Primary Job Title Founder & Chairman Primary Organization Barefoot
Location Jeffersonville, Vermont, United States Regions New England, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Doug is Barefoot Proximity's founder. He has over 20 years of CPG experience, beginning with roles on the client side at Procter & Gamble. Doug spent 5 years on P&G's Finance & Accounting development track before moving into Brand Management.
As Brand Manager of Crest Complete, Doug successfully launched the brand
nationally and took advantage of a company program to spend a month as a copywriter at Leo Burnett. Shortly after Doug's return from Leo, he left P&G and launched Barefoot Proximity with a passion for copywriting and a heightened appreciation for great creative.
This appreciation for great creative has been fostered throughout the agency, where Doug continues to serve as the keeper of the creative flame.
Doug has earned top honors at the National Addy Awards Show as well as in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual and Print Design Annual. Doug and Barefoot Proximity have been written up in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, INC. Magazine, Advertising Age and Adweek.
