Kadee Gray Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Wa

Digital public relations and social media for lifestyle and B2B clients with a focus on social influencer and community engagement, brand identity, SEO and link building.Specialties include: ● Keyword research - understanding the keywords your customers are using to find you or your services.● Content optimization - anything that can be searched for can be optimized. This includes videos, images, on-site content, blog content, press releases, social media content, etc. ● Reporting, monitoring and tracking - reporting on website traffic directly related to a campaign and links earned, social media and other web mentions, social shares and engagement.● Social media - community management, social media best practices, client education, working with bloggers on campaigns and giveaways enhanced by social media.

● Conduct various research projects and contribute to the Top Ten Tuesday weekly posts. ● Contribute to the GoGirl Academy blog (http://www.gogirlacademy.com/) on a weekly basis and write about my experience with the Academy. ● Brainstormed ideas with the founders to develop marketing tactics for the 20-something professionals in the area.

● Revamped use of social media by developing interactive marketing campaigns via Twitter and Facebook for Small Lot Co-op (FB:/smalllotwines; Twitter: @SmallLot). After I took control in October, their fan numbers grew by 78%, until our client relationship ended in April 2011.● Reinforced the existing Small Lot brand by creating consistency in design of promotional content, used FBML to design a more cohesive presence and responsible for updating and editing the product catalog.● Attracted new and return customers through creation of an e-newsletter campaign with monthly specials and events, resulting in extra sales of wine of for the company.

● Gained experience in website creation and maintenance by developing an interactive website for the team, including coach/player biographies, a season outlook, newsletters and weekly game recaps. ● Earned exposure in the Ballard News Tribune, North Seattle Herald, The Enterprise and The Bellevue Reporter by coordinating a PR campaign and outreach initiatives around the team’s annual “Free Throws for a Cause” event.

● Took on a leadership role with the players, facilitated team practices, developed drills as needed based on team/individual ability and contributed to game strategy. ● Helped team captains develop and execute leadership tactics to improve overall harmony of the team.

● Took initiative by proposing the idea of a wedding blog in conjunction to the Yakima Valley Bride magazine. My blog became the first wedding blog for the magazine. ● Developed a Facebook presence as a bridal blogger for the Yakima Valley. My blog and Facebook quickly became a fresh resource for area brides and grooms. Through networking on the social media platforms, I was able to act as a communication liaison between them and local businesses. ● Created promotional content for the blog, including the logo, graphics, biography and regular posts via the Wordpress platform. ● Published four articles (in three consecutive issues) in the magazine based on various stages of my planning experience.

● Media relations: Gained exposure speaking with the media through product pitches for Seattle’s Best Coffee, Zumobi products, the Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTRONG Challenge and several Value Village grand opening events and consumer initiatives.● Writing: Proved my ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines by writing several press releases for Washington’s Lottery; social media content for Value Village; event pitches for Puget Sound American Marketing Association and Value Village; product pitches for Seattle’s Best Coffee and composed in-depth client status and activity reports for Washington’s Lottery and Value Village.● Logistical: Nurtured my organizational and detail-oriented technique through daily media coverage tracking, submitting event and calendar listings and shipping/tracking VIA inventory for Starbucks, building media lists and conducting various research activities.

● Improved analytical ability with detailed drug auditing, tracking patient co-pays and importing patient data into the billing system. ● Maintained an attention to detail while managing 15-20 employees’ time cards for correctness and completeness.

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