Independent marketing consultant and B2B copywriter. Develops marketing campaign strategies, writes great copy, creates memorable proposals and presentations and develops targeted content marketing campaigns.
Award winning writer-director-producer of corporate product launches, product introductions, tradeshows, sales meetings, business theater and analyst events.
Vertical expertise in aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics and information technology.
CHRISTOPHER KORODY RESUME
2001 – FOUNDER, THE BEACH HOUSE, TAOS, NM
Services include creative and business writing in all media, new business proposal and presentation development and qualitative research.
2011 – PARTNER, AUDIENCE METRIX, TAOS, NM AND BOSTON, MA
Partner in a research and consulting firm specializing in live corporate events.
1997 – 2001 VICE PRESIDENT, SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR; JACK MORTON WORLDWIDE, LOS ANGELES, CA
Oversaw creative directors and account teams to ensure ton-target, on-brand responses to RFPs.
Developed a two day National Account Manager training program which accelerated time to productivity by 50%. Responsible for developing relationships with IPG sister agencies in the region, resulting in multiple joint new business presentations.
1994-1997 SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR, DICK CLARK CORPORATE PRODUCTIONS, BURBANK, CA
Led proposal development and new business presentations. Managed the production of all creative deliverables. Served as a primary client point of contact. Work for BMW and Boeing was honored with the highest awards in the industry.
1986 – 1998 FOUNDER, SILVER STRAND FILMS, LOS ANGELES, CA
Worked with Chiat/Day to pioneer the use of direct marketing videos. Worked with technology clients to produce videos and live events.
1978 – 1986 FOUNDER, IMAGE STREAM, LOS ANGELES, CA
Pioneered the use of computer controlled slide shows for corporate events and entertainment venues. Led the company to the Inc. 500 for three years. Featured in trade publications, spoke at industry events, served on the local and National boards, and was a charter inductee to the AMI Hall of Fame.
EDUCATION
1974 – MS Ed, Instructional Design – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1973 – BA Multimedia, Hutchins School of Liberal Studies – Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Christopher Korody founded Image Stream in 1978. He quickly built a national reputation as a creative director and executive producer for his work for RSO Records, the Space Shuttle and the event marketing campaign for the 1984 Apple Macintosh launch.
In 1986 Korody opened Silver Strand Films. He worked with leading advertising agencies to pioneer the use of direct marketing video for Adobe, Apple, and Porsche. He also produced new product launch events for high tech companies.
In 1993 he joined forces with television legend Dick Clark as the Creative Director at Dick Clark Corporate Productions. He was responsible for a series of high profile new product launch events for Boeing, and the US introduction of the BMW Z3 roadster.
In 1997, he became Vice President, Senior Creative Director for Jack Morton Worldwide. After developing a national account manager training program, he was promoted to Vice President, Western Region. His responsibilities included proposal development, key account planning, and building relationships with Kack Morton’s IPG sister agencies in the Western Region.
In 2001 he opened The Beach House in Los Angeles to consult with event agencies on new business development, proposals and presentations.
In 2010, he moved the agency to Taos, NM.
