{"id":2992,"date":"2015-02-24T10:03:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T18:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-8-204-4.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com\/?page_id=2992"},"modified":"2025-01-31T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:26:38","slug":"eric-granof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aiasurety.com\/bail\/about\/team\/eric-granof\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Granof"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"title-block title-size-small vc_txt_align_center underlined \" style=\"\" ><div class=\"ovh\"><h2 class=\"title\">Eric Granof<\/h2><h4 class=\"subtitle\">Vice President, Corporate Communications<\/h4><div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;executiveImageBlock&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12324&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eric Granof joined AIA in 2009. As Vice President of Corporate Communications, Eric is responsible for both internal and external communications across the organization. As part of his responsibilities, Eric drives a number of marketing initiatives for the company including the development of new service partnerships, creating new marketing programs, like ExpertBail, and providing consulting and guidance to AIA\u2019s family of agents in the area of marketing. In addition to his corporate communications responsibilities, Eric also manages AIA\u2019s legislative and government relations.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to coming to AIA, Eric was President of THUNDER FACTORY, a leading integrated marketing firm based in San Francisco. While at THUNDER FACTORY, Eric served as a consultant to AIA, developing the company\u2019s original branding strategy as well as presenting at several of the company\u2019s regional conferences. In his 30 years of marketing and communications Eric has worked with some of the world\u2019s leading brands including but not limited to Microsoft, Nissan, MARSH, HP, Apple, Caesars Palace, Bank of America and Cabela\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Eric holds a B.A. in Environmental Sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A from the University of California at Irvine. He has spoken at several American Marketing Association Meetings, as well as co-authored strategic marketing articles.\u00a0 Additionally, he travels the country presenting on a wide range of surety and criminal justice topics at multiple state agent association meetings and conferences.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Southern California, he currently resides in Eagle, Idaho with his wife and two children.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;18px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table width=\"80%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/eric-granof\/0\/677\/772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3462\" src=\"\/bail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"linkedin\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <em>Eric Granof on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/eric-granof\/0\/677\/772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;executiveImageBlock&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12324&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eric Granof joined AIA in 2009. 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