Ink Foundry - Social Media Marketing and Word of Mouth Marketing

Carin Galletta

President

With more than 15 years (refuses to admit to more) of word of mouth marketing experience with brands such as Hilton Hotels, Chevron Products Company, Rodney Strong Vineyards, Romililly Pinot Noir, California Pizza Kitchen, Carmax, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Johnny Walker, Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Tanqueray, Taco Bell Foundation, KFC and more, she is proud to have built an agency that is at the forefront of the social media marketing revolution.

Galletta started Ink Foundry in 1999 in direct response to the big agency system that took her away from what she loves; the hands on work that helps build small brands and start ups into category leaders.

The native Angeleno spent quality time honing her skills at some great agencies in Los Angeles including Bragman Nyman Cafarelli and Cohn & Wolfe, as well as a few others before heading over to Planet Hollywood for an extended stay.

Galletta is especially proud of two programs that she has worked on: KFC at the Academy Awards was named as “one of the most creative of the year” by PR Week and the Chevron Ambassador health care initiative that helped uninsured women receive free mammograms in under served markets across the country.

Eric Oliver

Chief Technology Officer (AKA the guy that can make cool stuff work)

Since 2001 he has been the president of Angelsmith, a full service interactive agency that he founded. He will continue as president of Angelsmith as he fulfills his role at Ink Foundry as Chief Technology Officer.

Although Eric is passionate about the hands-on design and programming, he has a wide range of experience with information architecture, fine art, project management, producing, marketing strategy, and business development.

As a result, he brings a holistic approach to interactive projects taking into consideration a company’s entire business goals to develop affordable, scalable solutions.

Oliver began his interactive career at a small firm in Santa Barbara in the late 90’s as a designer/programmer before heading down to Los Angeles to work with clients including Paramount, Universal, Buena Vista Entertainment, Sony Screen Gems, Fox and others as a producer at DNA Studios. While at DNA he is especially proud of the website work he did on “Charlie’s Angels” and “Hollowman” which won Macromedia Site of the Day awards; “The Insider” website, which was nominated for a Clio award; and the Elektra.com website, which won Best Major Label Website at the Gavin Convention.

Other personal brand experience includes JDV Hospitality, Carl’s Jr., Qantas Airways, Tourism Australia, Citibank, THQ, Namco Bandai Games as well as a variety of work for numerous other agencies and brands, including the Mojo Yogurt website built with Blind Society which is an Adobe Site of the Day and Comm Arts Web Pick Award Winner.

To contact Eric directly:
Email: eric[at ]inkfoundry[dot]com
Phone: 415.508.5778 direct