Richard Marston

About Richard Marston

Rich Marston is best recognized as a multi talented, highly successful sales executive and a dynamic, motivational CEO. Over the past ten years Rich has managed nine different radio stations in four countries.and half of those were networks covering 100% of Sweden and Estonia. Rich was chosen from a long list of candidates for the position of Director of Sales by one of Europe’s largest media companies, Modern Times Group. After one year, Marston was promoted to CEO of MTG radio holdings in not only Sweden, but the Baltic states as well. During his tenure at MTG, Rich created alliances with other media companies like NRJ International which expanded MTG’s reach to almost 100% of Sweden. And in doing so, made MTG’s RIX FM Sweden’s most listened station in the country reaching over two million people per day. While directing the efforts of eight field managers and one hundred salespeople, Marston was at the reign when MTG became profitable for the first time in the company’s history. Rich also implemented an “All Green Policy” for radio which is still used by the entire MTG Group today and was recognized as the world’s first radio company to receive an ISO14001 sustainability certificate. Rich has served on a number of selective corporate boards, including the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Sweden where for eight years he was its Vice Chairman. He championed the organization’s “Green Committee” in cooperation with the then American Ambassador, Michael Wood. While in Sweden, Marston was also nominated for the 2008 MTG leadership award and became its first non-Swedish winner that same year. Prior to Sweden: Rich has spent most of his business life in the radio industry demonstrating a passion for both management challenges and street level business development. Even when faced with the absence of competitive audience ratings, Marston’s sales teams were able to drive impressive billing performances. Specialties: Building morale and culture. Growing people and companies.

Experience

1. President

   Rich Media

   Jan 2011 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Rich has recently returned to the U.S. from the impressive business opportunity that took him to Stockholm, Sweden as CEO of MTG radio Sweden and the Baltic\'s. Rich won the Leadership award for all of MTG Media in 2007, as the first and only non Swedish person to have ever win this prestigious award. Currently, Marston is president of Rich Media which assists and formulates strategies for the City of Blue Island, IL. He has created what is now known as \"Think BIGG\", Blue Island Going Green. He has also been asked to refurbish and re-establish the local TV station for the City as well, known as BITV (Blue Island Television). Rich also consults 5 other businesses and individuals insuring that their businesses prove to be inventive and profitable.

Education

• Andover Institute of Business

  AB, Marketing/Sales

  1970 — 1972

Skills

• Management
• Marketing
• Creative Direction
• New Business Development
• Digital Media
• Marketing Strategy
• Integrated Marketing
• Sales Management
• Online Marketing
• Business Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Radio Broadcasting
• Digital Marketing
• Sales
• Television
• Media Planning
• Public Relations
• Highly Personable
• Online Advertising
• Strategy
• New Media
• Marketing Communications
• Radio
• Advertising
• Highly Articulate
• Broadcast
• Event Management
• Leadership
• Highly-Motivated