David Poulos

Background in Science

1982-01-01

Designed medical treatment protocols for the U.S. Navy.

Publishing Professional

1992-01-01

Launched and grew two professional newsletters, on to over 70,000 subscribers in the first year.

Driving Organizational Growth

1996-01-01

Increased membership and participation levels at several non-profit organizations, using the same or fewer resources than previous positionholders

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science

Marketing Communications

1985

St. Joseph's University

Cert.

Electronic Data Interchange

1996

Marketing Manager

National Datacast Incorporated

. . . National Datacast was working with a larger local ad agency, and spent considerable money to develop a new brand and some standards, along with a website and some additional collateral. I wasn’t very pleased with the results, and the cost was prohibitive to engaging other marketing activates. We hired Granite Partners to do some market research and were very pleased with the report they submitted. We asked them to take on a larger project, a good-sized tradeshow display, playing off the results of their research to approach a specific vertical market. Granite Partners created the display, set the standard for brand usage, created collateral and sales pieces, created web advertising, worked with the press and even consulted on our tra

President/CEO

Freedom Telecom Services

. . . A year ago, Freedom Telecom Services was a start-up network services firm in Baltimore. We needed a corporate identity, some branding work and some PR. We knew of Granite Partners’ work from a previous company, and turned to them to help launch our company. We’re now an established, multi-million dollar global company serving major clients in several countries, and Granite Partners continues to do our marketing work. We’ve been very pleased not only with the level of expertise and service we receive - they always go the extra mile to make deadlines, reach out to the media on our behalf, etc. – but also with the results they achieve as well. They work closely with us, but without needing a lot of management time or supervision, saving

Ten Things You Can Do to Get More for Your Tradeshow Dollar

Entrepreneur Exchange Luncheon  Anne Arundle County Entrepreneur Exchange Luncheon

2012-10-24

How To Get More Bang For The Buck with Tradeshow Marketing

A review of ten ways companies can get the most of their tradeshow marketing dollar and produce better results for a higher ROI. Covers use of space and location selection, backdrop and display design, use of imagery, promotional giveaways, staff training and appearance, goal-setting, pre-show marketing, lead segmentation and processing and a wide range of tradeshow related topics that will provide audiences of all levels of sophistication new insights and motivation to try new techniques.