Manager Sales

Portfolio: http://bearfolios.blogspot.com/

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Ron “Bear” Graves

Experience

*/****-******* ******* ***** Worcester, MA

Web Content Director & Lead Sales Copywriter

• Revamped web retail site, and fine-tuned the method of product presentation to potential buyers.

• Responsible for creating in-depth, consumer and retailer level descriptions for highly differentiated products, as well as creating online usage guides.

• Restructured and Negotiated production contracts with seven new artisans, five of which presently reside within the company’s top ten best sellers.

4/2005-4/2010 Laudisi Enterprises Myrtle Beach, SC

Web Content Manager & Senior sales/proposal copywriter.

• Managed the team that created in-depth, consumer level descriptions of up to 800, highly differentiated, products per month. I wrote our supplier’s company histories, conducted interviews with industry celebrities, and created two newsletters and two differing web presentations per week. My personal peak writing production exceeded 1,500,000 per annum, with my team contributing another 3,000,000 words per year

• I was principle in the creation and application of an e-tail business model that was unique within the industry.

• The fruits of my research and web copy have been cited over twenty times with that industry’s Wikipedia.

• During tenure, gross sales rose over 2500% in my first two years alone, placing Laudisi Enterprises as the number one retailer/e-tailer of its kind in the world.

3/1993-4/2005 Re/Max Excalibur Realty Scottsdale, AZ

Broker Associate

• Multi-Million Dollar Producer

• Received Platinum Award a total of six times, three of which were back-to-back during final three years

• 100% of prospective buyers/investors were either self-generated, or referrals from past clients.

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Education

1999-2003 PIHMA Phoenix, AZ

• Masters of Science (MSOM)

• Graduated top in class, maintained a 3.9 GPA while working full time

• Was selected as one of three interns to complete hospital residency in Chengdu, PRC

1980-1984 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

• Business Management, with focus on Marketing.

Related interests and experiences

• Former member of an elite combat unit in the US Army

• Former Area Coordinator for Arizona’s 18th Legislature District

• Former Merchandising Manager for McKesson Wine & Spirits, Phoenix

• Active Shriner since 1993

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