Relationship Leaders Avg. 20+ Yrs Experience
Mark Jones, Senior Partner (Founder)
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1984 grad from University of Georgia MMR program
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Founded MMR Research in 1999
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Client-side experience with McNeil Consumer Products and Lipton Tea Company
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Former Vice President/Partner at Booth Research Services
Bill Denk, Senior Partner
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1982 grad from University of Georgia MMR program
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Over 25 years professional research experience
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18 years with M/A/R/C (AE to Senior VP)
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Expert in strategic research design, high impact reporting, customer satisfaction/retention work
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Diverse client, industry and methodological experience
Bruce Olson, Partner
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1993 grad from University of Georgia MMR program
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Partner, 18 years experience, includes US & International Research
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Formerly at M/A/R/C Research in Marketing Sciences, spent 7 years at The Coca-Cola Company (Global Brand Research, led research in Netherlands)
Tami Lunn, VP Account Services
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1987 grad from University of Texas
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Vice President, 17 years of experience within new product forecasting (over 500 projects)
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Expert in designing and interpreting new product, line extension and product re-positionings for forecasting
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Spent time on-site at Frito-Lay with Decision Insight, a leader in Virtual Shopping
Rob Lorys, SVP Client Development
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1979 MBA Marketing grad from Adelphi University, NY
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30 years successful Marketing Leadership experience in CPG Industry
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Client experience from Con Agra, Kellogg Co, and Georgia Pacific with last position as VP Integrated Marketing
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Diverse background in sales, market research, finance/budgeting, brand marketing, and marketing services
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Proven strategic leader with successful track record of profitable growth, new product innovation, merger integration and brand rejuvenation
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"Top 100 Marketers" in USA- Advertising Age (2000)
Walter Blotkamp, VP Account Services
- 25 years Marketing/Marketing Research experience with Capital One and Verizon/Bell Atlantic
- MA in Applied Research from West Virginia University BA in Sociology/Economics from William and Mary.
- Specialty focus on retention, innovation, brand health
- Past senior faculty, Keller Graduate School of Mgmnt
- Past chair, YPPA National Media Research Committee
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/wblotkamp
Project Leaders Avg. 10+ Yrs Experience
Ravi Raina, Director-Client Services
- 1989 MBA with Ph.D. level coursework in research methods
- 15 years in research
- Highly knowledgeable and experienced in a broad variety of research methods across verticals
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/raviraina
Andrea Murphy, Senior Project Director
- MS in Marketing/Decision Science from Georgia State University
- Over 10 years marketing research experience with research suppliers and client-side with InterContinental Hotels
- Started career in project management at NFO Research and later at M/A/R/C Research
Renee Schlosberg, Director - Client Services
- 1998 grad from University of Georgia MMR program
- Client-side experience with Eastman Kodak (6 years), GTE (Verizon), and others
- Diverse industry experience
- Located on-site at The Home Depot since 2007
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/renee-schlosberg/7/17b/691
Ben Tolchinsky, Director, Client Services
- 2004 grad from University of Georgia MMR program
- Supports MMR clients in all phases of the research process -- from decision identification / objective development to study design, project management, and analysis and reporting.
- Spent 2 years with Burke Inc. (after UGA) after having originally been with MMR Research from 2001 to 2003.
- 1996 graduate of Penn State University
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-tolchinsky/3/37b/797
Miguel Beckles, Senior Project Director
- 2000 MBA grad from University of Michigan and 2004 University of Georgia MMR grad
- 15 years of experience with client experience at Abbott Laboratories consumer products division
- Diverse background in market research, finance/budgeting, brand marketing, and marketing services
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/miguel-beckles/1/305/b56
Sandra Holmes, Senior Project Manager
- Graduated in 2001 with BBA in marketing from University of Georgia
- 3 years in media planning with OMD Atlanta on Cingular account
- 2005 grad from University of Georgia MMR program
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sandra-holmes/7/248/909
Patricia Breed, Senior Project Manager
- 7 years diverse experience including advertising, media relation, experiential marketing, and market research
- 2009 grad from University of Georgia MMR Program
- Spent 2 years on the Consumer Insights team at The Home Depot
- BS in Science, Technology, and Culture (STAC) and Management from Georgia Tech
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciabreed
Operations Support Avg. 20+ Yrs Experience
Terry Crawford, VP Operations
- 25 years in Market Research
- 15 years with Catalina Marketing Research Solutions (VP Operations to Sr. VP of Operations responsible for Analytics, Data Collection, Programming, Sampling, and Tabulation)
- Decades of successful project management on a widely diverse selection of research from small projects to large-scale global initiatives.
- Fluent in several programming languages and database applications (creates more efficient operational processes)
Lou Ciaccia, Director of Operations
- 1994 grad of Florida State University
- 12 years experience in marketing research data collection and project management
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lou-ciaccia/12/45/a61
Advanced Analytics Partners
Dr. John Wurst, President, AMS Consulting & UGA Professor
- Over 20 years of multivariate analysis experience.
- Regularly teaches executive seminars on experimental design, conjoint, and discrete choice.
- Possesses specific expertise in product optimization, new product development, pricing, market segmentation, and customer/employee satisfaction modeling. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-wurst/5/973/749
