Jay Boynton
Hi, I'm Jay Boynton, Senior Media Strategist at Razorfish LLC in Seattle, WA.
Jay Boynton is a client services professional with business strategy/market intelligence background, adept at social media campaign consulting and reporting, SaaS tool evaluations, and primary qualitative consumer research. Jay Boynton also hikes and photographs the mountains and water around his hometown of Seattle, WA.
Jay Boynton's Background
Jay Boynton's Experience
Owner at Lagos Consulting
October 2009 - October 2011
Specialized in primary and secondary consumer research methods centering on technology and consumer products. Offerings include social media monitoring/analysis, web usability research, focus group and ethnographic moderation.
Photographer at Boynton Photography
January 2006 - October 2011
Photography specializing in landscapes, professional portraits and business collections.
Senior Account Manager at Intrepid
March 2008 - October 2009
Structured and managed projects worth over $500K in receipts. Worked with clients to understand business issues, select ideal methodologies and managed research and delivery phases. Point person on several high profile projects: excels in client relationship management.
Conducted primary research through use of advisory councils, focus group facilitation and executive interviews. Utilized secondary industry research and market intelligence assets to round out research recommendations.
Research Consultant at Washington Mutual
April 2007 - January 2008
Monitored competitive threats from technology and consumer marketing standpoints, conducted reviews of competitor strategies and made policy recommendations.
Research Consultant at Microsoft
December 2005 - December 2006
Scoped and managed $200K in research projects analyzing open source, web services and traditional office productivity apps competitors for the Office Enterprise Products Group.
Managed vendors on remote research engagements, established and maintained content portal for competitive information, vendor data and deliverables.
IT/Telecoms Journalist at Business News Americas (Santiago, Chile)
March 2004 - October 2005
Wrote and published daily articles and analysis on Latin American telecoms and information technology trends in a deadline-driven, high-production environment.
Researched and wrote a full-length industry report on IP Multimedia in Latin America. Accessed and interviewed company executives in Spanish for original content in articles.
Research Consultant at MorseBest Innovation, EuroMonitor International
June 2001 - March 2004
Conducted competitive intelligence projects involving market analysis, segmentation, and forecasting. Edited and authored international market research reports on trends in consumer goods, paper industry, aerospace and financial services.
Published freelance articles in local Seattle technology press, staff writer for the Washington Software Alliance publication.
Senior Social Media Strategist at Razorfish
October 2011
Manages all facets of reporting on social media initiatives for Fortune 500 clients, ranging from campaign effectiveness to digital media buys and SEO/content optimization.
Evaluates and uses various social listening tools to gauge effectiveness of client initiatives, overall online brand health and influencer identification.
Helps clients develop analysis programs across various social media channels.
Jay Boynton's Education
Thunderbird School of Global Management
1996 – 1998
MBA
Concentration: Marketing
Miami University
1988 – 1992
BS Business
Concentration: Marketing, Economics
Activities: AISEC, Resident Assistant
Jay Boynton's Interests & Activities
Telemark Skiing, Photography, Hiking, Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, social media monitoring for brands
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