Joe Phelps – Marketing/Advertising
The Phelps Group
Based in Santa Monica, California with a service office in Laguna Beach, The Phelps Group is an integrated marketing communications firm offering public relations, advertising, promotions and marketing consulting services for television, print and internet marketing. As one of California's oldest and largest independent agencies, it's known for its work in building brands and generating sales for its clients, which include Petco, Tahiti Tourisme, Countrywide, City of Hope, Fairmont Hotels, Whole Foods Market, Dunn-Edwards Paints, Monrovia Growers and divisions of Aramark, Panasonic and Seiko. The agency employs 70+ associates and has annual billings of $60+ million.
Affiliations
Board of Directors:Junior Blind of America
Board of Directors: KCET
Board of Directors: California Heritage Museum
Advisory Board:Pepperdine University
Member: International Communications Agency Network (ICOM)
Member: Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association
Member:Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce:
Member:TEC (The Executive Committee)
Frequent lecturer:USC, UCLA, Pepperdine Universities
Career History
Friends Properties, LLCManaging Partner1997 – Present
The Phelps GroupFounder/CEO1981 – Present
Ayer AdvertisingAccount Supervisor1979 – 1981
Grey AdvertisingAccount Executive1976 – 1979
Video-Acts Entertainment Founder/President 1971 – 1975
BeJay's Recording StudioGen Mgr./Engineer1973 -- 1975
West Street Concert HallOwner/operator (in college)1969 -- 1971
Education
Executive Program, Harvard University, Certificate, 2004
American Management Association's President's Course, 2001
AAAA's, Advanced Studies Certificate, USC, 1977;
The Advertising Center, Los Angeles, Certificate, 1976;
B.S. in Business Administration, University of Arkansas, 1972
Personal
Father of Douglas Phelps, (11/14/82) and Emilie Phelps (12/12/84)
Married to Sylvia Phelps since 1/30/82
Resident of Pacific Palisades since 1985