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John Cacciatore

Summary of Qualifications

Enthusiastic, high energy sales and management professional with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and an extensive background in the following broad based competencies:   

• Demonstrated ability to grow fine art gallery business and maintain profitability through challenging economic conditions.
• Develops and maintains local, national and international relationships with key decision makers resulting in long term, multiple transaction relationships.
• Excellent qualifications in strategic planning with comprehensive knowledge of management, organizational development, team building and project execution.

 Professional Experience

 Dartmouth Street Gallery, Inc, Albuquerque, NM Founder, President - Contemporary Fine Art         (1982 – Present)

Developed art consulting business and art gallery with a focus on fortune 500 companies. Strategic planner and implementer of public relation and advertising campaigns. Implemented Co-Op advertising program with vendors, doubling ad budgets and firmly established well respected brand.

•  Leadership for company through 3 national economic recessions shifting focus of marketing campaigns and efforts to more profitable sectors keeping company profitable

• Development of new media and effective use of the internet to increase market share.

•  Implementation of artist’s services program establishing successful career paths for artists.

• Management of asset portfolio including real estate, equities and art collection.

                                                                                                                                                        May 2001 –September 2002)

Lions Gate Entertainment, Marina Del Rey, CA – Auction,  Product Placement Consultant

(Sold entire warehouse of props acquired from Trimark Pictures in 5 months. Converted storage liability into cash asset.

•   Review Scripts pre-production, make recommendations for Product Placement opportunities.

• Develop and implement Strategy for Auction Program:

• Digital Photography, Web Placement, HTML

• Customer Relation Management

Fandom, Inc., Santa Monica CA   Senior Vice President Auctions                                                         (September 2000- April 2001)

Developed and implemented in house auction program. Leveraged corporate assets including web based advertising, sweepstakes promotions, magazine advertising, catalogue production, convention services, product licensing, product manufacturing and sales, into an integrated marketing program. Presented and acquired deals of integrated marketing program to Major Movie studios like MGM, Universal, Sony, Fox, Dreamworks, Lions Gate Entertainment, Etc.

• Turned department around from a loss to profitability in 60 days.

• Re-focused marketing program resulting in 550% increase in usage and 210% increase in revenue.

• Conceived, wrote copy and implemented marketing plan.

References:  upon request