Inbound Marketing Team

We are inbound marketing strategist and a team of creative thinkers, designers, social media enthusiasts and technical web experts.


Chris Knipper

CEO

Whether you have a complex B2B product or you're building brand loyalty on a global scale, your customers, now prefer to have a relationship with you before they buy.  We provide Demand Generation, Content Marketing, and Lead Nurturing services to help create and expand the relationship between you and your target audience. Utilizing marketing automation technology we help increase the rate of growth of the quantity and quality of leads that are being delivered from marketing to sales.  

Specialties & Interests

Inbound marketing, digital marketing, content marketing, demand generation, lead nurturing, marketing automation, brand marketing, revenue performance management.

John McTigue

Executive Vice President & Co-Owner

John has 30+ years of business experience, the last half of which he has spent in internet marketing and web development. He has a passion for inbound marketing strategy and technology and works closely with Chris on Kuno's business development. John oversees new lines of business and strategic partnerships and was the driving force behind Kuno's transition into digital marketing, especially enterprise inbound marketing and continuous improvement. John is a prolific blogger and tweeter with topics ranging from marketing automation best practices to industry trends and even an occasional rant on overused buzz words.

Specialties & Interests

Enterprise inbound marketing, content marketing, demand generation, lead nurturing, marketing automation, revenue performance management, and continuous improvement (kaizen).

Vanessa Knipper

Director of Brand Marketing

Vanessa has a business and marketing background in both public and private sectors, with extensive experience in brand strategy, campaign development, public relations, social media and inbound marketing. She is an occasional blogger and an avid reader of industry news and trends. Vanessa's marketing experience and digital expertise help our clients build their brands and marketing strategies with measurable results.

Specialties & Interests

Inbound marketing strategy, brand development, campaign strategy, content marketing, and community-building.

Shannon Fuldauer

Senior Consultant

Shannon has a B2B and B2C eCommerce Marketing background including roles as Vice President of Marketing & Sales Support, and subsequently Vice President of Public Relations & SEO Services, for CareerBoard.com. She has expertise in digital marketing and advanced email communications. Shannon also serves on the Board of the Cleveland Web Association.

Specialties & Interests

Account management, project management, inbound marketing, public relations, email marketing, and SEO.

Meghan Sullivan

Senior Consultant

Meghan has a decade of marketing experience, beginning in the financial services industry, with expertise centering on marketing strategy and planning, CRM, social media marketing strategy and tactics, and copywriting. A Certified Inbound Marketing Professional, Meghan also has an MBA and a Certificate in Marketing Analytics.

Specialties & Interests

Strategic planning, inbound marketing, creating and curating content, social media, blogging, research and analytics, reading, and dachshunds.

Timothy Kiedrowski

Consultant

Tim conducts daily strategic inbound marketing plans with our clients. He works with clients on campaign strategy, project management and social media engagement. He has the expertise to put together all the moving pieces in a way to get the greatest success for your company. 

Specialties & Interests

Public relations, brand marketing, inbound marketing, product marketing, project management, social media, inbound marketing and mini golf.

Jennifer Traster

Consultant

Jenny works closely with the account managers to provide support across all client accounts. She assists with execution of social media campaigns, media planning, and project management.

Specialties & Interests

Social media, public relations, project management, inbound marketing, monitoring, and administrative management.

Justine Timoteo

Consultant

After graduating from Miami University with a degree in Journalism and English, Justine immediately immersed herself into the marketing world. She gained unique experience as both a copywriter and account coordinator for various clients at a shopper marketing agency. At Kuno, Justine assists in the execution of social media campaigns, media planning, and project execution.

Specialties & Interests

Social media, inbound marketing, writing, blogging, content marketing strategy, editing, photography, and traveling.

Brianne Carlon

Content Director

With a degree in journalism, Brianne has more than seven years of professional writing experience. She acquired skills as a managing editor in New York City and a public relations specialist for a digital media software company, and is ready to take on any subject matter. From blogs and emails to case studies and ebooks, she uses content marketing to help Kuno and its clients build their brands.  

Specialties & Interests

Writing, blogging, social media, content marketing strategy, public relations, content management, copywriting and editing.

Lisa Gulasy

Content Marketing Specialist

Lisa graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kent State University with a B.S. in public relations and a minor in advertising. Known as Hawkeye around the office for her near superhuman copy editing abilities, Lisa applies her unique experiences in agency and journalism to manage strategy and day-to-day engagement of client social media profiles and assist in researching and writing blogs, press releases and advanced content.

Specialties & Interests

Copy writing, blogging, copy editing, social media management, social media strategy, public relations and video editing.

Barb Schmitz

Writer

Barb Schmitz is professional writer with over 20 years of experience writing for B2B and B2C publications and web sites. She served as an editor on Computer-Aided Engineering magazine for over 10 years before starting her own PR/freelance writing business in 2000. Her expertise includes interviewing, researching and writing whitepapers, blogs, e-books, case studies, and feature articles.

Specialties & Interests

Blogging, whitepapers, case studies, small business, customer relations

Stephanie Kapera

Writer

Stephanie graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in English and holds an MPA from North Carolina State University. She writes blog posts, case studies, whitepapers, newsletters, tip sheets, articles, press releases, SEO content, landing pages and website copy for B2B and B2C clients. In January 2012, Stephanie launched Up All Night Creative, a content agency for companies that need more content than they can produce in-house.

Specialties & Interests

Content marketing strategy, blogging, creative witing, editorial calendars, editing and press releases

Dan Stasiewski

Enterprise Data Analyst

Since 2004 Dan has been developing online communities and building buzz for companies, products and brands. Dan helps Enterprise-Level clients map content to different buyer personas, and develop behavior-triggered lead nurturing communications. Before landing at Kuno, Dan worked in the software and digital media industry, where he coordinated communication with companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Random House and EMI Music.

Specialties & Interests

Inbound marketing, analytics, marketing strategy, community building, brand strategy, social media, blogger relations, media relations, public relations, content development, karaoke and movies.

Katherine Smith

Business Manager

Kay coordinates with our clients to execute the inbound marketing plans set in place by our strategy team - from social media campaigns & project management to media planning & inbound marketing - to provide a seamless range of marketing services.

Specialties & Interests

Inbound marketing, management of client accounts, social media campaigns, project management, media planning, video development, e-commerce management.

Debra Mckiernan

Office Coordinator

This Bowling Green Falcon is primarily responsible for all accounting functions (AP, AR and billing) and is the designated “office coordinator” who also does some marketing, HR and IT work on the side. With experience in bookkeeping as well as marketing and sales, Debbie knows how to manage multiple projects to help a business run seamlessly.

Specialties & Interests

B2B sales and marketing, project management, bookkeeping, administrative management and all things chocolate!

Jesse D. Pennington

Web Developer

Jesse is our resident "jack of all trades," handling web development, HTML/CSS/Javascript/Whatever coding, design slicing & integration, responsive/mobile development, email coding & deliverability, SEO, web content management, blogging, and any other random technical issues that crop up around the office. He carries a Master of Science in Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University and has over 3 years of experience in web development.

Specialties & Interests

Design slicing and integration, responsive design & development, marketing automation, e-mail marketing, mobile development, Photoshop, audio production (Ableton & Pro Tools), Wordpress, Hubspot, all things Apple, and inbound marketing evangelism.

Daniel Ulichney

Creative Director

Dan is the man, as they say. With 10+ years of marketing and graphic design experience under his belt, he brings a design aesthetic which emphasizes the visual experience to every Kuno project, web and print design. He is also our resident perfectionist when it comes to pushing pixels and ideas.

Specialties & Interests

Web design, print design, brand development, inbound marketing, social media campaign design and development, photography, and marketing strategy.

Walt Winchel

Senior Designer

Walt is our resident Photoshop expert and design champion with over 10 years of experience in graphic design. You're likely to see Walt buzzing around the office designing logos, brochures, ads and posters, websites and social media campaign designs or strumming his guitar between creative ideas.

Specialties & Interests

All things Adobe, inbound marketing, social media campaign design, print and web design, video editing, brand development, functional print design and one-liners.

James Skidmore

Graphic Designer

Jim is our resident illustrator and prince of print, a graphic designer with over thirteen years of experience, he brings his unique visual perspective to each project.

Specialties & Interests

Graphic design, illustration, brand development, and typography.

Dan Romanski

Associate Consultant

Graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Electronic Media and a business minor, Dan has over five years of video production experience, both professionally and independently. Using his talents, he has marketed and promoted for major motion picture studios as well as local charities. At Kuno, Dan assists in the execution of clients inbound marketing campaigns, media planning, and video production.

Specialties & Interests

Promotions, video production, video marketing strategy, inbound marketing, blogging, photography and the outdoors.

Duce Knipper

Kuno Mascot

Duce is a man of few words, but stops by the office occasionally to offer his marketing wisdom.

Specialties & Interests

Looking handsome, chasing Dan, scaring unsuspecting UPS delivery persons, and inbound marketing (of course).