Dennis Magner

Brand & Marketing Strategist @Independent Consultant

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Extensive experience building and growing businesses and brands. A skilled consumer behaviorist, strategic planner, experience designer, channel expert, writer and creative leader. Applies a design-oriented approach to strategic planning toward achieving desired business outcomes. Very adept at leading teams to see and unite around a cohesive vision…and to collectively bring that vision to reality.

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Work Background

ORDRCo-founder, CMO & Product Designer

Jan. 2021 - May. 2024Los Angeles, California, United StatesHeaded product strategy and architecture of B2B SaaS startup—extending into UX design and coordination of India-based engineering team. Lead full brand development—including identity, messaging systems and marketing asset creation; as well as GTM strategy and launch planning.

Mobile X GlobalCo-founder & Chief Marketing Officer

Jan. 2021 - May. 2023Los Angeles, California, United StatesPart of founding team that designed challenger mobile service provider model, including transformational app-based user personalization and controls. Oversaw UX architecting and UI design, in close coordination with product and engineering teams. Led discovery and planning efforts to lock brand positioning and persona; and to generate a properly-kitted system of identity components, aimed at creating break through in a category that had succumb to the corporate tendency of sucking the life out of lifestyle brands. The result was the birthing of a brand that wasn’t afraid to say what it meant…and to stand-up for consumers. Bootstrapped brand development and asset creation with minimal resources to project “bigger than actual” market perception; to provoke confidence in the brand with prospective channel partners, press, investors and consumers. Effort led to distribution deal with Walmart—making MobileX the maverick offering within the retailer’s mobile service lineup.

360flyChief Marketing Officer

Mar. 2015 - Oct. 2016Led launch of global brand and marketing initiatives for 360-degree action camera brand. Oversaw discipline-focused teams in advertising, online, influencer & social, event marketing; along with supporting retail channel partners, including Best Buy.

Magner SanbornPresident

Apr. 2003 - May. 2015Spokane, Washington, United StatesFounder and managing partner of 50-person advertising and brand design firm, representing brands across a range of categories; including AmericanWest Bank, Amp'd Mobile, Amtrak, Boost Mobile Australia, Netflix, Qualcomm and others. - Worked closely with Netflix brand team throughout DVD/mailbox to streaming evolution. - Oversaw writing and production of three national Super Bowl commercials within a five-week production window for Qualcomm's FloTV, mobile TV brand. - Awarded Advertising Age's "Small Agency of the Year"

White Runkle AssociatesCreative Director

May. 1994 - Jun. 2001Spokane, Washington, United StatesAgency creative team lead on wireless service accounts when category was in its infancy—initially under the Cellular One brand (both McCaw Communications-owned and Western Wireless). - Managed national brand transition to AT&T Wireless, and recurring production of all retail merchandising materials for both direct and indirect channels. - Led redesign of AT&T Wireless branded stores; including concept studies, testing, production, kitting, and installation.