Mike Freeman Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4th Moon Toys is Canada's largest online store dedicated to vintage Star Wars toys, action figures, trading cards and other collectibles from the 1970's and 80's. We're your trusted source for interesting items at fair prices, with no reproduction parts ever.We are always buying vintage Star Wars toys and action figures. Highest prices paid and we handle the shipping - Please get in touch if you have anything from the 1970's or 80's to sell!!!https://4thmoontoys.com

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed a team that included two brilliant junior strategists. Our department touched almost every client project, ensuring strategic thinking was baked into everything we did.- Built customer personas, developed insights, wrote creative briefs, led ideation and pitch process for all client programs and new business pitches- Designed and facilitated client strategy sessions and retreats for executives at MasterCard, Sanofi and others- Supported and facilitated the growth of junior employees

Toronto, Canada Area

Reporting to the President, I was tasked with monetizing the agency’s strategic services while supporting all client teams in ideation, program development and pitching.- Worked directly with client executives to position the agency as a strategic partner- Formalized brainstorming and pitch process working together with creative and account teams- Helped clients refine brand and marketing communications in B2C, B2B, B2B2C and B2E environments (all the acronyms!!!)

Ottawa, Canada Area

Managed Shopify’s flagship marketing program, the Build-A-Business Contest, where new store owners competed to win cash prizes and direct mentorship from some of the best known global entrepreneurs.- Worked with development, design, PR, Finance and Biz Dev teams to plan, scope and build out functionality, marketing and customer success plans and KPI’s- Created content and nurtured relationships with celebrities (Seth Godin, Tim Ferris, Daymond John) and influencers (successful shop owners) including video interviews, blog content and events- I built my resume as a store on the Shopify platform (mikefreeman.myshopify.com) It got me a job and was featured in several resume roundups including Mashable, AdAge.com and Forbes.com

Ottawa, Canada Area

Partner in full service marketing agency serving Ottawa and Toronto clients such as Urbandale Construction and E.R. Fisher. Originally started as a home for our freelance web design work, we quickly expanded as clients requested our expertise in other areas.- Services included branding, product marketing, online and offline strategy, online/print/event development and implementation, SEM, SEO and social media marketing- Winner of the 2010 Sammy Award for Best Home Builder Website in Ottawa for urbandale.com- Rebrand and UX redesign for version 4.6 of Ticoon Technology's Advisor Portal, a SaaS product for large financial institutions

Ottawa, Canada Area

Co-founded with my fiancée, Dempsey Press was a printer of fine letterpress products. Responsibilities included marketing, web, social media, accounting and a million other little things. My fiancée, our Creative Director and Press Operator, patiently taught me to operate our vintage Heidelberg Red Ball press.- Orchestrated a successful public launch in November 2010 with great Google rankings, a strong Facebook and Etsy following, growing email list and an article in the Ottawa Citizen

Paris Area, France

I obtained a work permit for France and moved to Paris for a year. I continued to do some freelance marketing strategy work for clients in Canada and one in Paris. My main employment was teaching business and marketing English to corporate clients.- Tutored C-level executives including the review and editing of confidential presentations, documents and conference calls

Toronto, Canada Area

Worked with all client teams to develop long-term online strategies for major brands such as MasterCard Canada and U.S., Heineken, Hill's Pet Food and Colgate-Palmolive. I was a member of the New Business Committee consisting of the President and Executive Directors.- Developed and oversaw online promotions and loyalty programs that integrated with offline marketing efforts and CRM- Re-organized and optimized the Digital Department to become a focal point of the agency- In Q1-2008, I was instrumental in winning over $600,000 in new digital business while increasing revenue from existing clients

Toronto, Canada Area

I began as a freelance envelope stuffer for contest fulfillment. I proposed a centralized contest department that would lower legal costs and allow account managers to focus on current programs. Within two years, I had grown the department to over $1 million in revenues. Though not part of my original job description, I was sought out by all account teams for brainstorming and idea generation when developing or pitching new programs.- Department was responsible for all legal compliance, contest development and fulfillment of programs in Canada and the U.S. - Agency saw the department as a point of differentiation within the industry- Chaired legal roundtable at the 2005 Canadian PROMO! Awards, the awards ceremony for the Canadian Promotional Marketing Association

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics W/ Minor In Business

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