Buster Barber

About Buster Barber

Looking Specialties: Marketing, Sales, Operations, Communications, Management…

Experience

1. Director of Marketing, Sales and Operations

   Barber\'s Driving School

   Oct 2002 — Present

   Increased revenue 576% in 15 years using a premium pricing strategy.• Negotiated and gained government contracts from the GA DHR, GA DOL, AL DHR and Ft. Benning which has increased revenue by 10%.• Created the look and feel for Barber\'s Driving School\'s website establishing a superior online presence.• Achieved #1 rank among search engines for driving schools in Columbus, GA.• Developed and strategized an efficient Google AdWords campaign structure contributing to a 6% customer growth. • Built and maintain a customer loyalty program reflective of a 90% customer retention.• Create all print marketing while maintaining brand consistency.• Script and voice all radio commercials.• Manage, motivate and schedule 25 direct reports through the use of resource allocation and time management increasing efficiency and customer satisfaction.• Set up accounting and payroll systems using QuickBooks software, eliminating the dreadful paper tax tables and manual calculations for payroll taxes and enabling the ability to generate company financials and forecast sales.• Maintain all personnel and customer records inspected by the Georgia Department of Driver Services with a 15 year zero deficiency record.

Education

• Auburn University

  Business

  1997 — 1999

• Columbus State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Business and Marketing

  1999 — 2009

• Hardaway High School

  High School, Prep Seal

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Hospitality
• Lead Generation
• Planning
• Logistics
• Customer Relationship Management'
• Team Leadership
• Team Management
• Copywriting
• Social Networking
• Team Building
• Public Speaking
• Government Relations
• Event Management
• Quickbooks
• Online Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Planning
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Social Media
• Marketing Strategy
• Persuasion
• Thinking Outside the Box
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Innovation
• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• Sales Management
• Administration
• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Customer Service
• Telephone
• Inside Sales
• Retail
• Customer Relations