership that creating a digital footprint for local sales agents is critical as we enter into a new decade. (Liberty Mutual).

What excites you about the field of marketing today?

Technology and teaching others how to market themselves digitally.

What is your all-time favorite marketing campaign? Why?

The 1990s VW commercial with the two guys who pick up the smelly couch and then dump it off.

in terms of professional development, what area of marketing would you like to explore / learn more about?

SEO, organic search, technology, understanding data.

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Alphabet Bash Recap: Brand Leaders Discuss How to Prepare for the 2020 Republican National Convention

Alphabet Bash Recap: Brand Leaders Discuss How to Prepare for the 2020 Republican National Convention

With the Republican National Convention (August 2020) just 10 months away, Charlotte is readying itself for the international attention, upwards of 50,000 visitors and an estimated $121 million impact hosting the convention will bring to the city and its brands. The Charlotte AMA hosted a night of networking, fun, and a panel discussion from area brand leaders on what their organizations are doing to prepare for the spotlight.