Michael Howard

CardSnoop is the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date pricing tool for the trading card industry. Email or message me about JV & advertising: mike@cardsnoop.com.

We specialize in working with and acquiring established, US-based, non-technology companies in the business to business and home services space that are generating between $1M and $5M in annual revenue. The companies we work with have typically been established for greater than 10 years, have management, systems, and clients in place and engage with us to help them solve financial/cash flow issues or to help their ownership achieve a successful exit.

Snowband Capital is focused on identifying companies with very specific needs that we are supremely qualified to help them address. We invest both seed and human capital into companies that already have a strong founding team but need help on the technology side of the business in both leadership and architecture. Although we are very diverse and flexible, we primarily focus on companies in software, fin tech, robotics, artificial intelligence, travel, food service, professional entertainment, and healthcare.

TMGA: The Mobile Growth Agency works exclusively with Mobile Apps and Mobile Games. We help our clients Acquire, Activate, and Enage high value users. Our Full-Stack Mobile Marketing approach encompasses every aspect of a successful mobile growth program. We implement and optimize the Mobile Growth Tech Stack (Attribution & Analytics), Organic Results, Paid User Acquisition, and Engagement for our clients.

Rocket Fuel delivers a leading programmatic media-buying platform at Big Data scale that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to improve marketing ROI in digital media across web, mobile, video, and social channels. Rocket Fuel powers digital advertising and marketing programs globally for customers in North America, Europe, and Japan. Customers use Rocket Fuel's Advertising That Learns (R) platform to achieve brand and direct-response objectives in diverse industries from luxury cars to groceries to retail. Rocket Fuel currently operates in 19 offices worldwide and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "FUEL." For more information, please visit http://www.rocketfuel.com.

I consult with businesses, from startups to enterprise clients, to identify if they would benefit from using Trada's services for paid search advertising. The Trada Marketplace is the best paid search solution for companies who want to advertise on Google and Yahoo/Bing. When you launch a campaign in Trada, you have access to a community of thousands of certified paid search professionals who do the work on your behalf: constantly researching, analyzing and optimizing, all on a pay for performance model. The result? You save time, maintain control and visibility, and increase ROI.

Responsible for establishing new client relationships and building existing relationships in an effort to increase overall business, and meet client objectives. Work closely with clients to create successful online marketing plans. Provide consulting to direct clients who do not have agency representation. Educate and present online marketing options that will achieve their goals. Develop detailed proposals illustrating how Adtegrity can successfully reach a client's target audience and achieve their online marketing objectives Manage large advertising brands and budgets, ensuring they are strategically placed. Work closely with a team of Account Managers to ensure campaigns are managed properly from the initial setup through campaign completion and post-campaign reporting and analysis.

Built a business selling "0% Interest, Everyone Approved, No Credit Check" consumer financing to businesses. Sold accounts in person and over the phone, built an email marketing program, implemented Salesforce.com as a CRM solution, created a social media strategy, attended trade shows, made presentations to large groups of potential customers. Sold numerous locations, with many clients extending our program to multiple locations and referring colleagues to me.

Consistently exceeded quota, was in top 10% of salespeople for this fast-growing leader in local online advertising. Sold more dentists, 64, than any other sales rep at Yodle; above average revenue generated per sale. Mentored teammates in becoming better salespeople and directly assisted them in closing sales.

I managed the Corporate Sales Division for this growing online retailer. Responsible for all inbound and outbound sales activities. I Increased corporate revenues by 272% and customer base by 263%. I championed and implemented Salesforce.Com, sold to business owners and executives at Medtronic, Morgan Stanley, Aramark, Hobart, and other large enterprises. In addition, I built and managed our affiliate marketing program. When I started the program, the affiliate program generated $30,000 in revenue, in 2009 it will generate close to $700,000 in revenue. While at GourmetGiftBaskets.com I also had the opportunity to work on a broad variety of projects including everything from SEO optimization, trade show planning and execution, catalog writing, and even our successful attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records record for World's Largest Cupcake." While I was at GourmetGiftBaskets.com, we have became the "Web's Fastest Growing Retailer 2008" (Internet Retailer Magazine) and one of "America's Fastest Growing Private Companies" (we were #37 on Inc. Magazine's "Inc. 500 List" for 2008).

Designed and Marketed t-shirts to fellow students. Operated a vending machine business while in attendance.