Tim Bete: Copywriter, marketing consultant, world record holder
Over the years I've held many high-level marketing positions. I was a vice-president at a midsize publishing company. While there, I managed the development of more than 2,000 communication pieces. For a few years, I managed all editorial activities of two national, award-winning magazines. I was the National Marketing Manager and e-Marketing Manager at the University of Dayton. And I've been the Fundraising Director at a small non-profit.
I've created hundreds of direct-marketing campaigns during my career. I’ve written copy, directed art and project-managed national direct-marketing promotions for IBM, World Book, Rayovac and General Mills. I've created fundraising letters, brochures and advertisements for a $150 million fundraising campaign. I've masterminded and implemented comprehensive fundraising strategies for non-profits who had no idea where to begin. I’ve even been quoted as a marketing expert in Interactive Public Relations, Web Content Report, PR News and 1-to-1 Direct, to name a few.
I’ve won more than a dozen national awards for communications excellence, including an Educational Press Association Editorial Achievement Award and a Gold Apple from the National Educational Film Festival. I've been a speaker at many conferences and workshops including the Phone/Mail 101, EDUCAUSE, Dayton Association of Fundraising Professionals, Cincinnati Fundraising Conference and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. I've consulted with many non-profits, including a stint as chair of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Communication Advisory Board.
I'm as technologically savvy as you'll find. I'm always looking for new ways to use technology in direct marketing, whether it's an online application or using a digital press to personalize a print piece. And I'm an ace at integrating print and online campaigns.
As a freelancer, I'll jump through hoops for you. (Hoops are easy. When I was 10, I tried to jump a large hedge while riding on a toboggan. The hedge won.)
But what you really want to know is this: "Is Tim's work as good as he says it is and will he deliver what he promises?"
Yes and yes. You don't get as far as I have in this business by disappointing clients. What I want to do is make your life a lot easier by helping you meet your sales or fundraising goals
Contact me about your next project. You'll be glad you did.
Fun facts about Tim
>>> He set the record for creating the world's longest Mad Lib
>>> He went to high school with the King of Jordan.
>>> He’s the former director of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, which allowed
him to meet writing greats such as Dave Barry, Garrison Keillor, Craig Wilson, Jill
Conner Browne, Nancy Cartwright and Bruce Cameron.
>>> He was nominated for the 1987 Marty Mann Award as one of twelve individuals
whose work increased national public awareness of alcohol addiction, prevention
and recovery. Other nominees included Nancy Reagan, Michael Landon and
Abigail Van Buren.
>>> He learned everything he knows about video production from Kit Laybourne, the
former Chief Creative Director at Oxygen TV. Kit's credits include "Gullah Gullah
Island" on Nickelodeon and "Liquid Television" on MTV.
>>> He was a consultant and is featured in the public television documentary, A Legacy
of Laughter, which is about the life of Erma Bombeck. The program has aired on
more than 300 public TV stations across the country.
>>> He was a recipient of the 2001 Dayton Business Journal 40 under 40 Award.
He is no longer in the "under 40" category.
>>> He's written two award-winning parenting humor books and is a former newspaper
humor columnist.
>>> He has been quoted as a humor expert in USA Today, BBC radio and the
Associated Press.
>>> He wants to work on your next marketing project. Contact him today.
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