Southeastern marketing breakfast to feature media adviser for Trump campaign
Thursday, March 30, 2017 
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – A Baton Rouge marketing and advertising professional from Baton Rouge who
served as a media adviser for President Donald Trump will serve as the guest speaker
at Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual Marketing Breakfast on Tuesday, April
11.
Jay Connaughton, founder and partner of the Baton Rouge firm People Who Think:
Innovative Advertising, Innovative Politics and Fridge, will speak at the event at
8 a.m. in the Southeastern Student Union Ballroom. The breakfast is sponsored by the
Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, the Southeastern Marketing Association,
and G. Dean Brunson, CPA, of Richmond, Va.
The program is open to students and the general public. Tickets are $10 and can
be ordered and prepaid online at tinyurl.com/marketingbreakfast2017 or at the door.
A native of Louisiana and graduate of LSU, Connaughton founded People Who Think
with the intent of combining high design standards with a deep understanding of the
client’s needs. His wide range of experience in both corporate and political brands
across multiple industries provides the perspective needed to use deep data to address
client challenges.
He was selected to serve as a media advisor to the Trump campaign based on his
work over the last 20 years on numerous major campaigns. His strategies have helped
shape and win elections for Republican U.S. senators, congressmen and other elected
leaders at all levels of state government. His firm has earned numerous awards, including
more than 100 Addy Awards.
For more information on the lecture, contact the Department of Marketing and
Supply Chain Management at 985-549-2277.
