Linda Wason Email & Phone Number

Worcester, Ma

Blue-Hive is a dynamic trade show and retail design and fabrication company that continually strives to surpass expectations whether we're building award winning exhibits, spectacular lobbies, or flexible retail and restaurant environments. With over 15 years industry experience, my sales and marketing experience combined with my organizational and strategic skills are some of the qualities that continually help me become a valued resource on the teams I work with.My account management experience in trade shows and project management experience in retail includes working with companies that range from start-ups to fortune 100 conglomerates. This experience combined with my dedication and integrity has enabled me to enhance the projects I work on and develop long-term partnerships that result in successful programs for our clients.

Marketing Support for consumer goods VP of Marketing at Swarovski Ltd – Cranston, RI supporting sales and marketing initiatives for wholesale and retail channels. Responsibilities include: sourcing and ordering materials and graphics for events, coordinating teams in a matrix organization to create event guidelines for participating stores, and SAP to create product SKU's, order, and track product.

Managing programs that help businesses increase sales and profitability by creating and coordinating processes that improve time-management, marketing programs, and cost control. Successful projects included:• Community Relations Program Manager for the Salvation Army with mission to increase donations, awareness of programs through events, TV ads, print, email marketing and networking.• Project Manager for “Wednesday’s in Worcester” initiative and other marketing efforts for PMI CMass.• Regional Account Manager for merchant service providers to help business owners increase credit card processing profitability and capabilities and maintain PCI compliance.• Customized CRM software to create seamless marketing and job costing capabilities for sunroom franchise.

Evaluated business practices and implemented new standards and procedures to increase sales and profitability.

Combined marketing efforts of two communities into one campus and created a cohesive marketing strategy and recognizable brand that increased sales (occupancy) and community awareness.

Increased customer base and overall sales through cold-calling and networking, and effectively managed the creative execution of focused result-oriented marketing programs.

Senior Project Manager responsible for leading teams that increased customer satisfaction by consistently developing programs to enhance creative initiates and deliver award winning projects on-time and with-in budget often exceeding expectations of our Fortune 500 clients who's projects spanned the globe.