ABOUT

John Graham Seeliger, marketing strategist.

John Graham Seeliger is a marketing consultant in Phoenix, Arizona, and the Principal and CSO of Creative Strategies. He has spent 40 years in key creative and strategic roles at major global ad agencies and boutiques, and today he puts that experience to work for businesses across Arizona.

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By John Graham Seeliger, Principal and CSO Updated October 22, 2026

So who is this guy?

John Graham Seeliger is the Principal and Chief Strategy Officer of Creative Strategies, a marketing consultancy in Phoenix, Arizona. He has spent 40 years building campaigns that bring clients more business: local, regional, national and global.

Born and raised in multicultural, multilingual South Africa, with 27 quarrelling tribes (two of them white) and profound cultural complexity, John learned the expertise to message wildly different audiences in ways that actually land.

Then he left the house of Apartheid, headed for the Home of the Brave.

He's held key creative and strategic positions at major global ad agencies and smaller boutiques. Retired. Hated it. Un-retired. So more recently, he puts those decades of distilled knowledge to work for small businesses and entrepreneurs who need real results, not jargon.

With a background reaching back to the insanely productive Mad Men era, John works today with a cutting edge team of web, AI and social media specialists who keep your work firmly planted in the 21st century.

Brutally honest. Genuinely invested. And yes, he still loves his work.

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HOW JOHN WORKS

What does John believe about marketing?

Strategy first. Then media.
Most "specialists" lead with their favorite platform and cram your business into it. John starts with your structure, product, audience, vision and growth goals, and only then picks the media.
Real results, real dollars.
Let others be satisfied with empty clicks and views. The only scoreboard that matters is customers and revenue.
The dumb question is often the campaign.
Good ideas seldom arrive wearing a suit. John asks the question everyone else is too careful to ask. Read why.

EXPERIENCE

Who has John worked with?

Medium, big and small. A sample of the brands and businesses John has created marketing for over his career:

See the results behind the work

REVIEWS

What is it like to work with John?

(We didn't say this. They did.)

"Of all the Relationship Marketing people I've worked with, there's only one whose standard is matched by John Seeliger's. That one is Lester Wunderman."

Leonard Schwartz, Executive Vice President, New York Times Publishing (NYC, NY)

"John Graham Seeliger is an absolute creative dynamo. His ideas are fresh, his execution is sharp, and his results speak for themselves."

Scott Hansbury, CEO, Anthem One LLC (Scottsdale, AZ)

"We were all just astounded by the quality of your tactical and creative work... Delighted with the results, too. Thanks for helping us out of a jam. What a pleasure to deal with a competent, no nonsense professional for a change!"

Bonny Lepore, Print and Advertising Director, Yaffe Advertising (Phoenix, AZ)

"I hired John many times to create and manage marketing campaigns because of his extensive knowledge and experience with a wide variety of marketing disciplines, as well as his consistently high performing strategy and tactics, effective and on target creative, and excellent ROI. I enjoyed working with him and would do so again in a heartbeat."

Jeanne Cook, Product Manager, IBM

Read John's insights.

QUESTIONS

Straight answers.

Where is Creative Strategies based?

Phoenix, Arizona. We work with businesses across the state; see areas we serve.

Does John do the work himself?

John creates the strategy and the ideas and stays involved throughout. Our team of web, AI, social media and direct mail specialists carries out the work with him.

What size businesses does John work with?

Medium, big or small. His career includes global brands like IBM and The New York Times, and today he focuses on small businesses and entrepreneurs who need real results.

How do I talk to John?

Call 602.558.7540 or use the form below. The first conversation is free.

LET'S TALK

Ready when you are.

Not sure if you need help? No worries. A quick conversation costs nothing, and you'll know exactly where you stand. Plus, what your next step should be. If any. No sugar coating, no pressure, no BS. Call now. And if you're on the right track, we'll tell you that too.

Start the conversation.

Phone:
602.558.7540

Email:
johngseeliger@cox.net
jgs@creativestrategiesmktg.com

Location:
Phoenix, AZ, serving the Phoenix metro and all of Arizona