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BarkleyOKRP Promotes CCO Katy Hornaday to CEO [Video]

BarkleyOKRP has promoted chief creative officer Katy Hornaday to be its new CEO.

Hornaday has been with the Kansas City-based independent agency for over a decade. She succeeds Jeff King, who led BarkleyOKRP for more than 16 years and will transition to the role of founding partner.

“I’m absolutely honored to be the CEO, but I’m even more honored to be surrounded by an incredible leadership team…that are going to help us write this next chapter,” Hornaday told ADWEEK.

Under Hornaday’s creative leadership, BarkleyOKRP has seen significant growth, adding clients such as Planet Fitness, Smoothie King, and Frontier Airlines. In 2018, she launched FUEL, the agency’s digital content studio, which has grown to over 80 employees. Hornaday also played a key role in the 2024 merger between Barkley and OKRP.

In addition to Hornaday’s promotion, Nate Swift, previously chief marketing officer, has been elevated to president. He will oversee the integration of creative, media, and strategic …

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How to Effectively Understand and Leverage Your Data with Jon Torrey of Searchlight Advertising [Video]

Even when you’re utilizing a high-level CRM system, there’s a lot of manual data entry that service businesses do every day, whether it be through your technicians or your administrative team… and in reality, that data isn’t always correct!If you can’t properly attribute revenue to your marketing efforts, you’re making decisions based on inaccurate data, leading to mistakes and potential loss of leads and revenue.But have no fear! Jonathan Torrey is here. Jon is the Director of Marketing and Partnerships at Searchlight Advertising, a company that’s connecting data to help contractors and other service businesses improve their revenue flow.Join us as we talk with Jonathan about the importance of understanding your business’s data and knowing your exact ROI from digital marketing. In this episode we discuss:● Most common data problems and opportunities for service businesses ● How to effectively and efficiently understand and leverage your data to increase your profits and maximize your lead conversion.● The best marketing solution for contractorsTo view the full episode, click here: https://www.servicebusinessmastery.com/Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0MVtXdF...Listen on Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...Listen on iheart radio - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-se...Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/service...Listen on Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/26c...Listen on Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/us/show/766302#Marketing #digitalmarketing #hvac