Donald Buckley is an award-winning creative with deep expertise in innovative and breakthrough marketing. Don's experience in the Entertainment and Digital industries led him to work with some of the most iconic brands in entertainment. Name it, and Don probably had a hand in it. Batman. Harry Potter. Homeland. Dexter. Ray Donovan. Shameless. City on a Hill. Twin Peaks. Billions…These only scratch the surface.
Don spent more than 20 years at Warner Bros. Entertainment where he founded the studio's first digital marketing team and developed cutting-edge strategic tactics that went on to become industry standards. After Warner Bros., Don became CMO of Showtime Networks, Inc. during a period of dramatic change in entertainment. For 8 years, Don managed to strategize and innovate, successfully leading Showtime to new frontiers. He led and built the cross-disciplinary marketing organization that launched Showtime's OTT streaming product, driving subs beyond launch projections.
Beyond Warner Bros. and Showtime, Don has experience in starting his own marketing agency and has served as Strategic Advisor to countless organizations helping to advance innovative breakthroughs in marketing, voice, and voice AI. In addition to his advisory positions, Don is a Board Member of the Experience Center of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), a Member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and Guest Lecturer at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.