Mark Blount
About Mark Blount
Mark Blount serves as the Vice President of Marketing at Curve Dental, a position he has held since 2019. With extensive experience in marketing leadership across various companies, he has significantly contributed to strategic initiatives and sales growth in the Greater Atlanta Area.
Work at Curve Dental
Mark Blount has served as the Vice President of Marketing at Curve Dental since 2019. In this role, he has directed significant initiatives, including the migration of the company to Salesforce.com, which improved sales and marketing tools. He has also implemented a systematic social program and developed influencer marketing and partnership programs to enhance Curve Dental's market presence.
Previous Marketing Roles
Prior to his current position, Mark Blount held several key marketing roles. He was Vice President of Marketing at Brightree from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2015 to 2018. He also worked at Reliant Technology and Emergency Visions as Vice President of Marketing. His experience includes leading marketing efforts at Verint and mBLAST, as well as serving as Marketing Director at ExecuTrain.
Education and Expertise
Mark Blount earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications from The University of Georgia, where he studied from 1979 to 1984. He furthered his education by obtaining an MBA in Marketing and International Business from Mercer University's Stetson School of Business and Economics between 1989 and 1992. Additionally, he completed a Management Development Program at Emory University's Goizueta Business School in 1989.
Achievements in Marketing
Mark Blount has led significant marketing initiatives throughout his career. Notably, he directed the first high-level strategic marketing effort at Adtech Global, a $40M contact center technology services company. He played a crucial role in the successful sale of Brightree to ResMed, marking it as the largest-ever SaaS sale in the Southeast U.S. and the second largest healthcare IT sale in the U.S.
Leadership in Sales and Marketing
During his tenure at Adtech Global, Mark Blount helped restore profitability to the EMEA sales office while serving as Vice President of Sales. His leadership in marketing and sales has been instrumental in driving growth and strategic direction for the companies he has worked with.