Jim Makina
Owner at ALLEGRA Marketing Print Mail- Claim this Profile
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Justin Bartley
Jim will take the extra time to really understand your business and your strategy. Jim is relentless in crafting a marketing message that hits your target head on.
Bob Peñaloza
While at ATAPCO I had the pleasure of working with Jim. My experience of Jim was that he was an outstanding National Account Manager and a tremendous individual. Jim consistently delivered financial results while providing strategic account oversight, leadership, dedication and enthusiasm. Without question Jim Makina would be a tremendous addition to any organization.
Justin Bartley
Jim will take the extra time to really understand your business and your strategy. Jim is relentless in crafting a marketing message that hits your target head on.
Bob Peñaloza
While at ATAPCO I had the pleasure of working with Jim. My experience of Jim was that he was an outstanding National Account Manager and a tremendous individual. Jim consistently delivered financial results while providing strategic account oversight, leadership, dedication and enthusiasm. Without question Jim Makina would be a tremendous addition to any organization.
Justin Bartley
Jim will take the extra time to really understand your business and your strategy. Jim is relentless in crafting a marketing message that hits your target head on.
Bob Peñaloza
While at ATAPCO I had the pleasure of working with Jim. My experience of Jim was that he was an outstanding National Account Manager and a tremendous individual. Jim consistently delivered financial results while providing strategic account oversight, leadership, dedication and enthusiasm. Without question Jim Makina would be a tremendous addition to any organization.
Justin Bartley
Jim will take the extra time to really understand your business and your strategy. Jim is relentless in crafting a marketing message that hits your target head on.
Bob Peñaloza
While at ATAPCO I had the pleasure of working with Jim. My experience of Jim was that he was an outstanding National Account Manager and a tremendous individual. Jim consistently delivered financial results while providing strategic account oversight, leadership, dedication and enthusiasm. Without question Jim Makina would be a tremendous addition to any organization.
Credentials
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Marketing Central Certified
Alliance Franchise BrandsJan, 2011- Sep, 2024
Experience
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ALLEGRA Marketing Print Mail
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Advertising Services
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Owner
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Jul 2001 - Present
I have experience in providing clients with marketing communications solutions and executing print production projects.Consider me a top marketing and sales professional that brings big picture ideas to business owners and marketing professionals of small and medium sizes businesses. I have built online print sites for national companies and executed direct mail and email campaigns for many organizations.Here some reasons why you or someone from your team may want to talk with me-1. You're looking for more customers or looking to retain the ones you have2. You'd like to receive more value from your current marketing and print communications pieces3. You're interested in hearing how other companies are marketing themselves4. You need a spare. If your current print vendor goes out of business will your marketing stop?
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Darwill
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Client Manager
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2007 - May 2009
•Directed business development team in building, integrating, launching, promoting and maintaining online automated marketing and fulfillment websites developed in Pageflex, an enterprise-level variable print technology, for various national accounts•Provided clients with responsive, cost effective direct mail campaigns, often providing targeted prospects through modeled data•Built online free standing insert template for a Midwest client using outsourced vendor workflow within Pageflex application•Earned membership marketing fulfillment RFP at a national association, transitioned, integrated workflow, surpassed client’s expectations within Pageflex application functionality•Trained clients in Pageflex application administrative and reporting functionality•Facilitated online training webinars to launch automated marketing web sites for internal and external customers
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Allegra Print & Imaging
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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2001 - 2007
Utilized a team approach and maintained open lines of communications to increase sales, expand company capabilities into design, mailing services, variable data printing and promotional products and apparel, improve workflow efficiency and profitability, received sales awards for achievements. Utilized a team approach and maintained open lines of communications to increase sales, expand company capabilities into design, mailing services, variable data printing and promotional products and apparel, improve workflow efficiency and profitability, received sales awards for achievements.
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Cardinal Brands
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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National Account Manager
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1996 - 2001
•Increased sales responsibility from $4.6 million to $31 million through effective catalog reviews and creative promotional planning at largest office products companies•Awarded “Sales Manager of the Year” award for outstanding sales achievement and account management•Worked with Regional Managers, direct Sales Representative and Manufacturers Representatives to drive national programs and initiatives •Increased sales responsibility from $4.6 million to $31 million through effective catalog reviews and creative promotional planning at largest office products companies•Awarded “Sales Manager of the Year” award for outstanding sales achievement and account management•Worked with Regional Managers, direct Sales Representative and Manufacturers Representatives to drive national programs and initiatives
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Southworth Company
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United States
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Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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District Sales Representative
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1989 - 1994
•Increased sales in every year by implementing company sales and marketing programs for fine papers and dated calendars to the office product distributors, wholesalers and dealers in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa•Presented sales training meetings for customer sales teams, for groups as large as 50•Conducted joint new product placement sales calls with distributor’s sales team calling on their key clients •Increased sales in every year by implementing company sales and marketing programs for fine papers and dated calendars to the office product distributors, wholesalers and dealers in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa•Presented sales training meetings for customer sales teams, for groups as large as 50•Conducted joint new product placement sales calls with distributor’s sales team calling on their key clients
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Territory Sales Representative
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1983 - 1989
•Managed retail dealers, commercial stationers, branch wholesalers, specialized in direct mail accounts•Increased sales responsibility from $900,000 to over $13 million dollars•Increased sales and exceeded quota in every year through account penetration and new product placement•Trained customer sales teams, presented filing seminars to groups as large as 300•Youngest Sales Representative hired by company, managed accounts in northern Illinois•Awarded the Boise Cascade, Itasca Branch, “Sales Representative of the Year” award for superior vendor support•Awarded Esselte Pendaflex “Sales and Marketing Success” award for marketing achievements
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Education
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1978 - 1982
Lewis University
B.A., Business, Music -
1979 - 1980
Saint Mary's College
Rome Program
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