About Our Team
You’ve found us, so now, let us help your future customers find you.
As a full service mobile, interactive, social and traditional advertising agency, we provide tactical, customized local search and branding programs tailored to every client’s individual needs. Our knowledgeable team’s extensive industry experience and exceptional account management skills, allow us to serve national and regional accounts on a “local” level. Since all of our offerings are aimed locally, our targeted advertising services are also available for smaller companies.
Coupling our advertising experience with the most up-to-date technology gives us the ability to connect you to your audience based on geography, demographics and a host of other factors. Clients trust our deliberate approach because of a proven ROI that often exceeds their financial projections. In addition, unlike many of our competitors, we offer a commitment to transparency so that you know exactly what you’re getting for every dollar you have entrusted to us.
As your “local search” partner, PinDot will tactically deliver your message, to the buyers most likely to use your services, through media they are most likely to use. By understanding your business’s needs and determining the best media mix, we have the skills and expertise to supercharge your company’s growth.
Our agency has a distinguished history of success, which means your business’s future is in good hands with PinDot. We realize that our success depends on your success. Our goal is to surpass your expectations every step of the way. We don’t just think outside the box…. we create new boxes.
David Cogdell
As the senior partner of the agency, David ensures that PinDot provides best in class Local Search and Branding solutions to our clients. He is passionate about knowing not only the "how" but also the "why" our options are effective and works closely with our vendor partners and management team to make sure that we stay ahead of the curve on new and innovative opportunities. His mission is to provide our clients with an outstanding value proposition, deliver results that continually improve, and never leave anything to chance.
Food: Never met a bad hamburger
Sports: Baseball & Football
Genre of movie: Sci-Fi
Quote: "When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either." - Leo Burnett
Favorite Comic Book Character: Superman (is there any other?)
David Gilbert
As one of the newest members of the PinDot team, Dave brings a wide variety of advertising experience to the team, having been successful as both a corporate executive and as an entrepreneur. Dave serves as the Vice President (Chief of Staff) for PinDot and, as such, is responsible for insuring that the staff works efficiently and effectively to provide our clients with best-in-class marketing through local search. Dave doesn't merely walk through Life, he attacks it and then delights in the experience. He is insistent that as the team members work together on various projects, they clearly understand the parameters, the goals and the deadlines that are involved.
Food: New York Strip & a Baked Potato
Sports: Baseball
Genre of movie: Action (Military)
Quote: "A coward dies a thousand deaths, but the valiant taste death but once." (The actual quote is from Act 1, Scene 2, Line 32 of "Julius Cesear", written by William Shakespeare
Favorite Comic Book Character: G.I Joe
Michael Erich
Michael is the leader of our Business Development Team. His mission guides Pindot's team through a long list of clients in advancing their long and short-term goals into winning advertising campaign strategies. Michael is determined to keep Pindot on the forefront of media technology while remaining disciplined to executing excellence for each of his clients.
Food: Can’t say no to basic red meat & potatoes
Sports: Love attending any professional sporting event. Football tops the list - baseball, golf, and most others.
Genre of movie: Action movies that have a simple plot. Good guys and bad guys are obvious.
Quote: "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Favorite Comic Book Character: Batman
Tara St. John
Tara has been with PinDot Media since its very beginning in 1992. Her broad experience has touched virtually every aspect of the business and makes her uniquely qualified to be Operations Director. As the Operations Director, her goal is to improve operational systems, processes and policies in support of the entire PinDot Media organization.
Food: Sushi
Sports: Figure Skating
Genre of movie: Comedy
Quote: "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm Possible"! – Audrey Hepburn
Favorite Comic Book Character: Wonder Woman
Charlotte Wilborn
Charlotte is the business analysis and product development manager of the PinDot Team. She ensures PinDot is on the cutting edge of technology and thoroughly examines all products before they are offered to our clients. Once products are in place, she oversees the tracking and customer service as they relate to each client. Charlotte's number one goal is to make sure we think outside the box and find the best fit for our client.
Food: Seafood
Sports: Football (American or European)
Genre of movie: Mystery or Action
Quote: "This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." – (Hamlet Act 1, scene 3, 78–80) written by William Shakespeare
Favorite Comic Book Character: Iron Man
Kat McCord
Kat is the Billing Manager and Human Resources Specialist of our PinDot team. She has an extensive background in accounting, billing and collections. She also holds a certification in HR management.
Kat's number one goal here at PinDot Media is to provide excellent customer service to internal and external clients.
Food: Mexican
Sports: Hockey
Genre of movie: Comedy
Quote: "Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
Favorite Comic Book Character: The Incredible Hulk
Stephanie Tucker
Stephanie has 26 years of agency experience in many different capacities while working with clients from all types of industries. Her goal is to utilize industry knowledge to provide the most effective advertising campaigns for her clients. Customer Service is top priority!
Food: Fish, Ribeyes and Salad
Sports: Football
Genre of movie: Action, Comedy
Quote: "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” Ingrid Bergman
Favorite Comic Book Character: The Flash
Melissa Baker
Melissa has over 20 years of directional marketing experience with National and Local businesses. She currently holds the position of Social Strategist and develops programs for Social Media and digital platforms with a focus on revenue generation for our clients.
Food: Italian
Sports: Football
Genre of movie: Action
Quote: Someone is always looking at you as an example of how to behave, don't let him down. (H Jackson Brown Jr.)
Favorite Comic Book Character: Emma Frost
Joyce Decker
Joyce has close to 40 years of both client side and agency experience in the Advertising field with an emphasis in directional marketing. She has been with PinDot Media since 2002 and currently serves as Senior Account Specialist helping to ensure the quality and accuracy of order placements.
Food: Comfort
Sports: SEC Football (Go Dawgs!)
Genre of movie: Epic
Quote: “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” – Lyric by Billy Joel, “Only the Good Die Young”
Favorite Comic Book Character: Superman
Lyndsey Mathiassen
As a 2013 graduate in communication from Kennesaw State University, Lyndsey brings enthusiastic knowledge in the world of Interactive Marketing. She ensures our clients listing and reputation management is always accurate and up-to-date.
Food: French Onion Soup
Sports: Lacrosse and College Football
Genre of movie: Comedy
Quote: “If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too!” –Dr. Seuss
Favorite Comic Book Character: Ironman
Christian Joseph
Christian is one of our Graphic Artists with an extensive background in art and design. By staying on trend with the current and ever changing world of digital and visual design, Christian is able to bring original and new ideas that are creative and individual to each of our clients.
Food: Empanadas
Sports: What are those?
Genre of movie: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Action
Quote: “I don’t want more choice, I just want nicer things!” -Edina Monsoon
Favorite Comic Book Character: Illyana Rasputina
