Kama Timbrell

Experience

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  American Management Association, AMACOM Books

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  Planned and implemented up to 50 national and local publicity campaigns each year, overseeing media results and managing project budgets. Managed and mentored junior staff and interns. Developed new media list as company expanded in to new categories. Developed and managed social media platforms on Twitter, Wordpress, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, and Foursquare, as well as social advertising. including social advertising.* Secured national and local media coverage including CNN, The Today Show, CNBC, The Nightly Business Report, The 700 Club, Marketplace Morning Report, Morning Edition, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Reuters, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, The Advocate, and Cosmopolitan.* Social media and digital marketing efforts resulted in: 30% yearly increase of Facebook followers; 40% yearly increase of Twitter followers; 26% increase of LinkedIn group members; 160% increase of Foursquare followers; a 20% yearly increase of unique monthly visitors to Wordpress blog, which became the #2 referrer to the company website.* Recognized with Employee Achievement Award for outstanding work performance. Show less

  • Publicity & Social Media Manager

    Aug 2012 - Dec 2014

  • Publicity Manager

    Jan 2011 - Jul 2012
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  Kama Timbrell Communications, LLC

  Jan 2015 - now

  President

  A publicity, social media & digital marketing consultancy.Acquire new business and offer strategic and creative counsel to clients. Develop and implement practitioner-designed publicity, social media, and digital marketing campaigns, as well as event management, website creation, SEO, and copywriting, all tailored to client marketing goals. Manage relationships with clients and provide quality control of agency deliverables. Build and manage a team of publicists, digital marketers, copywriters, and graphic designers to work on client accounts.* Secure top-tier media coverage for clients including Harvard Business Review, Science Magazine, Fast Company, AARP, IBD Weekly, The Globe & Mail (Canada), Biz Talk Radio Network, HuffPost, and CBC-TV.* Media and communications campaign for Cyber Civics lead to an increase in school adoption of the organization’s digital citizenship and literacy curriculum for middle grade students, a prime business objective of founder Diana Graber.* Arrange speaking events for clients with prominent and influential groups such as Mackay CEO Forums, Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs, and Chief Executives Guild, resulting in qualified new business leads for clients. Show less