Kimberly Bliss Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Kim has been an experienced full-time Real Estate Professional serving the West Coast of FL since January of 2007. Growing up here, she enthusiastically shares the characteristics that make the Suncoast a fantastic place to live. Her goal is always to understand her clients’ unique needs, priorities, and goals so she can deliver optimum value. Kim holds a BS in marketing and MBA from the University of South Florida and has a background in marketing & business intelligence working for a Fortune 500 medical device company prior to real estate. With a focus on continuing education, Kim has earned numerous professional designations/certifications, enhancing her ability to provide the highest level of expertise. Kim has established herself as a trusted advisor known for her local market knowledge, proficiency in navigating complex transactions, finding creative solutions, integrity, transparency, exceptional service & responsiveness. Kim’s focus on staying current with local market trends and enhanced skills in luxury home sales, negotiation, pricing, digital marketing, buyer representation, senior real estate sales & investments homes sets her apart. She leverages the latest tools, technology and resources to provide her clients with accurate market insights and recommendations, helping them make the most informed real estate decisions. With a commitment to excellence, Kim goes above and beyond to ensure her clients gain every possible advantage in a competitive marketplace. She has a proven history w/ hundreds of successful closings and satisfied clients. Using her knowledge, expertise, outside the box thinking & network of referral partners, she strives to be an invaluable resource, ensuring a reliable and seamless experience for her clients. Beyond real estate Kim has a passion for her family, sports, sunsets, music, and food and has been known to be the “go-to” among friends & clients for local restaurant, hospitality & entertainment recommendations.

Venice, Florida, United States

Sarasota, Florida Area

I am a professional, full time, Real Estate Sales Associate on the West Coast of Florida. My value to my clients is in my expert knowledge of the area (living here since 1975), and thorough understanding of the real estate buying process from over 12 years in the business, as well as continuing real estate education efforts. I offer superior customer service tailored to each individual's needs and pride myself in constant communication, responsiveness and availability throughout the process.I have earned my Resort, Second Home, Vacation, Investment & Luxury Property (RSPS) Designation from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), as well as my Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Designation.My past experience is in Sales, Marketing and Product Management in the healthcare and housing materials industries. This diverse experience in marketing has helped me to be the best agent I can be from a customer service, business and technology standpoint. My business has grown mostly through referrals and repeat clients. My goal is to earn my client's trust, respect and be their Realtor of choice for future business and referrals. I look forward to learning about my clients' goals, housing needs and helping to meet those objectives through my knowledge, experience and extensive network of supporting services.

Sarasota, Manatee & Pinellas Counties, Florida

~ Residential real estate sales in Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and Pinellas Counties. I have been in real estate since early 2007, where I started at Lakewood Ranch Realty. I have sold both new construction and resale properties and have particular expertise working with buyers looking for full-time residence, retirement, vacation or investment property. Have experience in property management, seasonal and annual rentals, tenant acquisition, screening, lease preparation, evictions, walk-thrus, property turnover & reporting. ~ Professional skills include relationship development, managing expectations, follow-up, digital media, contact management systems (Constant Contact, Big Purple Dot), negotiation and problem solving. Premier Agent for Zillow Group involved with pilot lead generation system designed to secure one closing for every 25 leads generated. ~ Offer a complete digital marketing strategy for sellers looking to sell their home or condo. My on-line real estate marketing platform for listings includes professional photos, listing syndication to over 50 consumer web portals, single property websites with QR scanner codes and mobile texting capability, YouTube virtual tours for easy viewing from tablets and smartphones, map-based property searches, social media marketing, as well as professional flyers, signage, open houses, e-blasts, electronic lockbox system, professional consultation on home presentation, competitive market analysis and pricing recommendations.~ Employ a full lead generation system using various contact management software systems for nurturing of leads and conversion to sales.~ Work with a team of professional suppliers to ensure a positive home buying or selling experience including mortgage brokers, closing agents, attorneys, home inspectors and insurance agents. My promise is to manage the process and people ensuring a seamless transaction from listing to closing.

Venice, Fl

~ Develop marketing plans and implement strategy and tactics to drive sales of Winguard Impact window and door products. ~ Oversee product launch activities for multi-story segment, worked with sales and distributors to provide detail aids, training, brochures and ensure proper messaging. ~ Initiated a 2-day executive product planning retreat resulting in new branding initiatives and product groupings. Conducted focus groups to identify customer needs resulting in new product concepts, differentiated messaging and new programs to create loyalty among distributors and builders.

Irvine, Ca

~ Active team member of new product development/innovation process; worked closely with engineering and product managers to screen/test concepts & prototypes, build market penetration scenarios and define customer requirements for cardiac related medical equipment. ~ Implemented “customer loyalty measurement and retention program” to align organizational objectives with the customer; worked with the Gallup Organization to assess customer perceptions and buying habits, lead internal cross-functional teams, develop action plans, messaging, value proposition, branding efforts, educational resources & other offerings to drive loyalty and increase market share relative to competitors. ~ Deliver actionable market research and consumer insights to optimize market strategy and decision making. Included assessment of new devices, market opportunity and trends; quantifying market size/share and competitive positions; understanding customer needs and market issues using focus groups, surveys, field research and 3rd party data sources; associated analysis, reporting and management presentations.~ Travel with sales force and work with global partners and country managers to understand customer needs, gaps in offerings and opportunities to improve competitive positions globally.

Sarasota, Fl

Sr. Account Executive 1996-1998 • Account manager handling 30+ major medical accounts for marketing research consulting company generating approximately $17M annually. First line contact w/clients handing sales, communications, capability presentations, understanding client needs, proposal development, methodology selection, project supervision and follow-up. Goal to provide relevant market insights to medical industry product managers for optimization of market mix. Marketing/Event Manager 1994-1996• Responsible for growth and management of event research division. Supervised over 40 medical trade shows per year. Key liaison in field, ensuring client expectations are met, pre and post event planning, booth/room set-up, logistics, supervision of data collection (surveys, focus groups, on-site product testing), field staffing and follow-up. Achieved 50% growth in two years. Project Manager 1992-1994• Planned and implemented qualitative and quantitative primary research projects involving understanding objectives, survey design, management of day-to-day project details, supervision of field data collection, vendor management, project scheduling and adherence to budget and timelines. • Responsible for analysis of research data and preparation of insightful reports to outline critical business issues and provide situation clarity and direction.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business, Management, Marketing