Steve Raquel

• M.S., Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993
• B.S., Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992

• Consultant, Marketing, DeFi Troops, 2022 to present
• Consultant, Marketing, Illini Guardians, 2022 to present
• Clinical Assistant Professor - Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2021 to present
• Subject Matter Expert - Social Media, Digital Media, Advertising, Brand Marketing, Athlete Marketing, Stadion Sports, 2021 to present
• Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 to present
• Marketing Director: Digital & Content, SquareStack, 2019 to present
• Adjunct Lecturer, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 2014-2020
• VP Marketing and Athletes Relations, FanFuego.com, 2009
• President and Owner, Illinois Online Ventures, 2008 to present
• Director of Marketing, Masterplan Group International, 2007-2009
• Account Supervisor, DDB Chicago, 2006-2007
• Contractor, Allstate Insurance, 2005-2006
• Director of Marketing, Convenant Services Worldwide, 2002-2005
• Marketting Manager, McDonald's, 2000-2001
• Senior Manager, United States Olympic Committee, 1998-2000
• Senior Account Executive, Frankel & Company, 1993-1998

• Fall 2023 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2023 to present
• Spring 2022 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2022 to present
• Spring 2023 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2022 to present
• Fall 2021 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2021 to present
• Spring 2021 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2021 to present
• Spring 2020 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2020 to present
• Fall 2020 - Teachers Ranked as Excellent - UIUC - Ranked As Outstanding, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING - UIUC, 2020 to present
• Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois-CITL, 2014 to present

• Blockchain Analytics Grant, Gies, 2023-2025

Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing Brand Strategy Sports Marketing Public Relations

NFT

• Digital Marketing (BADM 360) Designed to help you acquire a strong understanding of what is and how to develop a Digital Marketing strategy. We will be evaluating each step in the development of the strategy and getting hands on experience in the latest digital media platforms. You will be learning how to research brands, how to develop strategies, how to determine problems and solutions, how to evaluate information and how to present and defend your work.

• Advanced Marketing Management (BADM 420) Integrative study of methods and models for marketing decision-making; emphasizes the application of analytical tools and behavioral and quantitative models to marketing decision-making. Uses lectures, case studies and simulation exercises.

• Marketing Management (BADM 520) Introduces concepts useful in understanding marketing systems and buyer behavior in addition to developing skills in making marketing decisions; the orientation is primarily managerial and uses examples from both business and non-business contexts.

• New Product Development (BADM 525) The decisions on the firm's total market offer, including such topics as use of market analysis in making decisions on assortment, product development, pricing, packaging, branding, and sales forecasting; coordination of these decisions and actions with market communications, physical movement, production, finance, and the overall goals and policies of the firm; and emphasizes the use of analytic and research methods in making assortment and product decisions.