Ann Schulz Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

• Develop and implement comprehensive marketing plan to increase engagement and sales.
• Originating extensive branding, including logo design and usage guidelines
• Designing interactive media campaign to engage business leadership and expand insight into current economic environment
• Managing monthly employment rate analysis and its impact on staffing industry
• Developed virtual presenceo Directing designo Writing content and managing outsourced content developmento Managing SEO development
• Managing digital content to impact all platforms – website, bi-monthly blogs, social media

Jacksonville, FL, US

• Developing and launching HR consulting brand with comprehensive business marketing plan
• Pioneering XPG’s athELITE™ program to prepare retired professional athletes for placement in new careerso Spearheading data collection to make business caseo Writing complete campaign, including sales presentationso.
• Advancing Recruiting Discipline Program
• Delivering speaker development, including topics catalogue, outlines, full content, writing and editing video scripts
• Managing content for xtrapointgroup.com, social media, blogs, and press releases, including Relentless HR, a 10-part series credited with increasing exposure for CEO and primary presenter Rich Thompson, including o Net.
• Originating marketing collateral on speaker offerings, program brochures, company overview

• Delivering expanded reach and brand recognition to US companies in diverse industries; clients include
• University Select of Jacksonville, FLo Delivering 28% increase in orders YOY in 2019 with newly developed marketing strategy, value proposition, and brand identity campaigno Revamping website, creating site map to.
• Building Installation Company of Burlington, IAo Logo and branding delivery
• Fuego Flame of Burlington, IAo Increasing sales 20% with redesigned marketing plan including national retail partnershipso Redesigning logo, creating spec sheets on each of 4 main product offerings, writing sales.
• Flint Cliffs Manufacturing of Burlington, IAo Designing all digital and print graphics, logos, signage, labeling, product collateral, trade show materials, and writing all contento Redesigning and updating Big Husky.

• Opening markets for US manufacturers in Europe and visa versa through developing focused marketing entry strategies.
• Negotiating product placement, investigating market entry, competition and private label opportunities
• Conducted research to determine product usage, opportunity areas and best fit markets.Responsible for the growth of Home Improvement Industry Presidents Council (HIIPC) trade association
• Advancing advisory board of industry presidents to 50% YOY growth over 5 year period to represent 40% of total firm revenueo Increasing sponsorship and representation from global industry leadership spanning US.
• Creating Buying Days events allowing manufacturers face to face contact with buyers
• Developing and implementing industry conferences with ±200 attendeeso Managing curriculum, speakers, logistics, and events

• Conducting product placement and market studies for leading industry suppliers
• Developing and implementing client services for South American marketplace, establishing relationships with top 10 retailers on continent
• Account managing clients in varied stages of market developmento Leading ideation for new marketing strategieso Creating and presenting proposals to C-suite
• Managing HIIPC association membership, sponsorship programs, seminars and conferences, communications, special programs, and meetings for Advisory Board
• Tracking key industry issues, market and retailing trends, timely topics, strategic management concepts, customer service and retention
• Traveling extensively throughout Europe and major South American markets for development, market studies, product placement, and execution of international program

• Executing global marketing programs for the world’s largest home improvement retailers and manufacturers
• Project managing marketing production for each program from concept to print & mailo Developing seminars and conferences for senior industry leadership, including speaker managemento Writing creative copy and designing.
• Managing press releases in trade magazines Hardware Age, Home Improvement, and National Hardware Show publications

• Originating international business marketing strategy, particularly in fragmented South American markets, to boost revenue growth
• Conducting secondary market research on retailers in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela

Vienna, AT

• Providing support data to report managers for business evaluations
• Managing financial statements, suits, liens and judgements
• Producing small business reports