Don Bradfute

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT DON BRADFUTE

I started my Social Media Advisor and Online Reputation Management business based on my experience coming from 2 generations of marketers. My grandfather Fred Bradfute owned the rights to the scratch off process used on scratch off lottery tickets. His client included Kroger grocery stores. My father Howard Bradfute worked for my grand father and after my grandfather closed the business went out on his. I worked with him for many years in the publishing business. Started in the publishing before computers utilizing acetate layers. You had pages type set and and the were pasted down using wax. Very time consuming. When computers came out I learned Aldus Pagemaker, now known as Adobe Indesign, Aldus Illustrator now known as Adobe illustrator, Adobe Photo Shop, Microsoft word, and excel.I created an billing application for my dad that would create invoices utilizing Microsoft excel. I published with my father a TV guide for hotels and a web page for the for the advertisers in the guide with much success. I personally for 3 years published the SEA of the FMCA Program Book, I sold the ads, laid out the entire program in InDesign set it the the publisher and had ready for the The Fmca in 3 Months. I worked with the Joe Gettys (Cocoa Cola marketing). He was the gentleman when The Beach Boys were canceled from the The White House Forth of July Concert Joe booked them to perform in Miami. I met him at Old Town in Kissimmee Florida, where he work for Deac Huntley. I worked with Rick Namey. Author and marketer. He was the creator of the Crazy Eddie ads in the northeast, I have worked with Sales and Marketing Technologies selling websites. I been in the automotive industry most of my life. Recently at City Kia. I took the Fixed ops from $150K to $400K+. I am now owner of Orlando Social Media Advisor. Social Media Marketing and Online Reputation Management.