Candy Kloster

About Candy Kloster

I am an accomplished sales manager with extensive experience in retail furniture, interior design, window treatments and marketing. I am goal orientated, and understand the bottom line. My expertise is in training, and developing my staff, to increase business, profitability and to deliver outstanding customer service. I have keen eye for style and have enthusiastic leadership abilities.Now Marketing Services, Inc- Director of Social Media Management, Elmhurst, IL.August 2011 – PresentDuties include managing my client’s social media presence on social media platforms; additional responsibilities include content creation, photo-editing, increasing brand exposure, user engagement and interactivity. Drawing from my considerable knowledge of social media best practices, I develop a unique, individually tailored social media strategy for each of my clients, using an understanding of their goals for being on social media, target demographics and brand identity.Create and deliver on-demand courses and one-on-one consulting to help businesses realize the benefits of social media. Developed social media marketing strategies to help small businesses increase their reach online with Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Blogging, and Google +, among other popular social networks. My workshops and seminars. I make it my mission to provide seminars that are entertaining, and thought provoking.Curtain Call Creations – President, Lisle, IL.February 2008 – PresentResponsibility include quality control, vendor communication and negotiation. Provide sketches for proposal along with cost estimates. Assist clients in choosing materials, fabrics, furniture and organizing materials. Overseeing schedule of installations and client meetings for myself and staff. Marketing of company on social sites and maintain a state of the art website. Work with my accountant and a staff to insure the profitability and longevity of the c••••••••@gmail.com Cell 63••••••43

Experience

1. Social Media Trainer

   Now Marketing Services

   Aug 2011 — Present

   Social Media Training we offers on-demand courses and one-on-one consulting to help businesses realize the benefits of social media. Interested in social media training, please contact the Now Marketing Services, Inc. website for more information.

Skills

• Draperies
• Blinds
• Brand Development
• Budgets
• Furnishings
• Direct Mail
• Project Management
• Web Design
• Negotiation
• Social Media
• Selling
• Space Planning
• Creative Direction
• Workshop Facilitation
• Brand Management
• Sales Management
• Online Marketing
• SEO
• Retail
• Interior Architecture
• Furniture
• Roman Shades
• Shades
• Sales
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Newsletters
• Interior Design
• Marketing
• Textiles
• Fashion
• Home Staging
• Window Treatments
• Email Marketing
• Team Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Budget
• Blogging
• Lead Generation
• Management