CEO - Costello Ventures I Senior Exec - Dunkin Brands I Home Depot I Yahoo I Nielsen I Procter & Gamble
Greater Atlanta Area
Mobile Marketing Assocation
Chairman - Global Board of Directors
2014 to Present
Dunkin Brands, Inc.
President - Global Marketing and Innovation
2013 to Present
Fantex, Inc.
Member of Board of Directors
2013 to Present
Criteo, Inc.
Board of Advisors
2012 to Present
Ace Hardware
Member of Board of Directors
2009 to 2014
Dunkin Brands, Inc.
Chief Global Marketing and Innovation Officer
2009 to 2013
Zounds, Inc.
President & CEO
2007 to 2009
The Home Depot
EVP - Merchandising & Marketing
2002 to 2005
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Senior Executive Vice President
1993 to 1998
ACNielsen
President & COO, NMR U.S.
1988 to 1993
What company does John Costello work for?
John Costello works for Mobile Marketing Assocation
What is John Costello's role at Mobile Marketing Assocation?
John Costello is Chairman - Global Board of Directors
What industry does John Costello work in?
John Costello works in the Consumer Goods industry.
Who are John Costello's colleagues?
John Costello's colleagues are Matt Wan, and Sara Hendershot
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Costello is a proven senior executive with 30 years of experience in digital, consumer products, retailing and technology. The first half of his career was spent in classic management jobs, with the second half helping companies navigate high change environments, from start-ups to $70 billion companies. Costello has been involved in some of the most successful business/marketing campaigns including "America Runs On Dunkin", “Fighting Cavities Is The Whole Idea Behind Crest”, “Come See The Softer Side of Sears” and ”You Can Do It. We Can Help.” at The Home Depot. He was one of the early leaders of omni-channel marketing and retailing. In retailing, Costello is President - Global Marketing & Innovation at Dunkin Brands, Inc. Previously, he served as CEO of Zounds, Inc., EVP - Merchandising and Marketing at The Home Depot, CEO of MVP.com and Senior EVP of Sears, where he was a key member of the team that revitalized Sears with its “Softer Side of Sears” marketing campaign. On the technology front, Costello served as Chief Global Marketing Officer of Yahoo and as President and COO of Nielsen US. He began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he held senior marketing/ brand management positions and also served as SVP - Marketing and Sales at Pepsi-Cola, USA. Costello was named one of the 30 Most Influential People in Marketing by Advertising Age, one of the Top 50 Marketers by Adweek, one of the Top 10 Merchants by DSN Retailing Today and was elected to the Retail Advertising Hall of Fame. He is a past director of Ace Hardware, The Quaker Oats Company, The Bombay Company and the American Film Institute, and is a current director of Fantex, Inc. and the Yellowstone Park Foundation. Costello is the current Global Chairman of the Mobile Marketing Association and past chairman of both The Ad Council and the Association of National Advertisers. Specialties: General management, marketing, retailing, omni-channel marketing, digital, mobile, social, eCommerceChairman - Global Board of Directors @ From 2014 to Present (1 year) President - Global Marketing and Innovation @ From 2013 to Present (2 years) Member of Board of Directors @ From 2013 to Present (2 years) Board of Advisors @ From 2012 to Present (3 years) Member of Board of Directors @ From 2009 to 2014 (5 years) Chief Global Marketing and Innovation Officer @ From 2009 to 2013 (4 years) President & CEO @ From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) EVP - Merchandising & Marketing @ From 2002 to 2005 (3 years) Senior Executive Vice President @ From 1993 to 1998 (5 years) President & COO, NMR U.S. @ From 1988 to 1993 (5 years) John Costello is skilled in: Multi-channel Marketing, FMCG, E-commerce, Merchandising, Marketing Research, P&L Management, Product Development, Brand Development, Strategic Planning, Retail, Marketing, Brand Management, Digital, Leadership, Advertising
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