Doner Media

To build on the spirit of giving and gratefulness before the Thanksgiving holiday, we celebrated our first annual Thanks a Brunch. On Monday morning, we broke from the normal workday routine and started our week off with the most important meal of the day. EVPs, along with co-CEOs David DeMuth and Rob Strasberg, served their dedicated employees a breakfast of eggs, bacon and pancakes as a way to show appreciation for their hard work over the past year.

Employees were encouraged to bring in canned goods and fresh fruits and vegetables to donate to Forgotten Harvest. Through the generosity of our employees, we collected over 300 pounds of food that will be distributed throughout Metro Detroit by Forgotten Harvest.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jennifer Deutsch, executive VP and general manager of our Cleveland office, was recently recognized by Kaleidoscope Magazine as a woman who gives back to the community. Jennifer is involved in a myriad of volunteer organizations including Susan G. Komen for the Cure, The Cleveland Foundation Innovation Lab, and the U.S. Tennis Association. Throughout her career, Jennifer has also made it a point to mentor students just starting out in marketing, and has taught marketing classes on the high school, college and graduate levels. In addition, she is a valuable member of our team, bringing nearly 30 years of experience to her role at the agency along with a spirit of collaboration. 

Congratulations, Jennifer!

To read the full article that recognizes Jennifer for her accomplishments, click here.

Two dedicated members of our Media Department, Bruce Haynes and Andy Tahy, have been promoted in acknowledgment of the innovative, results-driven work that they do for our clients.  Both Bruce and Andy will continue to enhance the integrated planning and buying of our Media Department.

In his new role, Bruce will act as senior VP, strategy and activation.  Throughout his time with Doner, he has negotiated long-term 360-degree deals and custom integrations for various agency accounts.  Bruce has proven himself as a strategic buyer, who often goes beyond the traditional and includes impactful, multidimensional elements in his media placements.

Andy, who has been with the company for over ten years, is now a VP, associate strategic leader.  He will continue to be involved with media and strategic brand planning for several accounts. Andy brings experience with a wide variety of clients to his new role where he will continue to use his strategic and analytical insights to enhance the integration of overall brand strategy with local promotions, traditional media added value and sponsorship activation.

For more details from the press release, click here.

Bruce Haynes                                                            Andy Tahy

Chip Apthorp, Patti Cullen, Alex Keto and Emily Beach have joined Doner.  They’ll be bringing their skills to the Perkins® Restaurant & Bakery brand leadership team, contributing to the growth of brand equity and restaurant traffic.

Chip, Patti, Alex and Emily each bring extensive experience in field marketing and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) branding.  In their new roles Chip, Patti, and Alex are VP, regional brand leaders and Emily a regional brand leader. They will be working closely with franchise locations to provide regionalized marketing to create targeted promotions.

For details on Chip, Patti, Alex and Emily’s backgrounds read more from the press release here.

Chip Apthorp                                                   Patti Cullen

Emily Beach                                                                      Alex Keto

Caroline Emmet has joined our Cleveland office as VP, brand leader. In this role she will spearhead our strategic development and the daily operations for our OhioHealth account. We look forward to drawing upon Caroline’s extensive healthcare marketing and advertising experience to continue to achieve great things for OhioHealth’s entire portfolio of hospitals.

Join us in welcoming Caroline to Doner!

Click here to get more details from the press release.