Jay Graves
I am a direct - as in data driven, direct response, strong ROI kind of direct. Working with people that have a passion for data (big or small) makes me happy. More info:
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- Jay Graves is Vice President Digital Products at Wiland DirectMarketing and Advertising | Greater Nashville Area, USSummaryExecutive with a broad experience in entrepreneurship, information technology and database marketing including direct mail, email, social and search. Direct experience with start-ups and venture capital backed companies. Interested in opportunities involving technology that involve interaction with both clients and internal operations - as long as the primary goal is positive return on investment for clients.
Co-founder of SmartDM - purchased by Acxiom in 2005.Specialties: database marketing, email marketing, social marketing, technology operations, growth management and technical salesExperience- Apr 2011 - PresentVice President Digital Products / Wiland DirectWiland Direct is a consumer intelligence company that partners with database marketers to create the most innovative marketing solutions in the industry - with a history of proven ROI for our clients. Phil Wiland founded Wiland Direct in December 2004, after spending 30 successful years in the direct marketing business.
- Aug 2006 - PresentBoard of Directors / AlereonAlereon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company using industry standard Ultra Wideband (UWB) radio technology to develop low-power, blazing fast wireless solutions ideal for connecting media rich products and displays. Our mission is to enable consumers to simply and wirelessly stream real-time video and data from consumer electronics to HDTVs, monitors and laptops.
- Aug 2009 - Apr 2011Chief Technology Officer / edo Interactiveedo Interactive is a pioneer in developing technologies that leverage payment card platforms for digital marketing purposes. Helped build the first instant "coupon on a card" platform working with financial institutions and secure payment networks.
- Apr 2009 - Jul 2009Vice President / MerkleImproving client financial performance by deploying Integrated Customer Marketing database platforms.
- Oct 2007 - Apr 2009CEO / Hobby Lobby InternationalStrategic planning and leadership of an industry leader in the R/C hobby arena.
- Jan 2006 - Sept 2007Group Leader / Acxiom DirectGroup leader for Acxiom Direct, the direct marketing business unit for Acxiom.
- 2005 - Jan 2006Unit Leader / Acxiom CorporationRan the mid-market database marketing business unit for Acxiom Corporation
- 2000 - 2005Board of Directors / Hands On NashvilleRecruits, educates, and coordinates a network of volunteers for diverse community service projects in Nashville.
- Jan 1995 - Jan 2005Co-Founder and President / SmartDMHelp start, grow and run SmartDM - which began life as a direct mail agency and then grew into one of the original Software-as-a-Service providers focusing on customer database management and email marketing.
- 1993 - 1994Comminications Director / Tennessee Republican PartyDeveloped the first in-house donor and voter file database management systems which substantially increased direct fundraising and voter contact efforts.
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1989 - 1993Vanderbilt UniversityBA in Political Science
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1987 - 1989Indian Springs SchoolHigh School
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- I donated 2 days of cpu time to WCG during the past week http://t.co/XU6crTPU #wcgrid
- Nikola Tesla Wasn't God And Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil - Forbes http://t.co/GJXAvyIy
- Nikola Tesla Wasn't God And Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil - Forbes - › The Oatmeal published a webcomic... http://t.co/owqBQcg5
- Charlie and I are up early for the #DragonLaunch - pic: http://t.co/mTief1g2
- @VUHawkTalk "killed in Vietnam by his own troops" #GoDores
- @VUHawkTalk Okay..... Time for baseball!
- @VUHawkTalk I thought it was "German festishtistas". #ThingsToDiscussDuringLightningDelays
- @VUHawkTalk Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? (I remember where #SliderPorn came from)
- Thinking there need to be other options than Facebook? Give Diaspora a try: https://t.co/ztc7sFjj
- Henry Blodget is guest hosting on @SquawkCNBC today and everyone is talking to him with a straight face. #bubble2dot0
- Fitbit: 8,004,018 total lifetime steps - 4,218 total lifetime miles #justgettingstarted
- Facebook IPO: Well at least we know they will do evil...
- A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity http://t.co/y5gC8iNh
- A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity - › Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of... http://t.co/kJYpZFYy
- My epitaph: "I have never professed to be as clever as I think I am."
- No More Key Fobs! Startup Swag That Doesn’t Suck http://t.co/HEe9AtZe
- No More Key Fobs! Startup Swag That Doesn’t Suck - Napoleon Bonaparte said, “A soldier will fight long and... http://t.co/VHEJqeV6
- How Pixar Almost Lost Toy Story 2 to a Bad Backup - Tested - See on http://t.co/y0JU0L5u http://t.co/3v1EXj8m
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- Dear John Mayer, if you are going to say what you mean to say then why repeat yourself so freaking often?
- Henry Blodget is guest hosting on CNBC today and everyone is talking to him with a straight face. #bubble2dot0
- Fitbit: 8,004,018 total lifetime steps - 4,218 total lifetime miles #justgettingstarted
- Facebook IPO: Well at least we know they will do evil...
- My epitaph: "I have never professed to be as clever as I think I am."
- "Today there were a lot of a gorillas in the mists" - Anonymous
- "The opposite of faith is not doubt, it is certainty."
- Lying about a CS degree is San Francisco equivalent of a SEC coach wrecking his motorcycle with a 25 yr old girl on the back. #getyafired
- I may spend all day on a computer digging through data, but I can still float concrete in the real world. The real world is more important. Good to remember by getting my hands dirty.
- “The team that makes the most mistakes probably wins. The truth is that the doer makes mistakes, and mistakes come from doing – but so does success. The player who is mistake free is also probably the one who is doing nothing to guarantee success, which is the biggest mistake of all.” - John Wooden
