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Suzanne
Burge-Taylor :
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As CEO of
Taylormade Media Group LLC, Suzanne has over 15 years of
consumer marketing experience while holding the post of V.P.
of Marketing at Warner Music Group to Product Manager and
National Director of Retail for Universal Music Group to
Creative Director of Honeymag.com.
From 1995-1999, launched Def Jam Music Group’s Sales
division. Revenues increased from $62 million to $400
million by directing the PolyGram Distribution regional
field staff of thirty (30) in developing products to
increase account re-orders based on initial sales, co-op,
radio play and consumer promotions at retail accounts.
In 2001, negotiated and secured a Heineken $5 million
strategic partnership for Universal Music Group including a
TV commercial featuring Jay-Z (debuted during Super Bowl
2003), the production of a consumer sweepstakes; Heineken
‘Red Star Sounds’ concert weekend in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
promoted by twenty (20) radio stations and album
distribution.
Suzanne is accredited as the Product Manager for Grammy
Award winning artists Jay-Z, Missy Elliott and Ludacris. In
this position Suzanne was directly responsible for over 20
million albums sold which generated over $180 million in
sales for Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group.
Additional credits include The Fast and Furious and Soulfood
soundtracks, various developing artists.
Most recently, Suzanne created and produced honeymag.com,
which recently (Oct. 08) received a $10 million round of
funding as an online upstart for multi-cultural 18-34 y.o.
women. Advertising and content partnerships were forged with
Glam.com and Viacom’s BET.com.
Suzanne graduated with a BA in Marketing Communications from
Columbia College in Chicago.
“Suzanne was a superstar on the music marketing side and
will bring a strong work ethic, amazing people skills and
strategic thinking to her new role. Suzanne has a really
strong grasp of strategic marketing and 20 is an astute
business woman that was always looking for creative
solutions and innovative approaches to marketing challenges.
A great pleasure to work with for her insight as well as her
personality. Her attention to detail and passion for
creating great results will serve her well.”Carol Watson ,
Publisher, VIBE and Vibe Vixen
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