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Rhode Island, United States

Jamestown, Rhode Island, Us

Jamestown, Rhode Island, Us

As Marketing & Sales Specialist for The Chemical Company, my role splits time between actively managing TCC's full-scale marketing strategy and execution, managing supplier relationships,, overseeing Southeastern sales operations, and strategically bridging the gap between an effective marketing strategy and re-funnel into sales execution.

Jamestown, Rhode Island, Us

As the Digital Marketing Coordinator for The Chemical Company, I work as the marketing arm for TCC and it's related companies, The Logistix Company and Kettlebottom. In my role, I manage everything related to physical and digital marketing, advertising and promotion, including:- Planning and managing annual marketing & trade show budgets- Website management & updates (Wordpress)- Google AdWords campaign management- Google Analytics management & reporting - Short-form and Long-form content production- Industry and trade-show advertisement placement- Podcast production, host & marketing - Trade show collateral management- Monthly email newsletters (Constant Contact) - Online database and vendor management- Account Manager for Kettlebottom marketing clients- Graphic Design via social media & website graphics (Photoshop) - Social Media management - Public Relations & community outreach - Managing outside contractors & creative designers- Monthly reporting directly to upper management - Annual presentation at company-wide sales meeting

Jamestown, Rhode Island, Us

Kettlebottom works with clients and partners to produce content in the form of video, graphic and other creative methods. We have the capabilities and experience to produce commercials and website / social media videos, graphic design, social media management and more.

I work with small businesses, start-ups, and professional services groups to create strategy, design and implement website, social media and internet marketing tactics. Areas of specialty include digital and social media strategic marketing, website design (Squarespace), eCommerce, social media, content strategy, paid social & influencer advertising, and more.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

- Manage contractor partnerships and TTi SKUs within the Bellingham, MA Home Depot location- Maintain and utilize an online CRM system to keep in contact with contractor and trade clients, updating with new products and sales as they hit my store- Consistent in-store new product demos to educate Home Depot associates, previous and new customers to the benefits of TTi products over the competition - Worked towards a 15.7% comp year-over-year, totaling over $1.89m in TTi product in 2016- Earned a 26.6% comp ($729k) in Milwaukee Tool SKUs through product demo, working with store management and associates and creative merchandising. This included a 51% comp in Q4 2016.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

- Manage a territory of 5 stores across RI and MA, totaling over $5.8m in TTi sales in 2015, and a projected $6.2m in sales YTD for 2016- Achieved a year-over-year growth percentage of 9.6% in sales (as of 9/7)- Consistently worked to gain additional merchandising space by leveraging partnerships and managing relationships with key decision makers at the store level, as well as regional merchandising managers and key decision makers- Work with both prospective customers, as well as associates and store management to teach the benefits of TTi's brands, and how our product excels compared to our competition - Utilize resources among our team of 8-10 reps, as well as territory and regional managers to execute objectives and host sales and demo days

East Providence, Rhode Island, Us

• Collaborate with team members on the development of marketing proposals and strategic documents• Assist with overall marketing strategy for assigned clients, including research on client, competitors and general field• Heavy focus on market and background research of client's company culture, employee feedback and competitor strategy to provide to managers in designing marketing strategy• Copy write and edit marketing material for print, web and non-traditional channels

Warwick, Rhode Island, Us

- Work remotely to post to company social media pages, organize and distribute email blasts via Constant Contact, and coordinate other marketing activities- Facilitating a team to brainstorm, design and implement a new company website, including working with internal IT directors, office staff and third party ghost writers to push out the new website, estimated for January 2016

Warwick, Rhode Island, Us

- Working closely with partners, managers and principals within the firm, worked to brainstorm, design and implement an all-inclusive marketing plan to promote the company and produce lead generation and increase conversion rates- Work with staff accountants, senior, manager and partner-level staff to design and create proposal decks for potential clients and business partners. Creating these proposal decks includes extensive background research of companies with little to no initial personal background knowledge, as well as becoming well-educated in the field(s) of business the potential client is involved with.- Coordinate with in-office IT department and part-time in-office marketing team to assist planning and usability of a new website (www.disantopriest.com) to be launched December 2015- Coordinate with third party ghost writers to collaborate on website content, as well as promotional & marketing material copy for the firm's use- Lead team to research, design and publish new website for The Bentley Foundation, the charitable non-profit arm of DiSanto, Priest & Co. using Wix (www.thebentleyfoundation.org) - Approximately 25% remote work. improving time management, communication and organizational skills

As the Account Manager for the Bryant University Social Media Command Center, I managed a team of 12 students, including 3 sub-managers in agency-style work. Our primary client was the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, whom we developed and executed a strategic digital marketing plan for. We worked closely with the RIBPC team, as well as Bryant University Executives to build our team, gain support and funding and more to provide a lasting experience for Bryant University undergrads.

Smithfield, Ri, Us

Work closely with co-Design Marketing Assistant and Amy Weinstein, Assistant Director of the Amica Career Center, in order to:• Create marketing materials for the office including: posters, flyers and Axis TV slides• Assist with social media including: maintaining blogs, initiating contests and other creative strategies for promoting the Amica Center to students• Other office duties, as assigned by various office staffRequired skills and qualifications include:• Knowledge of Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Presentation Media or other design tools.• Knowledge of and interest in using Wordpress, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest• Have excellent design skills as well as a creative, visual eye• Must possess a strong sense of confidence and be able to handle constructive criticismRanked #2 College Career Center on Social Media by JobBrander.com - https://www.jobbrander.com/posts/515/2015-college-career-centers-social-media

Website design and maintenance for Priority Search (www.prioritysearch.org)Website design and maintenance for Matt Maratea (www.MattMaratea.com)

East Providence, Rhode Island, Us

• Collaborate with team members on the development of marketing proposals and strategic documents• Assist with overall marketing strategy for assigned clients, including research on client, competitors and general field• Heavy focus on market and background research of client's company culture, employee feedback and competitor strategy to provide to managers in designing marketing strategy• Copy write and edit marketing material for print, web and non-traditional channels• 2015 (add)party: Assist with all areas of party planning and event production

West Springfield, Massachusetts, Us

- Write, Edit and Review company property websites, specifically write-ups concerning the location and amenities of individual properties- Conduct monthly audits of property social media pages, including Yelp and Google +

West Springfield, Massachusetts, Us

• Utilize Blogging, SEO and social networking to raise our web presence and placement on web searches.• Utilize word of mouth marketing, Internet marketing, and Internet marketing techniques to increase traffic, brand awareness and obtain leads.• Leverage social networks to strengthen relationships with residents & potential residents• Create daily postings for social media sites• Update website, as needed• Re-size and edit photos in Photoshop• Update Facebook/Twitter/Google+ Posts• Writing new content for Facebook, Google+, Twitter accounts• Creating new Facebook/Twitter/Google+ and YouTube accounts, as needed• Write Blog articles about the apartment industry or anything pertaining to it• Researching & reporting on new social media trends & services

Upland, Ca, Us

As a Hometown Rep for the Northeast division of the Serengetee Hometown Rep program, we work with other representatives, Rep Leaders and marketing representatives to utilize social media and internet marketing techniques in order to promote the company.

West Springfield, Massachusetts, Us

- Write articles and location summaries for the company's main website and supplementing 90+ property websites and company blogs in order to improve search engine optimization and organic rankings for the company- Filled a quota of two to five articles and blog posts per month, as requested by Aspen Square-Member of advising team with company-wide Social Media improvement project (#AspenGetsSocial)-Worked with team of 4 managers to promote company social media platforms such as Google+, Yelp, Facebook and Twitter

West Springfield, Massachusetts, Us

- Create, claim and manage new and existing Yelp listings for each of the company's 90+ properties around the United States- Create spreadsheets with data pertaining to the organic page rankings of each of the company's 90+ property websites in different SEO Google searches- Design a comprehensive guide with recommendations on how to utilize and leverage Twitter to best benefit and be used by the company-Spent a week at a local property (Sugarloaf Estates, Sunderland, MA) to get a first-hand take on how a leasing office of an apartment complex is run, and marketing tactics that can be enhanced in this area of the company

West Springfield, Massachusetts, Us

See above description for "Social Media and Internet Marketing Summer Intern"Worked with already existing sites and templates to re-format and revamp the company blog site, to create more updated postings and generate ideas and potential stories to write and upload (see link).

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