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Meet Eric Wood, New Patch Local Ad Manager

Wood, who is an avid runner, will go the extra mile to serve your business with great advertising deals.

One of Patch's goals is to make life ridiculously easy for our communities, and that includes businesses.

To that end, we introduce Eric Wood, Patch's new Local Ad Manager for Patch's sites in Apple-Valley/Rosemount, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Northfield, Richfield, and Southwest Minneapolis.  Eric comes armed with ridiculously cost-effective advertising deals that should fit most any budget.

To introduce you to Eric, we asked him to share some interesting facts about himself:  

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Home: Long time resident of Southwest Minneapolis.

Home state: Iowa. He "still bleeds Black and Gold).  

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Career: Close to 10 years in local media and advertising sales.  Previously worked the south metro for the Star Tribune and sold advertising for Minnesota Monthly.

Family: Husband and father of three children. Wife Andrea, sons Jensen and Zach and daughter ("referred to as the queen of the family" ) Cecilia.

Community activities: Active in the Minneapolis public schools and Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Active in coaching youth sports. 

Recreational pursuit: An avid runner who has completed 20 marathons. 

Hobbies: Pro and college sports fan.

An interesting bit of trivia about Eric. He is a closet "The Voice" TV fan.

You can reach Eric at eric.wood@patch.com and 612-616-9125.

Get in touch. He's eager to come out to see you.


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