WSI Digital Marketing in Las Vegas
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About Mike
Mike Watkins
Mike Watkins is a marketing and communications professional based in Las Vegas. His background includes copywriting, project management, and production development for advertising agencies in addition to sales and marketing leadership in broadcast television and online advertising.
With over 20 years of both traditional and new media experience, Mike’s insights into the forever changing media world have become a vital resource to business owners and marketing directors. Having sold and managed literally hundreds of campaigns utilizing convergent media, his experience has made him one of the leading experts in media efficiency.
In January, of 2009, Mike founded Touchpoint Marketing, a marketing consultancy company, and established an office for WSI Digital Marketing, an international company specializing in Internet marketing, business automation, and online advertising. Mike’s marketing and advertising experience, along with the worldwide expertise of WSI make his firm a powerful force for businesses looking for the most cost-effective means to grow their competitive advantage.
Nicole Dupre, a marketing executive with expertise in print, analytics, and social media marketing, partnered with Mike in the firm. Nicole contributes a wealth of knowledge in new media strategy and execution.
Touchpoint Marketing and WSI Digital Marketing partner with various advertising agencies, marketing professionals, and business owners to fulfill marketing goals emphasizing the opportunities in convergent media.
More about Mike
In addition to agency stints, Mike worked for Landmark Communications, a privately owned and operated media company as a broadcast executive for nearly 18 years. Specifically overseeing the operation of broadcast, cable, and Internet ad sales for the #1 West Coast CBS Affiliate, KLAS Channel 8 in Las Vegas, Mike’s every day tasks included monitoring and adapting to the rapidly changing dynamics between the traditional media and new media world. His sales teams grew to be both traditional media and new media experts as they developed advertising plans for their clients including broadcast, print, cable, and Internet.
In addition, Mike served on cross-property strategic committees for Landmark as the company developed strategies to adapt to new media emergence affecting the core business. Owning five daily newspapers, two television stations, Dominion Enterprises, which owns several of the Trader publications and websites, Landmark is also credited with starting the Weather Channel and weather.com, that it sold to NBC in 2008 for $3.5 billion.
With a prominent background in television ad sales and production, Mike is passionate about opportunities in video marketing and optimization. You’ll see several video clips both in blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube posts offering more tips and tools in convergent marketing. You may even gain a little more insight into who Mike and Nicole really are when watching these videos, but they promise to bring you actionable tips and tools to help reach your marketing goals.
To work with Mike and Nicole, contact them at 702-270-8772, or e-mail Mike at mwatkins@wsimarketing, or Nicole at ndupre@wsigrowsprofits.com.
Mike also worked as a used book salesman, grocery store courtesy clerk, traffic coordinator, videographer and editor, security guard, bartender, and restaurateur, for those of your looking for a full resume. He’s a University of Florida Alumni –yes a Gator—with a degree in Telecommunications and Business Management.
Mike and Nicole also author articles on www.thetouchpointblog.com, with insights in growing profits for businesses with customer-focused strategies.
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