Mark Gage Stroman, the entertainment advertising strategist who was an early hire at the fledging Fox Broadcasting Co., died Feb. 22 due to complications from Covid. He was 58.
Stroman, who most recently served as chief marketing officer of Spin Media, had a long career in advertising and marketing. After beginning his career at Kofy-tv in San Francisco, where he was born and raised, Stroman was hired as one of the original 35 employees for the Fox Broadcasting Co. team when Rupert Murdoch boldly launched the nation’s fourth broadcast network in 1986.
During his 16-year tenure at Fox and News Corp, Stroman worked with major national brands such as Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Polaroid, Levi’s, Sprint and Visa to create promotions for the company. He also played a major part in launching ad campaigns for several Fox shows such as “Family Guy,” “Married… with Children,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Melrose Place” and “The X-Files,...
Stroman, who most recently served as chief marketing officer of Spin Media, had a long career in advertising and marketing. After beginning his career at Kofy-tv in San Francisco, where he was born and raised, Stroman was hired as one of the original 35 employees for the Fox Broadcasting Co. team when Rupert Murdoch boldly launched the nation’s fourth broadcast network in 1986.
During his 16-year tenure at Fox and News Corp, Stroman worked with major national brands such as Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Polaroid, Levi’s, Sprint and Visa to create promotions for the company. He also played a major part in launching ad campaigns for several Fox shows such as “Family Guy,” “Married… with Children,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Melrose Place” and “The X-Files,...
- 2/26/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Stroman, the veteran Fox and Endeavor marketing executive who helped launch memorable global campaigns including “What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the “Nobody Better Lay a Finger On My Butterfinger!” campaign featuring The Simpsons‘ Bart Simpson, has died.
Stroman died February 22 of complications from Covid, according to a family spokesperson. He was 58.
Stroman, a San Francisco Bay Area native known for his fun-loving nature, was one of the original employees at a just-launched Fox Broadcasting and later helped create the marketing division at Endeavor along with his twin brother Erik. He and Erik also ran their own firm, Entertainment Marketing Partners.
Most recently, Stroman was chief marketing officer at music publication Spin Media.
Stroman spent 16 years at News Corp and Fox, working on shows including Family Guy, The Simpsons, Married… with Children, America’s Most Wanted, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and The X-Files.
Stroman died February 22 of complications from Covid, according to a family spokesperson. He was 58.
Stroman, a San Francisco Bay Area native known for his fun-loving nature, was one of the original employees at a just-launched Fox Broadcasting and later helped create the marketing division at Endeavor along with his twin brother Erik. He and Erik also ran their own firm, Entertainment Marketing Partners.
Most recently, Stroman was chief marketing officer at music publication Spin Media.
Stroman spent 16 years at News Corp and Fox, working on shows including Family Guy, The Simpsons, Married… with Children, America’s Most Wanted, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and The X-Files.
- 2/25/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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