Brad Pappas

Executive Director FEI - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Contact Info
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Bringing a theatre background to marketing (I toured the country as an actor and magician out of college and continue to appear on local stages), I have provided a creative, street theatre attitude to experiential marketing campaigns for decades. Bringing 30+ years of experience in product launches, product publicity, social media marketing, event strategy, and national in-market execution to CPG companies, including P&G, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Perfetti Van Melle, and OfficeMax. In addition, I've made a career of partnering non-profit groups with corporate sponsors, negotiating and designing partnerships with the American Cancer Society, Susan G Komen, and the First National AIDS walks.
I've been on both sides of the boardroom discussing the attributes and liabilities of sponsorship.

Specialties: Creative Development, experiential marketing, sponsorship design and management, event marketing, strategic PR planning, and product publicity.

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  • Financial Executives International (FEI) Graphic

    Executive Director

    Financial Executives International (FEI)

    - Present 2 years 1 month

    Minneapolis MN

  • President

    INSTIGATOR LLC

    - Present 9 years 6 months

    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Wanted: Brands, Non-profits, and Associations that are bored with the same old, same old. At INSTIGATOR, we start with your objectives and finish with results! Expect us to build relationships with your partners, sponsors, customers, and consumers. Our track record of building brands, designing and implementing reciprocal lasting partnerships, and creating excitement with consumers and members speaks for itself. We specialize in disruptive marketing. We design campaigns with disruptive messages…

    Wanted: Brands, Non-profits, and Associations that are bored with the same old, same old. At INSTIGATOR, we start with your objectives and finish with results! Expect us to build relationships with your partners, sponsors, customers, and consumers. Our track record of building brands, designing and implementing reciprocal lasting partnerships, and creating excitement with consumers and members speaks for itself. We specialize in disruptive marketing. We design campaigns with disruptive messages utilizing memorable tactics that either challenge the conventional thinking in an existing market or speak to a new one. Real. Relevant. Right now.
    Experience: 30 years. Retail, Experiential, PR, Digital. Strategic planning and execution for P&G, OfficeMax, Hills Science Diet, General Mills, FEI
    Real: Solutions based on clear objectives. Expectations are met because of a clear vision of success. Reality-based budget management
    Relevant: design and implement strategies that complement your brand's needs
    Right now: Senior partners involved in project management immediate response to opportunities.

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