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Mark Penn

Chairman & CEO, Stagwell

 – Digital Marketing ​Expert

 – Former ​Microsoft Chief Strategist

 – Presidential Pollster ​& Strategist ​

 – NYTimes Best-Selling ​Author

 – Columnist & TV/Digital Pundit ​

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Leadership

Highlights

  • FROM $0 to $2.7B Launched Stagwell in 2015 and grew it to $2.7B in seven years; took Stagwell public in 2021, achieving faster growth than legacy holdcos
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  • LEADING TECH EXEC Rose to Microsoft’s EVP & chief strategy officer running $2b advertising budget, 2012-15
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  • C-SUITE INNOVATOR advising key corporate clients including AT&T, Microsoft, Ford, Merck, etc.
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  • GLOBAL PR STRATEGIST Tripled profits as CEO of Burson Marsteller, a global PR and public affairs firm, 2006-12
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  • FATHER OF MODERN POLLING Founded Penn and Schoen ​in 1975 and devised key overnight polling methods
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  • AUTHOR & TREND SPOTTER Wrote NYT Bestselling “Microtrends” and “Microtrends Squared” identifying trends shaping business, politics and culture​
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Mark's
Point of View

Mark Penn has extensive experience in a range of industries, ranging from market research and political polling to big tech and corporate leadership. He continues to be active in conversations around cutting edge issues related to marketing, consumers, technology and politics, and is available for conversation on the following:

  • Digital Marketing
  • Consumer Data Privacy
  • Brands & Politics
  • AI, AR & Tech Innovation
  • Political Economy
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The Future of Marketing
Every Company Is a Digital Marketing Company
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Consumer Data Privacy
The Bargain of Digital Data for Consumers
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BRANDS & POLITICS
How Brands Should Navigate Politically Divisive Issues
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The Promise of Augmented Reality
How to Create Compelling AR Experiences for Consumers
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AI for B2B
The Upcoming AI Arms Race
Person in space
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Big Business Trends
How Big Business Has Shifted Politically
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COKE vs DIAPER: MEDIA AT SCALE
Performance Marketing as the Engine for Coke-Scale Results for Diaper-Scale Brands
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LEADERSHIP DURING POLITICAL CRISES
Modern C-suite Leadership During Geopolitical Turmoil
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Political Economy
Where Is New American Infrastructure?
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The Latest from Mark:

 In the news, on stage, and in print

Investments & Financials, Press Releases

May 09, 2023

STAGWELL INC. (NASDAQ: STGW) REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

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Investments & Financials, Press Releases

Apr 10, 2023

Stagwell Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 

Stagwell will report Q1 2023 financial results on Thursday, May…
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Augmented Reality, In the News, Tech, Thought Leadership

Apr 10, 2023

The Well: The Immersion Imperative

United Masters, Napster, AFROPUNK and more discuss how the consumer…
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