Returning to my birthplace after 3 decades of living on the west coast, I relinquish my I-5 corridor identity and happily resume my former I-35 / 1-70 interchange persona.
Kansas City, Missouri has gone through many changes . . . so have I.
I’m a Clay County native. After my educational career in the North Kansas City School District and a couple of years at MU – I went west as a young man. Upon graduation from Central Washington University with a BA in graphic arts & communications – Steve Jobs and “Woz” introduced the Apple computer. That marked the beginning of my career of riding the cusp of the analog to digital revolution.
On this blog you will find examples of my work as an advertising and marketing communications professional. My experience and expertise include but are not limited to the following:
- Total project management encompassing all facets of marketing communication, sales material development/implementation and customer support systems.
- Development of comprehensive marketing plans and strategies (including budgeting, computing ROI and those boring but oh-so-important Excel spreadsheets).
- Sales – and I mean hard core commissioned sales. Yep! I’ve hustled several hundred home-theater A/V systems out the door and into people’s homes.
- Researching the intended customer base and convincing management that a particular marketing strategy is brilliant and I’m proud of them for dreaming it up.
- Revenue generating web site development, deployment and management.
- Copy writing for advertising, editorial or technical purposes.
- Getting press attention for clients products or services through product reviews or pitching editorial themes.
- Media plan development, buying and ongoing management.
- Graphic design (logos and the visual display of quantitative data).
- Photography (digital), I take the pictures or art direct established professionals whose signature style is desired.
- Print design, production, project management, purchasing and distribution strategy.
- Trade show exhibit design, production, expediting and show management.
- Packaging design, production, purchasing and point-of-sale promotion strategy.
- Managing internal staff and outside vendors to make sure that tasks are completed on time and budget.
My goal is build a client base with a solid, Kansas City based companies. I’m a roll up my sleeves and take responsibility for the results person. You won’t be disappointed – I deliver.
In this blog you will find examples of my work in a variety of applications and industries. Email a request for my resume and I will promptly reply with a .pdf of my working life boiled down to a handful of terse but illuminating facts and bullet points. I’ve won a few awards for my work but, more importantly, I’ve made truck loads of money for those who’ve hired me.
Take a look at the pictures, read the descriptions and then arrange an appointment so we can discuss your company’s needs and how I can fulfill them.
