Mai Sakamoto
PR & Marketing Manager at Servcorp- Claim this Profile
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Mai is very personable and a pleasure to work with. Mai is a quick learner in addition to being very task oriented. She is creative and able to look at options as part of the problem solving process. Mai has excellent oral and written communication skills.
LinkedIn User
Mai is very personable and a pleasure to work with. Mai is a quick learner in addition to being very task oriented. She is creative and able to look at options as part of the problem solving process. Mai has excellent oral and written communication skills.
LinkedIn User
Mai is very personable and a pleasure to work with. Mai is a quick learner in addition to being very task oriented. She is creative and able to look at options as part of the problem solving process. Mai has excellent oral and written communication skills.
LinkedIn User
Mai is very personable and a pleasure to work with. Mai is a quick learner in addition to being very task oriented. She is creative and able to look at options as part of the problem solving process. Mai has excellent oral and written communication skills.
Credentials
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Marketing in a Digital World
Coursera Course CertificatesApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
An Introduction to Marketing
Coursera (Wharton - University of Pennsylvania)Jan, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Servcorp
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Australia
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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PR & Marketing Manager
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Jun 2014 - Present
• Increase public awareness of Servcorp through press releases, social media, advertising and content marketing• Plan and implement content marketing strategies• Create and promote content on company's online media (websites, social media, press releases)• Manage and oversee Marketing department's daily activities, projects and goals• Plan and implement promotions geared for generating leads and increasing internal revenue • Main designer for advertisements and other marketing materials• Support marketing activities for 22 Servcorp locations in Japan
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PR & Marketing Coordinator
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Dec 2011 - May 2014
• Plan and implement promotions for both clients and potential customers; generating ideas, pitching the idea to decision makers, creating marketing materials, launching and collecting and analyzing results for improving future promotions• Main designer for both print and web advertisements for use on billboards, newspapers, magazines, flyers and ads at train stations• Started the company’s most popular Facebook promotion, the Feature Secretary series, which has received the most Likes and Comments to date• Design eye-catching and effective HTML email templates to send to clients and potential customers• Provide marketing support for 22 Servcorp locations in Japan by initiating promotions which effecitvely target the market in the area• Localize promotions and marketing materials from head office (Sydney, Australia) to cater to the Japanese market effectively• Translate marketing materials from Japanese to English (and vice versa) as well as conduct English native checks on marketing materials
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Hino Motors Canada Ltd.
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Canada
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Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Coordinator
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Nov 2009 - Nov 2011
• Promote general compliance of policies and procedures in the workplace• Build HR framework for the organization• Support communications between senior management (English/Japanese translations, cultural suggestions, etc.) • Standardize administrative procedures in the workplace• Track attendance and analyze trends to implement programs that will improve attendance• Coordinate performance evaluations• Act as main contact with recruiting agencies, coordinate recruiting process, both external and internal• Plan and coordinate social events • Identify HR operations that require improvement and implement changes • Develop health and safety strategies in the plant and create and implement internal policies accordingly• Provide orientation for new employees
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Communications and Suzuki Business Representative
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Aug 2006 - Sep 2009
• Establish and promote first muti-media communication system in the company and responsible for the content and maintenance of the system, including liaising with outside vendors, EDS, and all other company departments• Create and publish company’s first monthly corporate magazine and also responsible for designing and compiling company’s ads, posters, banners, pamphlets, flyers etc.• Coordinate public media events, quarterly business meetings for upper level management group, internal employee enthusiasm events, etc. • Host focus group sessions to obtain employee feedback on communication effectiveness within the company and compile report of results for upper level management’s review • Liaise between Japanese, Canadian and American employees and resolve communication issues• Establish immigration procedures and create a more efficiently managed immigration process; also responsible for preparing immigration paperwork for all visitors to the company while liaising with government departments • Lead responsibility for preparing, tracking and maintaining department budgets, as well as forecasting and processing the department’s accounts payable and purchase requisitions
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McMaster University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2004 - Apr 2006
• Teach one tutorial every week and meet with the instructor every week to discuss lecture plans and improvements, and students’ concerns • Develop accurate records of student’s academic performance; also mark test papers for all students• Substitute lectures when professor is absentReceived perfect student evaluation in 2005 and was recommended to teach higher level Japanese classes for the following years. • Teach one tutorial every week and meet with the instructor every week to discuss lecture plans and improvements, and students’ concerns • Develop accurate records of student’s academic performance; also mark test papers for all students• Substitute lectures when professor is absentReceived perfect student evaluation in 2005 and was recommended to teach higher level Japanese classes for the following years.
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Education
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2002 - 2006
McMaster University
Honours Bachelor Degree in Commerce, Marketing -
1989 - 2002
Marist Brothers International School
High School Diploma
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