Marcia Kopp
Blaine
Summary
Recently retired Small Business Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 35 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization. Looking for Part Time employment within a positive, mission-based environment that will keep me engaged with the public and supplement my income,
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
FASTSIGNS Roseville
04.2004 - 11.2025
- Hired, trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
Marketing Manager
McDonald's Corporation
01.1993 - 03.2004
- Spearheaded successful branding initiatives, sales strategies and public relations approaches to underpin and enhance marketing campaign deployment.
- Managed workflow between staff, coordinating documents, planning, and creative material distribution.
- Developed creative presentations communicating National and Local Advertising campaigns to Midwest Region Television Co-ops.
- Performed competitive analyses and adjusted sales and marketing strategies accordingly.
- Continually maintained and improved company's reputation and positive image in markets served.
- Executed comprehensive marketing plans that consistently achieved targets for increased revenue.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism - Journalism And Mass Communication
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD05-1986
Skills
- Client Relationship Management
- Business Planning
- Hiring and Training
- Sales Strategy Development
- Sales Management
- Human Resources - Hiring & Training
- Project Management
- Small Business Operations
- Verbal and Written Communication
- KPI management
- Employee development
- Sales management
Timeline
Owner
FASTSIGNS Roseville
04.2004 - 11.2025
Marketing Manager
McDonald's Corporation
01.1993 - 03.2004
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism - Journalism And Mass Communication
South Dakota State University