Eddy Meola Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

-Member of leadership team helping to shape company vision-Client relations-New business development-Strategic process implementation and management

Central Fl

• Managed a region of 212 dealerships as their primary consultant for all of their digital needs --Responsibilities included product sales, customer service, dealership personnel training, and process improvement• Helped train and mentor other DPMs, both independently and at the request of management• Met or exceeded assigned objectives each quarter as a DPM

Fl

• Monitored operations and served as a consultant to help increase profits for 53 dealerships• Acted as the main point of contact between Ford Motor Company and its dealer body for the Dallas region• Drove record setting enrollment growth for the Dealer Parts Advantage programFORD MOTOR COMPANY -- SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALISTApril 2012 – February 2013 (11 months) FL• Created original content to engage customers online• Addressed automotive concerns and questions• Contributed to the strategic approach as a member of the Twitter marketing team at its inception

Central Florida

• Managed 20-person team of teachers including training and scheduling• Met with prospective and existing clients to address student needs and offerings• Increased business revenue by more than 10% in 2011 while serving as the Marketing Director• Tutored High School students in SAT/ACT reading, writing, and math• Acquired new business by conducting in-person marketing presentations for principals, assistant principals, and counselors at dozens of schools across Brevard County.

• Wrote college basketball game recaps and feature articles for a sports website that attracted 47,000 unique visitors and one million page views per month.• Worked under deadline pressure to finish each article within minutes of the end of the game while multi-tasking to include updated statistics and integrate quotes from the press conference.

• Achieved an 85% success rate at soliciting the parents of research participants to engage in comprehensive personal interviews on behalf of the organization.• Organized thousands of research files into comprehensive, easy to navigate Microsoft Excel databases. • Ensured accurate communication and data by finding and amending errors in company files/reports.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Wrote press releases, features and editorials that appeared in major newspapers such as the Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times and the Miami Herald. • Contributed to company earning the Florida Public Relations Association 2007 Image Award for “Best Press Releases” by writing and pitching nine of the published press releases on behalf of a non-profit client, The Able Trust.• Pitched interview opportunities to Florida radio and TV outlets, resulting in numerous bookings for the Department of Health’s “Fifth Guy” media tour.

Masters, Integrated Marketing Management

3.9 GPA Time Management Specialist: Worked three part-time jobs while taking extra classes to earn a Master's Degree in just one year

Bachelor'S, Public Relations And English Writing

Activities and Societies: Honor's Study Program National Honor Society Florida Public Relations Association Serve Script Accredited.