
Professional Info
Justin Blische is a marketing specialist with 14 years of experience. He is highly entrepreneurial and efficient at building and maintaining client relationships. He specializes in SEO/SEM, CPC/CPM Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Analytics, UX/UI Design, and Experimental Advertising.
He founded his first successful company, Projekt30 LLC, at the age of 23. His second business, EraGallery was to follow in 2009. He has also participated in various side projects, including RayGun Cigs.
As a fine artist, he has exhibited fine art in galleries in Washington, Baltimore, and New York.
Experience
2020 - Present
Owner - CEO — Secret Reign. LLC
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Designed and Built eCommerce site using the Shopify CMS.
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Built Social Media marketing campaigns.
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Maintained Google Shop and Facebook pages.
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Executed aggressive search CPC campaign on multiple plateforms.
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Currated and/or designed product lines.
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Worked with Chinese manufacturers to provide goods.
2018 -Present
Freelance — Justin Blische Marketing, Art, and Design
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Commecial Photography
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Web Design
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Marketing Campaigns
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Teaching/Tutoring in all of the above
2018
Director of Marketing — Investors United School of Real Estate Investment
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Drove up web traffic by 2500% in less than a month via a combination of completely rebranded Google, Facebook, YouTube, SEO, and email marketing campaigns.
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Buried negative reviews of the company on Google via aggressive SEO/SEM actions.
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Placed radio ad buys on ‘Hannity’, as well as negotiated print ads in magazines.
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Successfully solicited clients over the phone and in person.
2003 - 2017
Director of Marketing and Partner — Projekt30 LLC
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Created a business that thrived for 14 years on an initial investment of $300 and creative ingenuity.
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Generated over 12,500 leads and converted over 1,200 paying accounts, many of which remained with the company for years.
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Built a brand from the ground up, including logo, website, ad campaigns, etc.
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Served as the first point of contact for new customers and supported those customers for the entirety of their account duration.
2015
Director of Marketing — RayGun Cigs, e-Cigarette Holders
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Developed a product and brand for that product.
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Produced both product and editorial photography, presenting the product as a glamorous retro-futuristic accessory for men and women.
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Created centralized website and satellite sites to maximize visibility and promoted via social media.
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Coordinated B2B direct mail campaign to source potential distributors.
2009 - 2014
Director of Marketing, Interface Designer, and President — EraGallery Inc.
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Designed a “gamified” interface, which vastly increased user retention.
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Ensured compliance with up-to-date internal and external SEO best practices.
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Coordinated with contracted graphic designers and purchased stock photography and music.
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Participated in extensive, methodical debugging of a free-form, browser-based HTML website design suit.
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Generated over 6,000 well qualified leads in a niche market in less than six months.
Marketing Skills
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Office: Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Google Drive, Salesforce
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Creative: Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Final Cut Pro
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Marketing: Facebook Ad Manager, Google AdSense - AdWords, Google Analytics, Amazon Associates, Yahoo Advertising, Craigslist, Etsy, DadaMail, Mail Chimp, Infusionsoft, Meetup
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Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Django, Drupal, WordPress
2010 - present
2010 - present
Skills
Results-driven self-starter accustomed to juggling multiple projects on tight deadlines.
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Excellent project management skills.
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Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and time management skills.
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Accustomed to working in a team or independently.
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Excellent client support skills.
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Easily understands technical concepts and is able to convey those concepts to non-technically minded individuals.
Experience with:
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Office: Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Google Drive, Salesforce
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Creative: Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Final Cut Pro
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Marketing: Facebook Ad Manager, Google AdSense - AdWords, Google Analytics, Amazon Associates, Yahoo Advertising, Craigslist, Etsy, DadaMail, Mail Chimp, Infusionsoft, Meetup
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Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Django, Drupal, WordPress
Education
2002
Maryland Institute College of Art – Baltimore – BFA, Photography
1998
Carver Center for Arts and Technology – Baltimore – Visual Arts
Justin was awarded both the Maryland Distinguished Scholar and the Presidential Scholar awards. The Presidential Scholar award resulted in a ceremony where I was able to meet Bill Clinton.