Mary Allison Zimmerman Email & Phone Number

Greenville, South Carolina

Mary Allison Zimmerman comes from a family with deep roots in Greenville, and in its thriving real estate community. She is a seventh-generation Greenvillian, and both her father and her great-grandfather served as past presidents of the Greenville Board of Realtors. Additionally, her father and older brother are agents on the commercial side. As someone who truly grew up with the business, Mary Allison offers invaluable industry insight and a lifetime of connections (real estate and otherwise) that she can leverage…all before your first meeting! Once that happens, you’ll immediately realize what a “people person” Mary Allison is; someone who never meets a stranger, listens intently, quickly becomes attuned to your needs, and is ready to serve as your guide and advocate throughout the entire process. Mary Allison’s clients appreciate her negotiation expertise, her ability to structure and navigate complex and multi-faceted deals with ease, and the deep personal investment she makes in each of her clients. Prior to real estate Mary Allison ran her own business consulting firm, and was also a co-owner in a musical artist management company. Her strong background in business development, branding, and social media marketing is particularly advantageous to her seller clients. Buyers equally benefit from Mary Allison’s in-depth market knowledge, empathic nature, hands-on approach, and ability to think outside of the box. For investors, Mary Allison provides a much-needed “insider edge;” furnishing key historical insight into regional and neighborhood growth trends. A young professional who loves people and her hometown, Mary Allison is very involved in the Greenville community as a volunteer and an advocate. She never fails to put her clients first, and is always available and quick to respond. Mary Allison truly goes above and beyond at every turn in order to best serve the immediate and long-term needs of her clients.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

-Provided small businesses and nonprofits with a broad range of services in the following areas: -Marketing & PR -Business Development -Technology Solutions (Selection & Implementation) -Operations/ Process Improvement -Sales Growth & Support -Bookkeeping/Financial System Analysis & Improvements Work performed included, but was not limited, to the following:-Introduced clients to-and provided training on-tools and platforms similar to those that larger businesses use to communicate with customers, build strong online reputations, and leverage network marketing. -Designed and implemented strategic solutions and business process improvements, while helping clients develop and implement detailed marketing strategies directed at short and long term business goals. -Helped small business owners build and foster relationships with their existing customers, identify and attract new customers, and increase overall profitability via custom, multi-faceted approaches to business development.-Reviewed and analyzed existing organizational structure and designed custom plans for restructuring to improve efficiency, overall company profitability, and better align organizations with their missions and goals.-Spearheaded organizational branding and rebranding efforts to include logo development and creation, website design and/or overhaul, communication and “forward facing” material creation, arranging media appearances and other public engagements, identifying and solidifying brand identity and creating customized branding guidelines to preserve brand integrity, instructing staff on marketing issues and best practices, monitoring competition and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and identifying and tracking the value add of particular marketing initiatives.-Client demographics included clients from a wide variety of industries, in both the business and nonprofit sectors, in North and South Carolina.

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Managed a roster of 4 up-and-coming musical acts.• Handled all publicity, marketing, promotional events, concert venue networking, and targeted relationship building for each act.• Worked with each artist to create detailed marketing plans to facilitate growth, notoriety, and achieve specified goals and objectives.• Worked with key music industry players across the country to achieve established objectives for each artist.

Served as Operations Manager for the Greenville-Spartanburg sales territory/team of a major southeastern distributor of Biotronik implantable cardioverter defibrillators, defibrillator leads, implantable cardiac heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads, and pacing accessories.-Reconciled and tracked product inventory for each of the sales representatives, handled all business and personal financial matters for the president of the company, managed day-to-day office operations, and facilitated and streamlined correspondence with team members in the GSP territory and other southeastern territories, as well as the corporate headquarters for Biotronik. -Coordinated team members in order to yield top sales through a highly detailed schedule and carefully planned, strategic placement and engagements within the field. -Created and implemented marketing and interpersonal strategies to expand existing relationships with physicians, create new business relationships, and drive overall sales to exceed revenue goals.-Facilitated a tripling of gross annual profits in one calendar year.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Served as a member of the four-person corporate communication team at the corporate headquarters of Benefitfocus, Inc., a leading cloud-based benefits management platform and services provider, and a major player in South Carolina’s thriving technology industry. -Wrote, refined, and disseminated press releases, white papers, bylines, and other forward facing corporate promotional materials. -Conducted regular and extensive media monitoring concerning important healthcare legislation, and produced and distributed weekly reports thereof to the company’s executive team.-Worked closely with software engineers, third party analysts, and company clients to determine and quantify (from the client’s perspective) the major value-add of the company’s products and services. -Produced materials and talking points for press conferences, media appearances, and other sales, marketing, and promotional events, and coordinated personnel and logistics for said events.-Drafted key internal coporate communication documents such as master evacuation plans and instructions, branding guidelines, and other such materials.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

-Worked on a number of local and national accounts, including Dunkin’ Donuts, MilliCare, Firehouse Subs, Greenville Humane Society, The Greenville Drive, The Boys Home of the South, The First Tee, and others. -Gained extensive print, television, and radio coverage for clients through targeted media pitches and the creation and fostering of relationships with media outlets.-Conducted primary and secondary research on clients through Cision and other such web-based services, and compiled detailed reports for dissemination internally.-Coordinated press conferences, television appearances, radio spots , and other such events.Drafted press releases, talking points, promotional materials, and other various types of marketing collateral for each account.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Managed all finances and legal matters, showed available retail space to prospective commercial tenants, drafted leases and negotiated lease terms, and managed the overall day-to-day operations of the company.

Bachelor Of Arts, English, Psychology

Activities and Societies: President's List, Dean's List, Kappa Delta Sorority

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