Jim Cabaj

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ABOUT JIM CABAJ

My combined experience in marketing and trade event coordination spans close to twenty years. I have planned, executed, and managed trade shows, conferences, meetings, and corporate events in markets so diverse as Asia, Europe, and Latin America.Event Management Skills• Responsible for planning and execution of trade shows, conferences, meetings and other revenue generating events in Asia, Europe, and Latin America from conceptual phase to completion• Create and implement marketing strategies for trade shows, corporate events, conferences, meetings, user groups, sporting events, and educational programs• Overall event responsibility includes: organizational leadership, budget preparation, on-site coordination, and management of cross-functional teams• Create integrated planning timelines to coordinate pre-event logistics, exhibit design and set-up, transportation, security, and allocation of services• Extensive experience in vendor relations and business partnership development to gain involvement ensure high quality service• Leverage sponsorship opportunities to increase company profile or generate revenue• Launching of creative strategies to increase, facilitate, and track booth attendance traffic; lead retrieval event metrics analysis• Implement project management practices that ensures direction, motivation, resources and effective communication to maximize event planning and executionMarketing and Communications Skills• Design and production of marketing collateral, presentations, and promotional material• Development of registration, attendee, exhibitor, and event survey pieces• Event web design and maintenance. Social media ad creation and management• Advertising campaigns: theme development, artwork selection, and copy writing and editing• Media relations and press releases• Effective communications with people at any level of business and managementBudgeting and Resource Management• Budget preparation, monitoring, and post-event account reconciliation• Return on investment analysis• Completion of programs on or under budget while exceeding client expectations• Manage event process by negotiating contract agreements and overseeing operational issues to maintain lower project costs• Negotiate contracts with vendors worldwide