Brent Bouldin

New Media Advisors

We are trusted digital marketing advisors helping brands clearly identify their greatest challenges and capitalize on opportunities.  We work alongside in-house leaders, creating solutions that drive sustainable growth.  We function as a strategic layer of checks & balances to vet big ideas, review go-to-market channel plans and maximize the ROI from our client's digital investments.  We partner with clients to maximize revenue, impact and market share.  Our services are tailored to solve short term pains for long-term gains. When our clients win, we win.

Partner

Choice Hotels International

Held overall responsibility for the company’s marketing strategy and programs.  Was responsible for Choice’s overall customer acquisition strategy across all media platforms, including television, digital, social, content and search.   Created and managed annual advertising budgets in excess of $115MM.

Head of Marketing, Media and Customer Acquisition

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Provided executive leadership for Bank of America’s Digital Marketing and Media Center of Excellence.  Oversaw all digital media, search and paid social media programs for the entire Enterprise.  Responsible for end-to-end campaign strategies, media plan development, digital and television buying, digital campaign implementation and optimization and digital innovation.  Worked closely with Enterprise Head of Media and Chief Marketing Officer on digital strategies, fraud and verification standards and overall media approach.

Focus areas include digital media plan development, paid and organic search management, integration and optimization, creating and implementing campaign learning agendas and improvement strategies, oversight of multiple agency partners and ensuring strong integration between digital creative and media.

Senior Vice President - Enterprise Digital Marketing & Media Activation Executive

Deloitte Consulting

Manager in Deloitte's Strategy practice with a focus on Financial Services .  Provided strategic advisory services to leadership of Fortune 300 organizations on topics including digital strategy, e-commerce expansion, operational planning, product mix improvement, process redesign and enterprise cost reduction. Key clients included Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, CapitalOne, Nationwide, Unum and Bank of America.  Key projects focused on web strategy development, business transformation/cost reduction and merger/integration.

Manager - Strategy & Operations Practice

The North Highland Company

Senior Manager in the firm's Financial Services practice.  Focused on digital strategies in the Wealth Management and Banking industries.  Key clients included TIAA-CREF and Bank of America.

Senior Manager

Wachovia

Directed internal consulting teams providing thought leadership, marketing analytics and statistical support for marketing programs across the bank.  Key projects focused on re-entry into the credit card business, changing the segmentation methodology for mass market customers and developing bundled service offerings for under served markets.

Associate Vice President

FedEx

Developed and implemented marketing and site redesign strategies for FedEx.com.  Key projects focused on redesign and relaunch of FedEx.com and managing the relationship between FedEx and Microsoft around incorporating shipping capabilities into Microsoft’s Small Business offerings.

Product Manager

Wake County Public School System

Apex Senior High School - designed, prepared and delivered instruction to six different business technology classes.  Courses included Visual Basic, C++ and Advanced C++ programming for 125 students in grades 9-12.   Coached varsity and junior varsity boys basketball.

Business Technology Instructor

The Coca-Cola Company

Managed internal consulting engagement charged with creating the strategy for Coca-Cola’s Service Source fulfillment web site.

MBA Intern - Fountain Operations

Ernst & Young LLP

Senior Consultant in E&Y's Business Process Improvement/Strategy practice.  Key clients included Coca-Cola, Sunbeam, Time Warner Cable, Duke Energy and Ernst & Young International. Key projects focused on shared services, process improvement/cost reduction, Y2K readiness and merger/integration.

Senior Consultant

Partner - New Media Advisors ► Helping companies improve performance in digital marketing while also reducing marketing spend

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢: I help marketers in regulated industries transform their digital strategies to deliver measurable results. With deep expertise in enterprise SEO, content marketing, and digital strategy, I specialize in optimizing digital presence, reducing costs, and creating sustainable growth engines. My approach focuses on actionable solutions that empower in-house teams to succeed.

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛: For over 25 years, I’ve partnered with leading brands across regulated industries, including finance, healthcare, insurance, and utilities. Some of the organizations I’ve worked with include:
🏛 Bank of America
🏛 Wells Fargo
🏛 Capital One
🏛 KeyBank
🏛 Cumberland Valley National Bank
🏛 Abby Bank
💲 Thrivent Financial
💲 TIAA-CREF
📈 Merrill Lynch
💰 U.S. Trust
🆘 Nationwide
🆘 Unum
🆘 the 4th largest insurance company in the world
🏛 the 4th largest Credit Union in Georgia 
🏠 a top 25 mortgage lender
📰 one of the world’s largest news agencies
💊 the 7th largest healthcare company in the world
🧬a telehealth and genetic testing provider
📈 the largest broker dealer in the United States
🚂 the second largest freight railroad company in the United States
⚡️ the 8th largest utility company in the United States

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘: As a former marketing leader at Fortune 100 companies, I’ve built high-performing teams, managed multi-million-dollar budgets, and driven enterprise-wide strategies that deliver ROI. Having worked both in-house and as a consultant, I offer a well-rounded perspective on the unique challenges of regulated industries.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦:  I’ve been in your shoes. Whether it’s navigating compliance requirements or implementing scalable SEO programs, I deliver proven strategies tailored to real-world challenges. My focus is on long-term success, building solutions that strengthen both your digital presence and your team’s capabilities.

𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦
🔍 Enterprise SEO & Local SEO
🧾 Scalable Content Marketing
📊 Marketing Analytics & Attribution
🖥 Digital Strategy for Regulated Industries
📣 Paid Media & PPC Optimization
📏 ROI-Focused Marketing Solutions

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞? Feel free to connect with me here on LinkedIn or visit me online at www.newmediaadvisors.com.

LiveRamp

Lead Account Director

Habu

Recruited to join a four-person US sales team reporting to CRO at a Series C startup.  Lead execution of banking, media streaming deals and contributed to a tripling of revenue and acquisition.

Habu was acquired by LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP) in January 2024.

Client Executive

TransUnion

Following Neustar acquisition, assigned to major financial services accounts.  Provided solutions consulting on combined data assets from TransUnion and Neustar’s marketing solutions and advanced analytics.

Industry Executive

Neustar, Inc.

Multi-year President's Club winner with a track record of sourcing and closing incremental 300k to 3mm+ annual contract value deals within financial services, automotive and CPG.  Expert in relationship management across an account portfolio generating 10mm+ in ARR.  Proven negotiator and adept at contract structure and configuring complex technical solutions to specific client needs.

Neustar was acquired by TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) in December of 2021

Senior Director

Bank of America

Leader charged with organizing and redesigning Bank of America owned properties, including bankofamerica.com, which receives 86 million visits per month.   Collaborated with online/mobile channel team and line of business partners to create a business case and receive $5mm in funding to redesign bankofamerica.com/creditcards with a team of 30 individuals.  Launched award winning “Better Money Habits” a financial literacy partnership with Khan Academy from concept to production.

SVP Digital Marketing & Content Strategy

Partnered with agency teams to actively manage paid search, display advertising and onsite personalization for small business marketing, as well as emerging products.

Vice President, Digital Marketing

LendingTree

Leader responsible for managing digital marketing budget of $32 million per year.  Highlights include $2.2 million monthly contribution to LendingTree 2007 operating income before amortization.	 Decreased cost per acquisition 17% and increased lead volume 19% favorable to budget across LendingTree brands

Senior Manager, Online Marketing

Travelzoo

Responsible for spending, managing and auditing Travelzoo’s $12 million online media budget for North America and the UK.  Produced weekly reports for CEO outlining online media spending by contract and profitability

Global Media Investment

Peel Inc.

Managed a team of 3 other media buyers in negotiating, executing and managing media contracts.

Online Media Buyer

Starcom Worldwide

Contributed articles to the award winning publication Insiders Guide while conducting client research and producing reports to forecast ad spending.

Intern

D'Arcy Worldwide

Assisted  executive team managing the business of Sprint PCS.

I am an enterprise sales professional with over 20 years of experience across senior marketing technology and advertising roles.

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