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Science 2010-10-23 2 min read

San Diego Metro Magazine names Marketing Guru

Sixteenfifty, a brand strategy and advertising agency in La Jolla, had their very own VP of Marketing, Jay Cruickshank, named as Marketing Guru by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine.

SAN DIEGO, CA October 23, 2010

San Diego Metropolitan Magazine has named its honorees for it's 40 under 40 class of 2010. Every year, the San Diego Metropolitan magazine recognizes 40 business and civic leaders in the community that are under 40. The San Diego honorees that are chosen, have shown high achievement in their particular business field and are very active in giving back to their community.

Sixteenfifty, a brand strategy and advertising agency in La Jolla, had their very own VP of Marketing, Jay Cruickshank, named as Marketing Guru by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine. One of marketing agency SixteenFifty's most creative minds, Jay Cruickshank serves as the vice president of marketing, including traditional avenues, as well as social networking and guerilla marketing. He has a history of creating great naming and brand programs and looking beyond the obvious to create solutions that get noticed. Cruickshank has been a key asset to the SixteenFifty team in developing out-of-the box marketing solutions that help clients meet their bottom lines, whether it's a gaming promotion involving rubber duckies or creating the perfect TV commercial to tell a property's story. Robert Earl Couture, one of his most exciting endeavors, led him to national acclaim twice, when the company was named one of AdWeek's Guerilla Marketers of the year in 2007 and one of the company's t-shirts was featured in InStyle magazine. His additional client work includes Station Casinos, VIVA, Hard Rock Las Vegas, SolidWave PCs and Simon. Cruickshank is a double major from San Diego State with a bachelor's degree in television, film and new media and a bachelor's degree in business administration. He volunteers with a number of organizations and won the 2007 Nell Carpenter Beautification Award for community service in La Jolla as a donor/volunteer for The La Jolla Beautification Committee, and is a donor and active participant in the National MS Society. He is also a partner in JunkMD, which donates five percent of gross revenue to five local charities. Cruickshank has traveled to over 25 countries and lived in both Hawaii and Singapore. His achievements in advertising are numerous and include Creative Execution Palms Las Vegas Advertising Campaign 2008, Creative Strategy Simon Las Vegas Brunch Ad campaign 2009 and Strategic Partner in the Re-brand of La Auberge Del Mar and Kitchen 1540.

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