Freelance Blog Writers : West Palm Beach, Florida

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$25 Rate/Hr

Chuck Douros is a freelance writer, journalist, copywriter and editor from northern California. He specializes in writing keyword-rich website content for businesses, large and small. In addition, he writes web-based news, merchandise reviews, and personal profiles. As the only Examiner.com reporter entrusted with the national beat for the Boy Scouts of America, his writing credits include more than 125 articles dedicated to America's largest youth services organization. In addition, Chuck has published hundreds of How-To articles for Demand Media's eHow property. His print credits include editorial pieces in Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurants & Institutions magazines, and local news in the Lodi News Sentinel and Stockton Record. On the lighter side, Chuck exercises his funny bone as the chief puzzle-writer for Mad Gab Online. In 2010, Chuck won a national Haiku poetry contest with an enchanting Valentine's Day Haiku.

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7141 Deframe Court Arvada, Colorado 80004 Mobile: +1 720 232 1494 NADEZHDA KOLTAEVSKAYA EXPERIENCE • August, 2010 – Better Life, Weight Loss Clinic May, 2011 Marketer-freelancer: Develop and execute short-term marketing programs, test and implement best communication, creative and media strategy for attracting new customers • TV campaign: storyboard, copyright, participating in TV production, media placement; • Direct Mail: creative development and execution • Radio campaign: communication and media strategy Results: • Customer base increased by about 140% • Essential elements of marketing strategy are defined and tested (point of difference and competitive advantages, primary and secondary target audience, creative strategy, media strategy etc.) iMoneyCoach, web-site for Integrity Finance Marketer-freelancer, creative designer: Identify current problems and develop a trouble-shooting program • Marketing plan for re-launch of the site; • Creative design Results: • Visits up 100% • Average time on site up 270% • Bounce Rate – reduced by21% International Task Force For Children’s Environmental Health • Creative and web design • January, 2008 - Retail Chain 7YA, Almaty, Kazakhstan September, 2010 Marketing & Purchasing Director; Develop Annual Operation Plan to achieve growth ahead of the market, set business procedures and implement them. Provide marketing and managerial solution to increase sales and profitability of the company through understanding consumer needs, best purchasing practices and development of the unique format, most appropriate for lower population income during recession. • Annual and Midterm planning; • Category management; • Purchasing; • Pricing Strategy and operational pricing management; • Merchandising strategy and execution; • Business Process Development; • Existing/New Locations evaluation; • Marketing researches; • Budgeting Results: • Traffic increased by 32%; • “Average basket” increased by 12%; • Gross Margin increased from 15% to 21%; • Advertising awareness is the highest in retail market; • 3 new locations are opened. • May, 2006 - RG Brands, Almaty, local FMCG producer, Pepsi Bottler October, 2007 Group Brand Manager; Manage and develop Foodstuff portfolios, including tea, milk, snacks and canned vegetables. Successful growth is provided both on declining and rapidly growing market. • Mid term and annual Planning; • Consumer and customer researches; • Brand Management; • Sales forecast; • Trade Marketing • Marketing Budgeting; Results: • 15% sales growth of tea portfolio, despite decline of tea market; • Tea brand Piala became leader of the market; • Milk brand Moye is the fastest growing brand at UHT market. • January, 2004 - Marketing & Advertising Agency “AdVenture”, Almaty May, 2006 Director; New brand development, brand re-positioning, packaging, corporate identity, advertising campaign, PR. Wide experience in development of local FMCG brands (juices, dairy, canned food, water etc.) as well as in B2B and social projects • General management • Strategic Planning; • Creative Development Results: • About 85% of all the brands developed, launched and supported still exist in the market. • October 2002 - RG Brands, Almaty, local FMCG producer, Pepsi Bottler January, 2004 Brand manager; Responsible for juice portfolio (Da-Da and Nectar Solnechny). Launch Gracio juice. Re-launch of Da-Da brand. • Annual Planning; • Brand management; • Trade Marketing • Price Management; • Sales forecast; • Set Marketing Budget; • May, 2001 Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers, Almaty October, 2002 Marketing Supervisor; • Develop and implement consumer promo activities; • Trade marketing; EDUCATION • 2000-2003 Vserossiysky Zaochny University, Bachelor Degree, (Economy and Marketing) • 1993-1996 Almaty State University, postgraduate studies, Ph. D. in theory of Literature • 1987-1992 Almaty State University (Magister in Philology) OTHERS (SEMINAR/COURSES) Programme Period Location Marketing Strategy Implementation October, 2006 Brussels Concept of Active Branding May, 2006 Almaty Researching Tools August, 2006 Almaty How to measure marketing efficiency /Presentation Skills January, 2007 Almaty Finance for non-financial managers June, 2005 Almaty SPECIAL SKILLS • Computer skills MS Windows, Office, Corel Draw, Photo Shop (basic) • Languages English (fluent), Russian (fluent) PERSONAL INFORMATION • Date of birth: 9 September, 1970 • Nationality: Russian • Marital status: Married INTERESTS Reading, music.

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4.5 2 Skills

$20 Rate/Hr

I have a BA in US Political History with a minor in Writing from Springfield University and hold Certifications from Harvard University in Ancient Greek Literature (Heroes) and from The University of Mississippi in Advanced Editing Techniques. I am currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate course "Central Challenges of American Security, Strategy and the Press" at the Harvard University Extension School. I write and edit for several national print and online publications.