Kym Johnson
Kym Johnson is the founder and owner of KSJ Marketing Communications, marketing consulting and graphic/web design firm headquartered in Clinton Township, Michigan. With over 25 years of marketing management experience, Kym has completed successful projects for many types of industries, including: manufacturing, property management, non-profits, legal, and medical services. She began this company as a way for many small and new businesses to better afford quality marketing services. Kym forges long term relationships with her clients as their “virtual marketing coordinator.” Kym spent eighteen years as the marketing manager for a local machine tool distributor. Her duties included developing marketing plans, creating marketing collateral pieces, database management, sales administration, and also wore the hat of an IT manager. After losing her job she not only started her company (2004) but decided to go back to school and upgrade her skills. In 2008, she graduated with an associate’s degree in Web Design and completed a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communications in 2010. She’s also working on finishing the remaining credits for her bachelor’s in Business Administration. She’s currently looking for a Master’s degree program to begin in 2012 in Internet Marketing to better assist the needs of her clients. Kym currently teaches classes through adult education programs on how to become a Virtual Assistant along with classes on Social Media to Market Your Business, How to use a Virtual Assistant for your Business, Free and Inexpensive Marketing Ideas to grow your Business and Networking 101. Kym resides with her 2 cats (rescues Patches and Pixie) and her rescue dog (Molly). When she has free time, she enjoys a variety of crafts including jewelry making. She volunteers her marketing, web and graphic skills to non-profits in need. She’s a member of ABWA (Suburban Connection Chapter). She designed and published an award winning newsletter for the chapter, designed their first website, and established their social media presence. She’s also a member of the Macomb Chamber of Commerce where she volunteers on the marketing, networking, and ambassador committees. She also volunteers on Macomb Habitat for Humanity’s Marketing and PR Committee and helps when she can with Pet Adoption Alternative of Warren. Kym Johnson, KSJ Marketing Communications LLC, 586-805-5996, [email protected]