Aaren Graves
E-Commerce and Marketing Specialist at Turner Supply
E-Commerce and Marketing Specialist at Turner Supply
Tactical and solution oriented Account Manager with expertise in creating strategic and valued client relationships to positively impact ROI and incremental growth. Highly effective in building collaborative partnerships with diverse internal and external stakeholders. An engaging leader who applies strong project management and analytical skills to plan and execute multi-faceted marketing campaigns that consistently exceed expectations and achieve budgetary objectives.
Turner Supply
https://www.linkedin.com/company/turner-supply-company
Playing several roles for a developing marketing team, overseeing all aspects of Turner Supply’s e-commerce strategy including online sales resulting in $190,936 total gross margin sales in 2021 seeing 111% growth year-over-year. Establishing and maintaining strategic relationships with suppliers and supplier reps to gain price discounts on products for company cost savings. 
• Creating, managing and optimizing paid advertising campaigns for multiple suppliers resulting in online sales and supplier awareness.
• Developing and deploying email blasts and press releases to Turner Supply’s CRM database about new product lines and their cost savings.
• Aiding in the implementation of marketplaces such as Amazon, E-Bay, Walmart and more growing Turner Supply’s online presence.
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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E-Commerce and Marketing Specialist
DRUM Agency
https://www.linkedin.com/company/drum-agency
Promoted to serve as a key member of the account team that manages the Floor & Decor business, DRUM’s largest retail client.  Concurrently developed direct lead generation programs for other priority national and international accounts, including Securework (a Dell subsidiary), Supreme Lending and Suncoast Credit Union. Created and coordinated interactive and traditional marketing programs with internal partners and vendors. Cultivated and maintained client relationships. Analyzed each campaigns’ performance and crafted recommendations for future opportunities.
•	As key member of an account services team, strategized and developed a compliance program for Supreme Lending, which ensured regulatory compliance and enhanced their position in the market.
•	Led efforts to create an influencer campaign for Floor & Decor’s 10+ store openings, which heightened market exposure while meeting budgetary goals and marketing metrics.
•	Successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets, consistently achieving profitability and growth goals.
•	Enabled DRUM to retain the Floor & Decor account by devising new strategies and tactics for future campaigns and by providing comprehensive analytical metrics to support business development efforts.
Greater Atlanta Area
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Senior Account Executive
DRUM Agency
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Collaborated with internal teams and clients to create optimizations and tactical strategies that ensured email, search, display remarketing, social and SEO campaigns met clients’ visions.
•	Spearheaded the creation of a new more robust and compatible website for a long-standing retail client that was completed within a very aggressive time frame and achieved the client’s vision.
•	Collaborated with email specialists and designers to rebuild Kimpton Hotels’ roadmap for email execution that streamlined and improved efficiency of their Email Customer Relationship Management Program (eCRM).
Greater Atlanta Area
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Account Executive
DRUM Agency
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Communicated with clients to optimize various tactics for top performance surrounding email, search, display, remarketing, social and SEO campaigns.
Tracked monthly performance, ad hoc reports and billing worksheets for campaigns to provide strategic recommendations for improvement and positive opportunities.
Managed strategy and creative briefings to ensure execution of the client’s vision while safeguarding client trust.
Greater Atlanta Area
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Assistant Account Executive
Executiev Office of the Governor/Rick Scott For Florida
Scheduled all political and non-political events and appearances for Gov. Scott during his reelection campaign and Government Executive Office.
Arranged business meetings and phone calls with federal and local elected officials, corporate executives, lobbyists and University presidents.    
Held daily communication with political, surrogate, coalition and Legislative teams to coordinate event specifics and details including press announcements, outreach meetings, flights, hotels and finance events.
Organized all event requests from Florida’s 10 media markets and responded to each contact.
Contributed to the governor’s reelection through strategic scheduling of meetings and events.
Tallahassee, Florida Area
Scheduler
The Mayfield Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mayfield-group
Managed and secured annual broadcast, radio, print and digital aspects for hospitality clients.  Created start-up press materials and media contacts for The Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens and Waterstone Resort & Marina’s initial publicity efforts, which garnered coverage by national and local magazines.
Tallahassee, Florida Area
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Account Coordinator
The Zimmerman Agency
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-zimmerman-agency
Coordinated PR and media relation efforts for national and local accounts. Facilitated research team for the development of earning new clientele for agency and Public Relations Department, as well as launch new products to unexposed markets.
Tallahassee, Florida Area
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Account Coordinator
Bachelor of Science
Dean's List
Florida Bright Future's Receiptant
Communications/ Advertising
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Florida State University
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Summer Study Abroad Program in Europe, 2007
Communications
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Florida State University
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Laurel, MD
Amanda Lloyd
Digital Media Buyer at CDR Fundraising Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethmshields
Greater Chicago Area
Beth Shields-Szostak
Connecting brands and causes to the education community
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-hill-020a55141
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Wendy Hill
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseyscheid
Spicer, MN
Lindsey Scheid
Associate Director at Green Lake Lutheran Ministries
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-speier-b1a49a5
Bixby, OK
Erin Speier
Currently taking a leap of faith while pausing my career.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtongary
Dallas, TX
Ashton Gary
Marketing Transformation Consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mieko-tan-6376b2100
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Mieko Tan
Senior Data Operations Specialist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-vasil-winkelfoos-164a8a48
Washington, DC
Jaime Vasil Winkelfoos
Group Vice President, Candidates + Causes at Basis Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-hare-49638316
Greater Chicago Area
Josh Hare
Senior Vice President, US Sales
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-sisson-35b9b351
Fort Worth, TX
Brandon Sisson
Chief Operating Officer at Accufire Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rilee-sellers-a0237996
New York, NY
Rilee Sellers
Demand Account Executive at Eyeota
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalietay
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Natalie Payne
Head of US Central & West, Direct Ad Sales and Branded Entertainment
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjbessler
Indianapolis, IN
BJ Bessler
Marketing Specialist at AmeriFirst Home Mortgage
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethmfricker
Baltimore, MD
Beth Fricker
People Relations Manager at Monster Lead Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taryn-fredricks-858107107
Seattle, WA
Taryn Fredricks
Senior Marketing Specialist at Blue Nile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalsuccar
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Krystal Succar
Marketing Specialist at XO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-somoza-a5120994
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
Christopher Somoza
Senior Marketing Executive at Humana
https://www.linkedin.com/in/febavar
Little Elm, TX
Feba Varghese
Digital Marketing | Branding | Creative
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