Karen Kingsley

Teaches at Gotham Writers Workshop

Karen Kingsley is a retained consultant to domestic and international advertising and marketing agencies. She has served as an executive and writer in the advertising and trade publishing industries. She has written speeches, marketing collateral and advertising for companies such as Anheuser-Busch, Procter & Gamble, Ralston Purina, and Rubbermaid. She was SVP of Business Development at Deutsch Advertising, owned her own ad agency, was president of another, and EVP at a third. She has written for such trade publications as Progressive Grocer, C-Store Business, Women's Wear Daily, Supermarket News, and Home Furnishing News. She is currently a commentator on Retailwire.com, a Web site dedicated to the retail business.