Manager Marketing

Nancy L. Dokter Public Relations & Marketing

Communicate for Results!

Nancy L. Dokter

OBJECTIVE

To provide public relations, marketing, and copywriting services on a free-lance or consulting basis. I market and publicize organizations and their products/services in corporate, non-profit, and government sectors. High ethical standards and a commitment to quality encourage trust and build long-term relationships. An affinity for making things happen gets results.

EXPERIENCE

Current Nancy L. Dokter Public Relations & Marketing

Owner

Providing free-lance/consulting services - public relations, marketing communications, and copywriting - for clients including industries, businesses, non-profits, government organizations, and ad/design agencies. Services include website updates, email marketing, video scripts, press releases & media events, presentations, copywriting, new product brochures, advertising, direct mail, blogs, and other projects.

1987 - 1990 Deluxe Data Systems of Milwaukee, WI (Division of Deluxe Corp./Deluxe Check Printers)

Director of Marketing

Coordination of marketing, product research, and public relations activities for eight strategic business units, plus the company at large. Coordinated marketing and public relations for consolidating newly acquired companies. Specialty: payment systems software and processing services.

Member of the Steering Committee for Research and Development of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association of America in Washington, D.C. Marketing liaison to IBM Corporation and Tandem Computers for cooperative marketing programs.

Marketing Manager

Staff and budget management for the production of brochures, slide shows, advertising, direct mail, newsletters and press releases, plus interviews with the media, senior management presentations, new product launches, client events, trade shows, product research, and competitive analysis.

1984 - 1987 A. O. Smith Data Systems, Inc. of Milwaukee, WI

Marketing Manager

Management of the marketing budget plus staffing. Functions included internal and external company newsletters, press releases and media contact, sales brochures and lead tracking systems, advertising, trade shows, seminars, direct mail, slide presentations and speeches, plus marketplace and competitive analysis.

1980 - 1984 ATM Network Management Corporation of Downers Grove, IL (Venture capital company; acquired by GTE)

Vice-president, Corporate Communications

Responsible for external public relations with heavy emphasis on media interviews and articles, authoring articles for industry magazines, arranging speaking opportunities at industry forums, communications with clients and prospects via newsletters, and direct mail.

Director of Corporate Communications

Responsibilities as above.

Manager, Marketing and Communications

Responsibilities included planning the company s first ad campaign and trade shows, formation of product/service brochures and slide shows, writing press releases and newsletters, fostering press awareness and producing direct mail campaigns. This was one year into the company s establishment.

PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATION

Member - RAMAC Chamber of Commerce for Racine, WI and its Business Marketing Group

Member Fine Arts Advisory Council, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

Board Member River Meadows Homeowners' Assn., Caledonia, WI

Past Business Chair - Chamber of Commerce Education & Workforce Development Committee, Lawrence Co., TN

Continuing education/computer courses, Columbia State College, Columbia, TN

Graduate, The Quality College (Philip Crosby School of Quality for Management)

B.S. in Business Management, Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, WI

Undergraduate, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL

English Award, Top 10 Graduate, St. Anne Community High School, St. Anne, IL

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