Patricia Hughes

Current

• Internet marketing/Web Localization Specialist: Improving online results/ President at ePlus Marketing LLC - St. Louis

Education

• Fontbonne University
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business

• St. Louis Community College

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Recommended

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Connections

149 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio

Patricia Hughes’s Summary

Patricia Hughes is a marketing professional with over 20 years of experience. She is able to combine analytical and highly creative aspects of marketing to produce comprehensive marketing strategies. These strategies currently, involve Internet marketing tactics, but also include overall brand strategy. As a result, her clients have increase revenues and profits and reduced cost.

Patricia also has experience with International Internet marketing. She enjoys the challenges of global marketing and developing marketing strategies for various cultures. Recently, she has obtained a Localization Certification. Localization is the process of adapting products and services such as Web sites, documents, etc. in accordance to linguistic, cultural, technical and other locale-specific requirements of international target markets.

Patricia Hughes’s Specialties:

Internet Marketing strategies, email marketing, Website conversion, Search engine optimization, search engine marketing, Web site design, Web analytics, Website usability, Website Globalization, sales lead generation, ecommerce, and brand strategy.

Patricia Hughes’s Experience

• Internet marketing/Web Localization Specialist: Improving online results/ President

  ePlus Marketing LLC - St. Louis

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

  Internet marketing firm based in St. Louis. Results driven Internet marketing firm. This is not a "Web" company but rather a marketing company that utilizes the Internet to produce more leads, sales and greater awareness for organizations and companies. Some of the services include complete Internet marketing strategy, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, site development and design, Website localization and international Internet marketing, email marketing, Website conversion and Website analytics.

Patricia Hughes’s Education

• Fontbonne University

  MBA , Internet Marketing , 1995 — 1996

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  B.S.B.A. , Business Administration - Marketing , 1984 — 1986

• University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business

  B.S.B.A. , Marketing , 1984 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Programming Council
  Student Entrepreneur Club

• St. Louis Community College

  Marketing 1982 — 1984

  Activities and Societies:

  President of Student Programming Council, Vice President of Student Government, President of Sailing Club, Awarded Trustees Scholarship, Guest Writer for MONTAGE- Student Newspaper

Additional Information

Patricia Hughes’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio

Patricia Hughes’s Interests:

internet marketing, lead generation, Website localization, international Internet marketing, behavior tracking, photography, art, history, music,

Patricia Hughes’s Groups:

World Trade Center, Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau

•    Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
•    Healthcare Communication & Marketing Association
•    Marketing Executives Group
•    Mizzou Alumni
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    MarketingSherpa
•    River City Professionals
•    Fontbonne Connect
•    Automotive Online Lead Generation and Dealer Services
•    Catholic Professionals
•    LinkedWorking St. Louis
•    Gateway Interactive Marketing Association
•    Manufacturing, Wholesale & Distribution Forum.
•    American Marketing Association - St. Louis Chapter
•    IndustryWeek manufacturing network
•    Software Marketing & Technology
•    STL Women Business Owners
•    Fans of Digsby
•    Web Globalization
•    Business Marketing Association - St. Louis
•    Missouri Networking - Chesterfield/St Charles/St Louis
•    St. Louis Networking Events Calendar

Patricia Hughes’s Honors:

Patricia has been a guest speaker on a variety of topics:

“International Internet Marketing” University of Missouri Columbia,
“Global Search Engine Optimization” St. Louis University
“Internet Marketing” and “Improving Online Results” Business Marketing Association in St. Louis
“International Internet Marketing” Business Marketing Association in Kansas City

She has several papers and articles published in variety of print and online publications on marketing and Internet marketing topics.

Over the years Ms. Hughes has been a guest and interviewed on KSDK TV, KTVI TV, KY98 radio, KSDK radio and other stations.

Patricia Hughes’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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