Brand Institute competitors

Richard Howe is an accomplished executive, marketer, operator, entrepreneur, technologist, deal maker and board member. His successes have included; developing and implementing data driven marketing / strategy programs; building multi-million dollar startups; turning around poorly performing businesses; acquiring strategic assets; merging public & private companies; divestitures as a capital strategy; running billion dollar corporations; developing management teams and boards; creative financing; taking companies public; and operating experience on 3 continents.Rich is a patented inventor with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Engineering, having specialized in machine learning and big data technologies that have addressed problems in Marketing, Fraud Detection and Risk Management. Among his experiences, he was a senior executive at FinTech innovator Fair Isaac, the inventor of the FICO score which profoundly changed the way credit is granted in the United States and was Chief Marketing / Strategy Officer at the Acxiom Corporation, an Information Technology pioneer. Rich is currently the Chairman and CEO of artificial intelligence for advertising innovator, INUVO Incorporated, a business he took over at the brink of bankruptcy only to subsequently build into an $70 million dollar a year company with offices in AR and CA. Rich also sits on the boards of three startups and is active in various technology, philanthropic and local/state government activities.

Harris Diamond is a Chair & CEO at McCann Worldgroup.

Daryl Simm is a Board Member at Lionsgate Entertainment, Chairman/CEO at OMNICOM GROUP INC., and Chairman at Omnicom Media Group. He works or has worked as VP:Media & Programming at PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.

Most recently, as President, RAPP EMEA & APAC - EVP, Global Clients, Marco led our international growth initiatives to build a relevant RAPP network in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Since joining the agency more than 15 years ago, he has built an extremely robust brand for RAPP internationally. Called “immensely likeable … with surplus energy that he puts to impressive use,” by The UK’s Campaign magazine, Marco is noted for his ability to develop strong relationships with global clients.

Founder (2015) and president of influencer marketing firm Carusele, which is used by America's largest consumer brands and retailers to create influencer content that drives real business results. Also founded Ignite Social Media, the original social media agency, in 2007 and continue to serve as CEO. Ignite was named \'Social Media Agency of the Year\' in 2016 by the Corporate Social Media Awards. Carusele was named \'Small Agency of the Year\' in 2017 by the Shorty Awards. Jim is also the author of the 2013 book, \'Earn It. Don't Buy It: The CMO's Guide to Social Media Marketing in a Post Facebook World,\' and the 2008 book, \'Social Media is a Cocktail Party: Why You Already Know the Rules of Social Media Marketing.\' Regularly works with the world's largest, best known brands.