Adam Stone, CEO of Octane Marketing, accepted into Forbes Agency Council

PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO of Octane Marketing, Adam Stone, a full service marketing agency for car dealerships and dealer groups nationwide, has been accepted into the Forbes Agency Council, an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.

Stone joins other Forbes Agency Council members, who are hand-selected, to become part of a curated network of successful peers and get access to a variety of exclusive benefits and resources, including the opportunity to submit thought leadership articles and short tips on industry-related topics for publishing on Forbes.com.

"It's a true honor to be selected to participate in the Forbes Agency Council. I am excited to share my insights and thoughts on Forbes.com, as well as to learn from such a distinguished group of peers," said Stone.

Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, says, "We are honored to welcome Adam into the community. Our mission with Forbes Councils is to curate successful professionals from every industry, creating a vetted, social capital-driven network that helps every member make an even greater impact on the business world."

About Adam Stone
Adam Stone is an entrepreneur, marketer, public speaker, and C-level automotive executive with over 17 years of industry experience split between OEM, agency, and retail. After a highly successful 11 year career at Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Adam cut his teeth in marketing working for the award winning automotive marketing firm Tier 10 Marketing. From there, Adam was hand picked by Matt McGovern to build an in-house agency at Prime Motor Group where he helped Prime become one of the fastest growing privately held retail automotive groups in the country. Currently, Adam is the CEO and co-founder of Octane Marketing (formerly Jaystone Marketing), serving dealers and dealer groups all over the United States. For more information and public speaking requests go to www.octanemktg.com.

About Forbes Councils
Forbes partnered with the founders of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) to launch Forbes Councils, invitation-only communities for world-class business professionals in a variety of industries. Members, who are hand-selected by each Council's community team, receive personalized introductions to each other based on their specific needs and gain access to a wide range of business benefits and the opportunity to share thought leadership content on Forbes.com.

SOURCE Octane Marketing