John D. Thornton

John D. Thornton
100 E. Walton St. Apt. 22D Chicago, Illinois 60611 \| 804.304.5051 \| johndthornton@gmail.com

Summary

John Thornton is a Partner Lead at Google focused in the Real Estate Industry. He advises on strategy, new media, and digital advertising for home portals, brokerages, and rental aggregators. He works primarily on focused direct response marketing programs and building brands through the digital story. Before joining Google, John worked at RKG, a large digital agency out Charlottesville, VA. John has attended the University Of Virginia and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Education

	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
	McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia

Experience

Google - Partner Lead

At Google, I have been responsible for consulting Google's largest clients in the Travel Industry. I have supported destinations, tour groups, theme parks, and OTAs. I have been responsible for about $15 million in annual marketing budgets. I have spoken and keynoted at several industry events. I have also contributed heavily to Google's national sales strategy for online video, consulting in Telecom, Food Service, Auto, and Insurance.

RKG - Marketing Manager

As a Marketing Manager, I have been responsible for leading marketing efforts at RKG. I work on business development and client acquisition. The position requires complete knowledge and understanding of Paid Search, Attribution Management, Facebook advertising, Display advertising, and Comparative Shopping Engines.

Door Four Advertising - Co-Founder

Door Four Advertising is an advertising agency that performed social media and non-traditional media advertising options to clients. It provided full service to all accounts. Clients were both local and regional with experience in consumer products and local services.

Skills

Google AdWords
Microsoft Office
Coding HTML at the most basic levels