George Strother Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md

StrotherWeinberg Marketing & Design Ltd. – a full-service marketing and design consultancy, Offering design and marketing strategies for small business clients. Consult on various projects and campaigns, including research, analytics and engagement through various social media platforms and website content. ✔ Accountable for improving performance, reducing errors and driving revenue gains for small businesses across multiple industries on any size budget. Managed client’s marketing plans and developed strategies to optimize results and improve ROI.Sample Projects:South African Chamber of Commerce Consultant Washington, DC• Liaised with SACC leadership on the (HOM) House of Mandela wine promotion project. Created mobile-ready, promotional collateral to promote exclusive wine label eventWinslowDynasty Los Angeles, CA• Created copy for a crowd-funding venture that raised over $15k in just under 3 weeks. Designed logo used in Adam’s Music product endorsement; Signatures Series Trumpets sold world-wide.St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Jazz & Food Festival Richmond, VA • Provided promotional solutions accredited for increasing annual festival attendance by 75%; increases monthly web traffic by 43%; and continuity in annual growth by 55%.Natural Beauty Salon & Spa Richmond, VA • Delivered market intelligence on buyers and competition and increases in leads by 317% and increase in sales by 69% through integrated on-line marketing strategy.

Richmond, Virginia Area

I am a published freelance journalist with the Legacy Newspaper in Richmond Virginia. I cover sports and entertainment, education, and politics. I am responsible for researching a story, obtaining the facts, providing photographs or video, conducting interviews and writing the story.

Richmond, Va

Inspirational Youth Services – Therapeutic Foster Care AgencyDeveloped, managed, and executed new marketing strategies for business with $1.2M in annual revenue. Introduced a social media strategy generating a 40% increase in leads.✔Grew conversions by 32% in 2009 by creating engaging website design and online marketing strategy. ✔Launched company’s first social media presence and built awareness by creating and sharing engaging content and building a sense of community.✔Improved quality while cutting production costs 22% through implementation of a new standards-based paperless digital methodology.

Grand Rapids, Mi

Core Sports Management – a full-service management agencyExecuted and managed player evaluations and national player recruiting efforts as well as corresponded with team officials to assess and market client’s strengths to interested organizations.✔Assisted with the design of the company’s first website, helping to translate newly defined brand guidelines into a compelling and engaging web presence; wrote draft content. ✔Replaced costly digital media agencies, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees; worked closely with marketing team to create high-quality digital media in-house.✔Developed broad range of marketing materials including articles, brochures, press releases, newsletters, announcements, and presentations.✔ Drove market share growth by 40% through dynamic presentations, use of new media, and digital marketing initiatives. ✔ Maintain thorough understanding of NCAA rules and regulations, as well as the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement.✔ Conducted in-depth interviews and auditions with draft eligible student-athletes in order to evaluate potential clients.✔ Coordinated client maintenance, local marketing, contract negotiations, and facilitated media request on client’s behalf.✔ Traveling to various places recruiting and representing athletes, as well as meeting with coaches, managers, team owners, and athletes for client promotion.✔ Develop and execute marketing strategies for demand creation and produced and maintained recruiting databases.

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing

Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: TU Football.

High School, Advanced Studies

Activities and Societies: Sponsoring Officer - Captain Corps of CadetsCatholic All-boys Military High School