emily solomon

chief executive officer and founder

About

I currently live in Santa Barbara, combining my passion for marketing and the culinary arts into a marketing company focused on bringing more exposure and sales to restaurants, bakeries, breweries, and wineries in Santa Barbara County and beyond. I bring over a decade of experience working in the food and wine industry and my marketing background to my clients. I give clients marketing tools/techniques that'll enable them to bring their delicious creations to more customers, while also increasing their bottom line. My services include social media management, content creation, online review management, email marketing, text message marketing and local SEO. If you are a restaurant, bakery, brewery or winery looking for marketing techniques that actually generate an increase in your monthly sales, please reach out to me at emily@thefoodmarketer.com or by phone at (805) 451-0436.

Country

united states

City

summerland

Industry

marketing and advertising

Skill

social media marketing, copy editing, marketing strategy, marketing, food writing, wine, blogging, editing, public relations, publishing, social media, vin65, winery email marketing, editorial, creative writing, advertising, marketing management, proofreading, market research, wine tasting, fundraising campaign management, social media relations, corporate blogging, wine and spirits industry, management, wine buying, writing, social networking, merchandise planning, event planning, facebook, public speaking

Experience

waitress

church restaurant and bar

2010-7 - 2011-6 · 1 yr

Received education in food preparation, mixology and restaurant hospitality.

waitress

legal sea foods

2009-5 - 2010-6 · 1 yr 2 mos

Participated in formal wine trainings once a week

tasting room manager

summerland winery

2014-1 - 2014-11 · 11 mos

* Managing inventory control * Completing monthly financial data analysis * Training new employees * Providing monthly wine education * Assisting in planning outside events and executing tasting room events

assistant buyer and special orders manager

vinodivino

2012-3 - 2013-10 · 1 yr 8 mos

* Headed the Special Orders program * Collaborated with the President and Vice-President on bringing in new wines * Created merchandising strategies that resulted in sales * Trained new employees on in-store operations, executing marketing material and wine buying * Worked on the production of the company's first business card * Assisted in revamping the company's everyday and gift packaging

bartender and waitress

petit robert french bistro

2012-1 - 2012-5 · 5 mos

Received ongoing education in French cuisine - Supported guests in French wine comprehension

marketing intern

tavistock restaurants llc

2011-11 - 2012-1 · 3 mos

* Lead the 2011 sales initiative for the VIP program * Updated the company’s Guest Loyalty program account * Sold gift cards which resulted in over $300,000 in sales from the corporate office alone * Laid the groundwork for the company’s social media business plan * Provided impeccable customer service on the company’s 1-800 line

public relations intern

keane pr

2011-6 - 2011-8 · 3 mos

* Managed the CEO’s meeting and travel schedule * Helped execute the 2nd Annual National Irish Heritage survey * Publicized and received major print coverage of the Irish Heritage survey results * Wrote marketing and public relations proposals for consumer brands

editorial intern

publishing solutions group

2010-9 - 2010-12 · 4 mos

The Publishing Solutions Group internship program focuses on educational publishing, specifically K–12 and Advance Placement. The internship provides in-depth training in the following areas: editorial, project management, composition, and marketing. There is a strong editorial focus on copyediting, grammatical usage and standard editorial style. Our interns also learn how to work with content management systems, mark up PDFs, and communicate with clients. During the internship, interns are involved with the creation, implementation, and delivery of social media campaigns, editorial development, audio production, translation, marketing materials, and new media production.

chief executive officer and founder

the food marketer

2014-6 - Present · 12 yrs 4 mos

tasting room associate

au bon climat

2016-5 - 2018-1 · 1 yr 9 mos

* Offering customers a special, educational wine tasting experience. * Signing up club members to the Au Bon Climat wine club. * Working special events to promote the Au Bon Climat brand. * Helping out with monthly inventory.

assistant to the executive director

villa majella maternity home

2015-2 - 2016-1 · 1 yr

* Assisting in day-to-day back office tasks * Managing the organization's two annual fundraisers * Updating the website * Writing blog posts for the company website * Planning and executing content on the organization's Facebook page * Working with donation software to gain more funding * Designed the bi-yearly newsletter * Created and implemented the organization's first email marketing campaign * Designed a new brochure for the organization

Education

teachers college, columbia university

2020-1 - 2022-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

dos pueblos high school

emerson college

writing

2008-1 - 2011-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Edited and authored multiple nonfiction and fiction pieces - Published news and lifestyle pieces for The Berkley Beacon - Make-up artist and script supervisor for multiple student films on campus Activities and Societies: - Gangsters in Concrete: a prose and poetry publication - The Berkley Beacon - White Shark Film Productions - Women in Motion - Conversations on Race