Blake Bussie Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Create and oversee the creation of compelling content for B2B channels and manage workstreams with internal staff and agency partners.
• Assist in the development and execution of all MilkPEP B2B channels including email marketing, website/CMS, digital asset management, webinars and more. Operationally partner with Agency.
• Handle all aspects of MilkPEP webinars (execute, manage, schedule and operate MilKPEP webinars, including reporting).
• Manage and serve as system administrator of industry portal/website/digital asset management system. Master all platforms to become a “power user.” Provide regular updates to MilkPEP’s industry portal/website, ensuring.
• Oversee and serve as administrator of commercial marketing master mailing list. Update and maintain comprehensive database featuring the Processor+ community, industry contacts and related professionals. Develop.
• Contribute to the management of MilkPEP’s social media properties (currently LinkedIn) to help position MilkPEP as a thought leader and connect with key members of the Processor+ community.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Overseeing and executing tasks for a number of our clients’ social media ‎accounts, spanning Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram
• Creating, implementing, optimizing and analyzing the performance of paid ‎digital advertising campaigns
• Crafting messages that speak to client audiences in different ways at different ‎points of the marketing funnel using a variety of marketing and advertising ‎platforms.‎
• Conducting ongoing research into target audiences and developing unique ‎‎“buyer personas” for our clients’ products, such as membership, events, ‎webinars, certifications, sponsorships and more
• Collaborating with team members within and outside of marketing and ‎communications — including our Membership, Sales, Creative and Technology ‎colleagues — to maintain alignment on projects
• Reading engagement reports and providing recommendations based upon data

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

• Create dynamic and engaging social media content for multiple channels per association, including designing compelling visuals that encourage conversion for events, membership, and programs.
• Research and create social media benchmarks for client accounts.
• Develops and executes social strategies to further the association’s leading online reputation.
• Oversees social media engagement activities (crafting and planning content, posting, and tracking posts across various social media platforms, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram).
• Manage and update client websites, including design and content. General understanding of HTML code needed.
• Assist with graphic design for digital and print assets, as well as website/newsletter/programmatic branding.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Monitors and engages on social media daily, looking for opportunities to connect with key audiences
• Quickly identifies digital conversations and trends that JEX could join, engaging new and existing audiences in creative ways
• Managing the organizations leads, contacts, and potential opportunities using the Salesforce database
• Creating and scheduling content for JEX’s social media platforms; Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook using the Hootsuite social media management system
• Tracking social analytics in order to discover the best ways to increase awareness and engagement on social media
• Using Google Drive (Sheets, Spreadsheets, Slides, etc.) to create, organize, and manage essential documents

Marion, Illinois

• Using social media to recruit, create brand awareness and promote the company services
• Creating content for the company blog, press releases and monthly newsletters and assist with editing of all published materials
• Performing market analysis and research on competition, new markets and recruiting strategies
• Scheduling content and promoting the company through LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Supporting the marketing team in daily administrative tasks

Carbondale, IL

• Assists with the development of marketing, promotion, and outreach efforts
• Manages the Student Health Art Gallery
• Researches, plans, and creates both organic and paid social media advertisements through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Supervise 10 student employee marketing staff.
• Oversee marketing area operations including work schedules, inventory, and equipment.
• Track, organize, assign, and follow-up of marketing requests.

Greater Chicago Area

• Develop, curate, and maximize Kairos Worldwide’s social media visibility via the company’s website, Hootsuite, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, blogging and all other emerging social platforms
• Communicate to team members and management on project development, timelines, and results to meet client goals
• Keep pace with social media and internet marketing industry trends and developments
• Brainstorm, design, implement, and analyze a full-scale, social media campaign

Carbondale, IL

• Post and edit the messages and upload photos on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and any new social media outlets that may arise.
• Use analytical tools to track various aspects of each social media outlet.
• Assist in the creation of videos to be posted on social media.
• Represent Recreational Sports and Services at various on-campus and off-campus events.
• Organize and analyze mass e-mailings to past participants, SIU students, and RSS members using Mail Chimp.
• Creating slide show presentations to monitors within the Student Recreation Center.

Carbondale, IL

• Establish and coordinate a well-balanced program reflecting the needs and interests of the entire SIU Carbondale student body.
• Manage and produce social media content for the Student Programming Council Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter platforms
• Create mass email newsletters to the SIU Carbondale student body using the email management program Smore.
• Plan and produce all committee programs and events in an effective and timely manner.
• Seek out and secure co-sponsorship's with student organizations, campus departments, community organizations and businesses.
• Develop and implement surveys using to determine the programming needs and interests of the students and measure effectiveness of marketing strategies.

Carbondale, IL

• Assist in the moderation and administration of University social media sites.
• Actively engaging and participating in conversation with students, staff, alumni, and community members.
• Worked with other members of the social media team to create and curate content for all social media sites.
• Be actively engaged with the University Community by attending events and tweeting/posting, photos, videos, and written content.
• Spend time actively monitoring the brand via all social media sites.
• Stay up to date on new media tools, best practices, and how other universities are using these communication tools.

Carbondale, IL

• Helping work with universities on a national scale so we can be eligible to send several e-mails regarding student discounts available upon RoverTown. These efforts produce more marketing opportunities.
• Composed several e-mails to 50+ universities requesting student records for marketing purposes
• Organized a detailed Google spreadsheet pertaining to all interactions with universities
• Publicly marketing the company with 10 associates to promote the discounts they provide

Master Of Science - Ms, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marketing

Activities and Societies: The Business Leadership Council, Pi Sigma Epsilon