James Bake

When I first met James, I thought, "Wow, this guy is wise beyond his years." As it turns out, he is not only wise, but phenomenally talented. James' creativity is unharnished. His passion and vision for marketing may only be surpassed by a relentless pursuit to achieve his clients' objectives. If your creative energies are in need of "ramping up," let James infuse emerging technologies with energy and innovation to enhance your market share.

I had the pleasure of working with James in CRM, specifically increasing retention, launching products and creating new strategies to achieve better results. James is talented, hard-working, result oriented and a warm person. He enjoys working with others and getting the team involved in the project, getting everyone motivated to reach the same goal. Anyone who works on his team would be happy to have him as a leader.

James is an endless fountain of passion, excitement and positive energy. As a designer it was a joy to collaborate with James. He was always bringing new, creative ideas to the table and was always willing to entertain more conceptually driven ideas and projects. James is a true professional. At Entertainment I watched him manage 100s of marketing campaigns, directing several employees under him while also tacking on other responsibilities without ever losing his cool. James will be a big asset for any company he chooses.

James and I worked together at The Center for Creative Instruction at the University of Toledo in 2008. James possesses great collaborative skills which enables him to influence others to follow his vision. He also proactively communicates with colleagues and is an asset to any organization! Above all, I welcome his incredible knowledge in this area and fantastic personality.

James is an enthusiastic, self motivated professional who always aims to produce the best results. James & I worked in the same department at Hickory Farms and I can speak personally to the excellent job he did at training the contact center & our outsourcing partner on the new website's functionality and features. He also worked with the call center to troubleshoot customer issues related to the website. In addition to this, James helped to coordinate online marketing initiatives with the call center and monitored leading edge industry and reported on internet research, analysis, and trends. I highly recommend James to work and his contribution to your business.

James is a digital marketer who is always seeking knowledge and new ways of doing things. He was always bringing me fresh and innovative ideas with solid recommendations. James' sense of humor mirrored mine, which made working with him very enjoyable. Even during the stressful times he maintained a positive outlook. Digital marketing is both an art and a science. James thoroughly leveraged analytics in decision making (the science) but also knew through experience how to identify the subtle nuances in the data (the art) to get to the right answer or solution.  James should be cloned so every marketing team can have him as a team member. I would work with him in a flash if the opportunity presented itself again!

I hired James back in June 2008 to develop and launch my website, www.pwgmarketing.com. James was fantastic to work with; his knowledge of web design and SEO resulted in a visually appealing, highly optimized website. I found James to be very responsive, whether it was a question of request, throughout the process. I've recently hired James again to set-up and manage a pay-per-click campaign. My experience with James has been very positive. Even though he is already extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of internet marketing, he is also very curious which drives him to continuously grow his expertise in the field.

James Bake is an ecommerce rock star. He has uncommon zeal for innovation and exploration of new technology and novel marketing approaches. He is a clever marketer with a solid grasp of customer acquisition and engagement. James successfully manages a razor thin balance between customer pipeline and profit. He is a tireless worker, who will go the extra mile to deliver a profitable campaign or a tactical plan. It has been a pleasure working with James--I hope to do so again the in the future.

James and I worked together in the Direct Response department of Hickory Farms. James is an exceptional individual with a strong work ethic. He has a very professional manner, a genuine passion for his work and is a pleasure to work with.

James is highly dedicated, smart & self motivating individual. As Director of Marketing and Metics at Hanson Inc., he provided unparalleled solutions to better our client daily, particularly his usable ideation around developing strong marketing campaigns. James is a great asset for any business looking to improve their marketing efforts. I am sure he will continue his success in his future endeavors.