Sam Fusco: General Manager/Project Manager in Santa Monica, CA

Gofobo.com offers tools to clients to bring awareness, promotions and an e-ticketing solution to their events. Gofobo.com provides unique solutions for entertainment clients seeking targeted awareness and communication to movie lovers everywhere. Clients: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Open Road Films, 21st Century Fox Films, Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Films, The Weinstein Company and Sony Pictures. Responsibilities: ? Responsible for leading and managing initiatives in Web Development, Marketing, Publicity, Promotion, Advertising, Marketing, Digital Campaign Management, Market/ Consumer Research, Social Media and Site Analytics ? Lead a division of web developers, marketing, QA, publicity, social media, digital strategists and promotional personnel to launch an electronic ticketing and social media web site for studio advance screenings. ? Worked as key liaison with both the clients and business stakeholders in eliciting requirements. ? Utilized JIRA and Agile/Scru

Marketing, Graphic Design, Pre-Press and Printing Services Clients: LA Dodgers, Walt Disney Motion Picture Group, Nike, Starbucks, DermaSweep and Genius Products. Responsibilities: ? Oversaw all aspects of managing in-house marketing and graphic design group including strategy, direction, and presentation for clients in entertainment, sports, and pharmaceutical/medical device and retail industries. Direct activities of eight graphic designers, copywriters, proofreader and production manager. ? Utilized client’s Digital Asset Management Systems (DAM) to provide worldwide distribution of creative assets. Clients included LA Dodgers, Walt Disney Motion Picture Group, Nike, Starbucks, DermaSweep and Genius Products. Achievements: ? Developed and managed a business that generated annual revenues of approximately $2M.

Responsibilities: ? Recruited to the company as it released its first film to oversee all operational activities of a film marketing department and in building the reputation of one of Hollywood's premier entertainment companies - Castle Rock Entertainment . ? Tasked to create, structure, train and supervise the marketing and public relations departments. ? Directed marketing campaigns of all Castle Rock Films and worked with network marketing departments on company's television programming-most notably, Seinfeld. ? Directed publicity/marketing strategy to be implemented for a film's theatrical release. ? Functioned as liaison with distribution companies and ensured dissemination of release pattern and marketing strategy to publicity and advertising departments. ? Created and supervised Castle Rock film and television marketing campaigns for Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy consideration. Achievements: ? Castle Rock Entertainment released over 60 films and earned global recognition as pur

Responsibilities: ? Joined principals to reconceived and reposition product line for Target Inc Conceive design elements for launch of a home products line to include creative design, copy, customer identification and retention programs. ? Conducted consumer and competitive analysis to identify home products customer. ? Outlined strategic and tactical plan for launch of home products line to include branding campaign, strategic and tactical partnerships, public relations opportunities and advertising objectives. ? Outlined customer identification and retention programs, in-store display and customer interface systems. Firm approved of initial presentation and project direction.

Syndicated TV Sales and Television Programming. Responsibilities: ? Developed promotional and sales materials for national sales network. ? Conducted program sales analysis and created special promotion campaigns for new TV programs. ? Assisted Executive Vice President of Creative Affairs to develop new promotion and advertising campaigns.

? Selected as Wing Executive Officer to prepare for ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection) by Inspector General of Air Force, this occurred every two years. ? Worked with senior staff to ensure all problem areas in pre-inspection were addressed. ? Attended USAF Navigation, Electronic Warfare, Combat Crew Training, Instructor Electronic Warfare Training and Strategic Air Command Tactics Schools. ? Achieved Navigator Rating in USAF in 1983. Achievements: ? Base achieved highest ORI evaluation in 1988 from among all other Strategic Air Command Bases.