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Deborah Thompson has over ten years of experience in marketing, including advertising, promotion, sponsorships, and public relations. She is a highly creative executive, constructing programs and identifying partnerships that can provide unique opportunities to grow a business. She has a proven track record of obtaining great value at little cost, working with partners to create mutually beneficial promotions.
Most recently Deborah has been a senior associate of Trifecta Management since its inception. She was responsible for developing the sponsorship relationship with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which has resulted in The Corner Alley being packed from the beginning of the sponsorship.
Prior to working with Trifecta, Deborah was Midwest Regional Marketing Director for GameWorks where she was responsible for venues in Columbus, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis, developing annual marketing plans for each location. During her five years with the company, she created several successful programs, including a Columbus Ladies Night promotion which tripled Thursday revenue. Subsequently, she assisted in rolling the program out to the company’s twelve other locations with similar results. She also partnered with local media to create well-established ongoing special events such as the annual New Year’s Eve and Halloween parties, which resulted in substantial media coverage and revenue increases at virtually no cost. While at GameWorks, Deborah helped to launch two new venues, locally overseeing each Grand Opening and all corresponding media.
In addition to Trifecta’s partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers, she constructed numerous sports and entertainment sponsorships for GameWorks with partners such as the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Crew Soccer, Detroit Fury and Newport Aquarium.
Prior to joining GameWorks, Deborah was Marketing and Promotions Director for PromoWest Productions, the largest producer of concerts and special events in Columbus. She was responsible for marketing over 200 concerts and special events a year, conceptualizing a marketing plan for each show and overseeing all corresponding advertising, promotion, design and PR.
Deborah has studied International Business at Ohio State University, where she has consistently been on the Dean’s List. Active in community affairs, she has served as a volunteer at Children’s Hospital. Deborah resides in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and daughter.
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