Cultivating Success

Mark Buckley

Mark Buckley is a senior associate with Demeter Communications. A proven veteran in strategic-based marketing, creative and visual communication, his strong and respected creative presence has translated into leading effective integrated marketing communication plans, strategies, campaigns and tactics. His career includes senior-level creative and management positions with recognized communication and advertising firms such as Osborn & Barr Communications, Personix, Kenrick Advertising, Brighton Agency and Prowolfe Partners, among others.

Mark has produced award-winning concept and content for interactive channels, public relations, corporate communications, employee relations, advertising, direct marketing, promotions, sales and presentation support, and collateral projects. Demeter's clients benefit from Mark's extensive knowledge of numerous qualitative and quantitative methodologies and his unique ability to translate market research findings into actionable strategies, meaningful messaging and effective campaign distribution with measurable results.

Mark's portfolio includes creative visual marketing plans for a wide range of customers including Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, National Pork Board, United Soybean Board, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, ConAgra, Pizza Hut and Anheuser-Busch Companies. In addition, he has contributed to implementation of strategic plans for a number of construction, community service, retail, education, financial service, government agency, human health and technology companies.

He holds a bachelor of arts in graphic design and commercial art with a minor in journalism from Drake University in Des Moines. Mark currently resides in Wildwood, Missouri.

Random Acts

He prefers to go by his last name because there are usually too many Marks in the room; the last name keeps the confusion to a minimum. Call him on his phone, and you'll most likely get a friendly, "Buckley here."
Serves on the board of directors for the Lupus Foundation of America, Missouri Chapter. Says he's not smart enough to cure this devastating disease, so he contributes his marketing skills to create awareness.
He and his wife rescued two retired racing greyhounds, both of whom lived to the ripe old age of 14. He believes they are the best pets on the planet- and they don't shed.
Buckley grew up in Indiana – and is a basketball-holic. It's kind of like a pseudo-religious fanaticism of sorts but now the madness returns only once a year during March.
Back in his college days, he played electric bass for a band called the Angry Newsboys. Claim to fame? Never played a paying gig.

Brushes with Greatness

Buckley has worked directly with two billionaires during the course of his career. And he had the chance to shake both their hands, but sadly, none of the wealth rubbed off on him.
While on a production jaunt to California, he introduced himself to David Bowie at a greasy spoon restaurant.
He holds a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Buckley worked with Willard Scott on a campaign for a heating and cooling manufacturer. Willard's first question when he walked in was, "With or without the hair?" At that point, he pulled a toupee out of his coat pocket.

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