As a founder of Marketplace, Inc., Ken Bowes has been engaged in consulting in the communications field in one way or another for over 30 years. As the former owner of a 60+ employee consumer advertising agency, a public relations firm, a market research company and a business-to-business agency, all of which have been sold, Ken has consulted with major corporations in a wide range of industries.
He began his career on the corporate side as an in-house agency copywriter, then director of advertising for Atlanta Gas Light Company, followed by seven years in top management with Liller, Neal, Battle & Lindsey, a major southeastern advertising agency. He has taken the lead on many Wanamaker consulting engagements and his advertising management, operations and creative talents are highly valued by clients in such disparate fields as retail, consumer products, telecommunications, utilities, resort and travel and package goods.
Ken graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. degree in Business Management and a major in Advertising. In addition to his corporate work, he has served on many civic boards, including the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and consulted on a pro-bono basis in fund raising and public relations for a variety of charitable associations, family counseling centers and other non-profit organizations. He was recently honored by the Atlanta Advertising Club as the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award.
