John Engler

Current

CEO/Founder at StuffPeopleWant, Inc.
Founder/Officer at Austin Interactive Marketing Association

Past

Vice President and General Manager at UnsubCentral
Director of Sales at 24/7 Real Media
Online Sales Manager at Austin American-Statesman

Advertising Sales Consultant at Bestfares.com
Managing Publisher at Macintosh News Network (MacNN)
Armor Platoon Leader at U.S. Army

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Education

Texas A&M University
University of North Texas

Recommended

14 people have recommended John

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

John Engler’s Summary

Entrepreneur, Startups, Professional and Enterprise level sales executive. Leader and manager. Business Consultant and Advisor. Lead Generation Expert.

John Engler’s Specialties:

CAN-SPAM, Compliance, Lead Generation, Online advertising, Media sales, Technology sales, leading people, managing people, training, teaching, evangelism

John Engler’s Experience

CEO/Founder

StuffPeopleWant, Inc.

(Online Media industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 month)

Online media startup focused on performance marketing and performance media, with a desire to help people find what they want to buy more easily.
Founder/Officer

Austin Interactive Marketing Association

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Working with a fantastic group of co-founders to establish the Austin Interactive Marketing Association to bring together the talented digital professionals smart enough to call Austin their home. Find out more at http://austinima.org/
Vice President and General Manager

UnsubCentral

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

May 2006 — October 2008 (2 years 6 months)

I was responsible for leading all aspects of business as the general manager with full P&L responsibility. I grew UnsubCentral revenues 10x over 2.5 years while increasing margin the entire time with the help of a dedicated team of great people. As the company grew, I grew the staff from 3 to 15 during my tenure. I also positioned UnsubCentral as a thought-leader in the industry, helping author major shifts in how email suppression lists, required for compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, are used by the industry though my membership in the ESPC and the IAB. I spoke on UnsubCentral's behalf at numerous events including Affiliate Summit, MAAWG, AOTA, EEC events, AustinIMA, DFWIMA, etc. Lastly, I had a blast building a great team and a great company. Easily my favorite "job" ever, well, except for maybe when I was getting to shoot big bullets out of a tank when I was in the Army.
Director of Sales

24/7 Real Media

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; TFSM; Online Media industry)

September 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 9 months)

Sold technology (Open AdStream, Insight XE, Insight ACT) to publishers, media (24/7 Web Alliance, 24/7 On Target) to advertisers and agencies and search engine markeing solutions (24/7 Search) to everyone. My clients included Publishers, Advertisers and Ad Agencies. A few representative clients would be: Dictionary.com, Belo Interactive, Playboy, Morningstar, Blockbuster, Compass Banks, Hoovers.com, Penton Media, Click Here Interactive, Sicola Martin, etc.
Online Sales Manager

Austin American-Statesman

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

December 2002 — September 2004 (1 year 10 months)

Directly managed and led 3 online sales executives in selling online advertising on a top 50 market newspaper website. Also taught internet sales concepts to 50+ print sales executives, while building a cohesive environment for team sales efforts with the executive staff. Doubled revenues.
Advertising Sales Consultant

Bestfares.com

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

March 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 10 months)

Sold online and print advertising, growing online advertising to $1,000,000/year business, and managed online advertising operations. Chose, implemented and used ad management systems.
Managing Publisher

Macintosh News Network (MacNN)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

June 2000 — March 2001 (10 months)

Working as a member of a small team, I handled advertising sales and operational management of MacNN.
Armor Platoon Leader

U.S. Army

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

May 1998 — June 2000 (2 years 2 months)

Coolest job I've ever had. I was an Armor Officer, with responsibilities ranging from training, feeding, caring for, and leading a dynamic group of individuals in preparation for the defense of our country. I got paid to shoot 120mm bullet at targets 2 miles away from a 70 ton mobile platform... and got to work with some of the best people I've ever worked with.

John Engler’s Education

Texas A&M University

BS, Ag Development, 1994 — 1998
University of North Texas

Additional Information

John Engler’s Websites:

John Engler’s Interests:

leadership, management, training, education, lead generation, email, marketing, advertising, musicals, fishing, boating, skiing

John Engler’s Groups:

DFW Interactive Marketing Association, AustinIMA, IAB, IAB Email Data Management Workgroup, DMA, ESPC, EEC, AOTA

DFW Interactive Marketing Association
AustinAgs
Austin Interactive Marketing Association
Eagle's Nest--Those Who've Earned the Eagle Scout Award <3,453 members and growing>
IEM 2.0 - Intelligent Email Marketing (+1000 members)
Internet Affiliate Marketers Association (IAMA)
LashBack | Global Email Compliance
Geek Austin
The RealMedian Alumni Network
Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Association