Old school mentality can leave a brand in the dust and flexibility is everything. While we have more years of experience than we care to think about, we work every day to stay on the cutting-edge to deliver exactly what our clients need in today’s marketplace.
Chris Cooney
Chris brings over 30 years experience in marketing, branding and communications to the WilMark Group. He has built successful brands for publicly and privately held organizations of all sizes. Working with companies such as Prudential Health Care, Magellan, and Wunderman worldwide prior to founding the WilMark Group, he thrives on solving detailed and complex business challenges for our clients. In fact, when our clients are at a crossroads, Chris is at his best. He specializes in reinventing, repositioning and relaunching organizations in need of a smart, solid brand strategy. When not working hard for clients – which isn’t often – Chris enjoys spending time with his family, working out and socializing with good friends.
Jim Blumenfeld
Jim brings over 30 years of marketing, branding and management experience to the WilMark Group. Jim has a gift for finding strategic combinations that when added together, produce business-changing results. He's done so for brands including Hostess, Wonder, Nabisco, Coca Cola, Citibank, Ameritrade and numerous nonprofits that focus on autism, education and equality. Jim leads our WilMark Group Foundation where his left brain-right brain thinking has enabled him to lead and deliver marketing, branding and communications programs for nonprofits that could not afford a top-tier marketing firm. Jim enjoys spending time with his family, baking, swimming and watching baseball.
Ben Donahower
Ben is a creative and experienced digital marketer. He is the engine behind The WilMark Groups’ online marketing efforts. Ben leverages technology but never forgets basic business principles to get things done. An expert in strategy, paid online advertising and SEO, he brings a broad range of online marketing skills that generate leads and helps our clients grow.
Len Friedland
Len is a seasoned writer with a knack for creating authentic connections between his clients and their intended target audiences. Anything with words is fair game for Len, from websites and social to radio and TV. His experience includes working across multiple industries for brands like Canon, Healthy Choice, Continental Tire, Carolinas Healthcare System, and Meineke.
Maria Gilpin
Maria is the calm in the storm for our clients. She quickly builds meaningful and productive relationships with everyone on her team: within WilMark and with clients. From CiCi’s Pizza to Neiman Marcus, Verizon to not-for-profit aid organizations to the InterContinental Hotels Group, Maria has helped develop, launch and manage a variety of marketing and advertising projects. She deftly juggles multiple projects, keeping them all on time, on message, and on budget. When she’s not tracking timelines and updating status reports, Maria loves cooking for her family and friends and reading everything.
Kristin McHugh
Kristin has a natural knack for making friends with clients. Kristin has a gift for making every meeting a good one. Kristin worked with big brands, including Wyeth Consumer Health Care, Centrum Multivitamins, GMC Trucks, Thomas' English Muffins and Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Since joining WilMark, Kristin has been instrumental in managing accounts and projects, developing brand strategies and overseeing every piece of creative to ensure consistency. Day-to-day, she works closely with the creative team and clients to make sure that every assignment is right on the mark.
Rebecca Rice
Frank Salonek
Frank is a true artist. And while his creative skills are unparalleled, his ability to build new business opportunities and lead a team to produce award-winning work makes him unstoppable. Frank has produced, managed and directed campaigns for clients, including University of Maryland, Hilton, Icelandair, Kennedy Space Center, Marriott, Fontainebleau, Cancun, The Nature Conservancy, Barcelo Hotels & Resorts, Nassau/Paradise Island, South Sea Island Resort and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, to name a few. Frank has led the WilMark Group’s effort to deliver award-winning creative for our clients.