Business Positions
Silverpop
Marketing automation company, acquired by IBM in May 2014
McDonald’s role at Silverpop is to educate clients and prospects on best practices and emerging trends in email, mobile and social marketing and marketing automation. He has 30 years of experience in marketing, consulting and strategic planning. McDonald has held executive marketing positions at companies including Lyris, Inc., EmailLabs, USWeb/CKS and Arthur Andersen. He has written more than 500 articles and blogs, is a frequent speaker and is author of the ebook “Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Email Marketing.” He has won several awards including the eec 2011 Marketer of the Year and the 2005 American Business Award's (The Stevie's) Marketing Executive of the Year.