Kenton Ruff

Founder & CEO @Nodis G.K.

Marketing DirectorMarketingBusiness AnalystMarketing Analytics ManagerC-level ExecutiveSales & BizDevCMOConsultingCustomer Success ManagerBrand Marketing ManagerAdvisorCustomer Researcher

Result-driven Media/Communications Professional with a comprehensive background leading client-side and agency-side business consultation and relationship management, marketing mix integration and assessment, market/consumer research and activity effectiveness analytics, strategic advertising and communication planning, new service and solution development and expansion, and global collaboration for marketing and brand development. Experience identifying and pursuing effective and innovative engagement opportunities, crafting and optimizing go-to-market communication architectures and approaches, managing media/research vendor and PR/activation agency relations, working with senior management executives, and localizing and blending global best practices into an organization. Won a Cannes Gold Media Lion for “Vidal Sassoon Branding Goes Mobile” in 2004. Fluent in Japanese and English. Areas of strength include: • Integrated Marketing • Media Planning & Buying • Strategic Communications • KPI Evaluation & Analytics • Team Leadership • Global Coordination • Market/Consumer Research • Relationship Building • Organizational Development • Consumer Context Planning • Project Management • Resourcing & Negotiations