Professional Summary

Ken Ninomiya is a result-driven roll-up-your-sleeves partner with retailers, distributors, e-Tailors, and 3rd party platforms leveraging on-trend consumer insights to develop best-in-class discoverability and enablement of instore and eCommerce transactions.

I work to develop a consumer journey that get conversion with sales and marketing engagement techniques to maintain customer target models, help get sales leads, build strategies, and grow market share.

Position and Company Experience Includes:

  • eCommerce and Retail Sales Director - Manzo Food Sales

  • Digital Marketing Professor - Miami Dade College

  • eCommerce and Retail Sales - Freelance Work

  • Southeast Marketing and Business Development Manager - Bimbo Bakeries USA

  • Sales and Marketing Director – Founder -ekn Links 

  • Director of Sales and Business Development – Dole Products

  • Director of Mass Markets and Business Development – Revlon (Tressallure)

  • Senior Manager Marketing Business Development  – ARCOR 

I work hard to become a trusted partner with my teammates and retailers while bringing practical real-world experience to eCommerce initiatives to help build and lead the omnichannel strategy. 

Account Experience Includes (plus more):

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My  experience provides:

  • Omnichannel product and brand marketer.

  • Sales and revenue building.

  • Market expansion strategies.

  • Product development and launch strategies.

  • New channel development.

  • Increasing market presence and online profiles.

  • Expense reduction and cost rationalization.

  • Executive Management and team building.

  • Marketing initiatives and planning.

  • Business growth - from start-up to new product.

Professional Training and Certificates –  

last 3 years only:

 

  • Omni Channel Design 2022

  • Omni Channel Marketing 2021

  • Certified Content Marketing 2020

  • College Instruction Online In Class 2020

  • Certified Search Marketing 2020

  • Digital Marketing 2019

  • Content Marketing 2019

  • Sales Coaching 2019

  • Marketing to Gen Z 2019

  • Team Building 2018

  • Improving Your Emotional Intelligence – 2018

  • Conflict Management – 2018

  • Communication Skills - 2018

  • Brand Management for Social Media 2017

  • Facebook for Business – 2017

  • Web - Application & Strategy 2017

  • Marketing Essentials and Ethics - 2017

  • Adobe Photoshop - 2016

  • Team and Customer Relationships – 2016

  • The Customer Service Representative - 2016

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Awards from Professional Efforts:

 

  • 2020 Best Social Media Firm in SE Florida

  • 2016 Directors Award - BBU

  • 2013 Strategy Firm Excellence Award

  • 2012 Readers Choice Award

  • 2011 Who's Who in Business

  • 2010 Finalist Best Children’s Picture Book

  • 2009 Best New Toy Product

  • 2008 Best New Product in Industry

  • 2008 Best New Product In Category

  • Entrepreneur Award – Executive MBA