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At Glen Raven, Jordan has held roles spanning Trade Show and Event Coordinator, Trade Show and Event Specialist, Retail Training Associate, Associate Manager of Brand Activation, and Brand Activation Manager\. Jordan has also managed digital consumer outreach, rebranding budgets, online advertising, analytics, and return\-on\-investment reviews at Connective Insights\. Earlier work at BCS Custom Builders included revitalizing branding and outreach, producing marketing collateral, coordinating vendors, streamlining administration, and overseeing recruiting, onboarding, and payroll processing\. Jordan holds a BS in Communication, Advertising from Appalachian State University and applies skills in event planning, marketing communications, vendor and budget management, contract negotiation, public speaking, project management, and customer service\. ## Services - Site Visits - Site Selections - Expenses - Cvent - Contract Negotiation - Events - Event Planning - Marketing - Event Management - Trade Shows - Meeting Planning - Corporate Events - Budget Management - Vendor Management - Sales - Public Relations - Advertising - Microsoft Office - PowerPoint - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Word - Customer Service - Time Management - Public Speaking - Management - Leadership - Teamwork - Team Leadership - Professional Development Seminars - Social Networking ## Highlights - Serves as Brand Activation Manager at Glen Raven\. - Held the role of Associate Manager, Brand Activation at Glen Raven\. - Spearheaded Sunbrella retail channel\-partner relationship management to support increased B2C sales and revenue growth\. - Streamlined communications among manufacturer sales groups, retailers, and Sunbrella\. - Designed and delivered product\-training presentations for retail sales and design associates and created product\-benefit and unique\-selling\-proposition training materials\. - Led retail\-partner merchandising activities to drive Sunbrella upholstery\-fabric sales\. - Conducted market and industry reviews to support Sunbrella’s competitive position\. - Drove cold\-market retail\-client acquisition by introducing the Sunbrella Retail Support Team\. - Supported marketing and sales strategy efforts for growth of the residential portion of Glen Raven’s Custom Fabrics division\. - Collaborated with the Business Development and Training Manager to customize marketing tools and residential\-customer sales strategy\. - Led end\-to\-end trade show and industry\-event planning as a Trade Show and Event Specialist at Glen Raven\. - Collaborated with Marketing and Sales to develop event creative and content strategy and oversaw domestic and international event\-budget planning\. - Managed event logistics, including demonstrations, display equipment, materials, staffing, utility requirements, on\-site management, and third\-party and venue relationships\. - Designed booth layouts and visual merchandising with the Marketing team, directed setup and tear\-down, and coordinated registration and communication plans\. - Created product\-education materials for booth visitors and conducted post\-event evaluations, analysis, and performance\-metric benchmarking\. - Supported trade show and meeting planning as a Trade Show and Event Coordinator, managing pre\-show logistics, shipping preparation, sponsorships, partnerships, inventory, and calendar deadlines\. - Managed online consumer outreach and engagement projects, rebranding budgets, digital\-touchpoint analysis, Google and Facebook advertising strategies, ROI reviews, analytics, and audience feedback as a Marketing Strategist at Connective Insights\. - Managed schedules, calendars, communications, travel, accommodations, financial reports, performance reports, trade show and networking\-event participation, and customer service as an Executive Assistant at Connective Insights\. - Re\-energized corporate branding and outreach across traditional and digital channels at BCS Custom Builders\. - Designed marketing collateral and coordinated production with third\-party vendors at BCS Custom Builders\. - Streamlined internal administrative workflows and oversaw recruiting, onboarding, and payroll processing at BCS Custom Builders\. - Earned a BS in Communication, Advertising from Appalachian State University\. ## Experience - **Brand Activation Manager at Glen Raven** (2024\-11\-01–present) - **Associate Manager, Brand Activation at Glen Raven** (2023\-03\-01–2024\-11\-01) - **Retail Training Associate at Glen Raven** (2020\-01\-01–2021\-12\-01) — Spearheading retail channel partner relationship management across the Sunbrella brand to promote increased B2C sales and revenue growth\. • Streamlining communications between manufacturer sales groups, retailers and Sunbrella\. • Designing and delivering product training presentations to retail sales and design associates • Creating product benefit and USP training materials\. • Leading retail partner merchandising activities to drive Sunbrella upholstery fabric sales\. • Conducting market reviews and industry to maintain Sunbrella’s competitive position • Driving cold market retail client acquisition • introducing the Sunbrella Retail Support Team • Supporting the marketing department and sales strategy group to facilitate growth of the residential portion of the Custom Fabrics' division\. • Collaborating with the Business Development and Training Manager to customize marketing tools, and residential customer sales strategy\. - **Trade Show and Event Specialist at Glen Raven** (2017\-05\-01–2020\-01\-01) — Leading end\-to\-end trade show and industry event planning management • collaborating with the Marketing and Sales function to develop engaging creative and content strategy\. • Overseeing domestic and international trade show and industry event budget planning\. • Partnering with external partners to develop event brand consistency\. • Managing event logistics • planning demonstrations, securing display equipment and material and planning staffing and utility requirements\. • Coordinating on site\-management • liaising with venue management and 3rd party providers\. • Designing booth layout and visual merchandising with Marketing team\. • Maintaining awareness of industry events • recommending event ideas to senior management\. • Liaising with event organizers and venues to ensure prominence of position and visibility\. • Directing booth and display set\-up and tear\-down\. • Creating product education material to communicate product features and benefits with booth visitors\. • Organizing event re - **Trade Show and Event Coordinator at Glen Raven** (2016\-06\-01–2017\-04\-01) — Supporting the Trade Show and Events Specialist to plan and execute trade shows and meetings\. • Managing pre\-show logistical requirements • preparing materials and display for shipping\. • Coordinating sponsorships and partnerships\. • and prepare shipments as necessary • Maintaining trade show and event equipment and material inventory\. • Recording and updated trade show calendar deadlines\. • Developing extensive product knowledge to educate booth visitors\. - **Office/Marketing Coordinator at BCS Custom Builders** (2015\-09\-01–2016\-05\-01) — Re\-energized corporate branding and outreach across traditional and digital channels\. • Designed marketing collateral • coordinating production with third party vendors\. • Provided stellar first point of contact to company visitors and clients\. • Managed internal administrative functions • streamlining workflows and processes\. • Oversaw end\-to\-end human resource management from recruiting, onboarding and payroll processing\. - **Marketing Strategist at Connective Insights** (2015\-05\-01–2015\-09\-01) — Project management of client online consumer outreach and engagement activities\. • Development of rebranding budgets\. • Analysis of clients’ digital touchpoints • aligning them with strategic objectives\. • Implementation of online ad and marketing campaigns • creating Google and Facebook Ad strategies\. • Review of digital marketing spend ROI • reviewing analytics and audience feedback - **Executive Assistant at Connective Insights** (2014\-08\-01–2015\-09\-01) — Management of corporate schedules and calendars\. • Preparation of internal and external communications\. • Tradeshow and networking event participation • travel and accommodation planning\. • Preparation of financial and performance reports for leadership team\. • Providing stellar levels of customer service and responsiveness\. ## Education - BS, Communication, Advertising — Appalachian State University (2016\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Jordan do now? Jordan is a Brand Activation Manager at Glen Raven\. ### What are Jordan’s core professional strengths? Jordan is strongest in brand activation, trade show and industry\-event planning, retail partner training, marketing strategy, digital outreach, vendor and venue liaison, budget management, and operational coordination\. ### What did Jordan accomplish as a Retail Training Associate at Glen Raven? As a Retail Training Associate at Glen Raven, Jordan spearheaded retail channel\-partner relationship management across the Sunbrella brand to support increased B2C sales and revenue growth\. Jordan streamlined communications among manufacturer sales groups, retailers, and Sunbrella designed and delivered product\-training presentations for retail sales and design associates and created training materials covering product benefits and unique selling propositions\. ### How did Jordan support Sunbrella’s retail and residential business at Glen Raven? Jordan led retail\-partner merchandising activities to drive Sunbrella upholstery\-fabric sales, conducted market and industry reviews to help maintain Sunbrella’s competitive position, and drove cold\-market retail\-client acquisition by introducing the Sunbrella Retail Support Team\. Jordan also supported the marketing department and sales strategy group in growing the residential portion of the Custom Fabrics division and collaborated with the Business Development and Training Manager to customize marketing tools and residential\-customer sales strategy\. ### What did Jordan do as a Trade Show and Event Specialist at Glen Raven? As a Trade Show and Event Specialist at Glen Raven, Jordan led end\-to\-end trade show and industry\-event planning\. Jordan collaborated with Marketing and Sales on creative and content strategy, oversaw domestic and international event\-budget planning, partnered with external organizations on brand consistency, and managed logistics including demonstrations, display equipment, materials, staffing, and utility requirements\. ### How did Jordan manage trade show execution and evaluation at Glen Raven? Jordan coordinated on\-site event management liaised with venue management, event organizers, and third\-party providers designed booth layouts and visual merchandising with the Marketing team and worked to secure prominent, visible event placement\. Jordan directed booth and display setup and tear\-down, organized registration and communications, developed product\-education materials for booth visitors, evaluated events afterward, benchmarked performance metrics, and recommended event ideas to senior management based on awareness of industry events\. ### What were Jordan’s responsibilities as a Trade Show and Event Coordinator at Glen Raven? As a Trade Show and Event Coordinator at Glen Raven, Jordan supported planning and execution of trade shows and meetings alongside the Trade Show and Events Specialist\. Jordan managed pre\-show logistics, prepared materials and displays for shipping, coordinated sponsorships and partnerships, maintained event\-equipment and materials inventory, tracked trade show calendar deadlines, and developed product knowledge to educate booth visitors\. ### What other brand activation role has Jordan held at Glen Raven? Jordan has also served as an Associate Manager, Brand Activation at Glen Raven\. ### What did Jordan do as a Marketing Strategist at Connective Insights? As a Marketing Strategist at Connective Insights, Jordan managed client online consumer\-outreach and engagement projects, developed rebranding budgets, analyzed clients’ digital touchpoints against strategic objectives, and implemented online advertising and marketing campaigns, including Google and Facebook advertising strategies\. Jordan also reviewed digital\-marketing\-spend ROI, analytics, and audience feedback\. ### What did Jordan do as an Executive Assistant at Connective Insights? As an Executive Assistant at Connective Insights, Jordan managed corporate schedules and calendars prepared internal and external communications participated in trade shows and networking events planned travel and accommodations prepared financial and performance reports for the leadership team and provided responsive customer service\. ### What did Jordan accomplish at BCS Custom Builders? As Office/Marketing Coordinator at BCS Custom Builders, Jordan re\-energized corporate branding and outreach through traditional and digital channels, designed marketing collateral, and coordinated production with third\-party vendors\. Jordan also served as a first point of contact for visitors and clients, managed and streamlined internal administrative workflows, and oversaw recruiting, onboarding, and payroll processing\. ### What is Jordan’s education? Jordan earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication, Advertising from Appalachian State University\. ### What event\-management tools and capabilities does Jordan use? Jordan’s event and meeting capabilities include site visits, site selection, Cvent, event planning, event management, trade shows, meeting planning, corporate events and meetings, executing events, marketing event planning, sponsorship, expenses, budgeting, and contract negotiation\. ### What marketing, business, and interpersonal skills does Jordan bring? Jordan’s marketing and business skills include marketing strategy, sales and marketing, marketing communications, advertising, public relations, social networking, vendor management, sales, customer service, project management, communication, problem solving, leadership, team leadership, teamwork, time management, public speaking, management, and professional\-development seminars\. ### What software skills does Jordan have? Jordan is proficient with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and PowerPoint\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAAAHAH9AB8ChplAUdRy2TyikQvHHammfpHzI