Mary Orme Ellis

Hi, I'm Mary Orme Ellis. Welcome to my profile!

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Mary Orme Ellis is a partner with Affinity Marketing & Communications, Inc., a full service advertising agency located in Palm Harbor, Florida, also serving Dunedin, Oldsmar, Clearwater, St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area. We produce powerful advertising campaigns that include permission email marketing, web site development and optimization, all types of digital and print advertising and book publishing projects. Established in 1999, Team Affinity has produced strategic marketing results for many types of businesses, with a special "affinity" for the marine industry. Our clients know they can count on us to make them look good! Please take a moment to LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AffinityDesign. We can help you with marketing advice and strategic planning, permission email marketing campaigns, branding and corporate identity, advertising plans and campaigns, publicity, public relations and copywriting, social media marketing strategies, website performance and design, Internet traffic and conversion strategies (SEO), direct mail and email campaigns, contemporary design and graphics, book publishing, brochures and sales tools, video and broadcast productions, exhibit display and signage. 

Partner at Email Energizer

2009 - Present

Permission-based email marketing campaigns. A division of Affinity Marketing that strengthens your brand by placing you in front of your customers on a regular basis. My role is to produce emails by researching topics and writing and editing copy while adhering to branding style guidelines for each unique permission-based email advertising campaign. What makes us different than others, is we do it all – we design it, write it, take care of list maintenance and deploy it, at a very affordable price. Email Energizer is the most professional way to get your company news out to your clients on a regular basis.

Yacht Sales and Brokerage at Yacht Registry

1997 - Present

Licensed as a yacht broker in the state of Florida; sold new and used power and sailing yachts.

Yacht Sales and Brokerage at The Moorings

1982 - Present

A Licensed Yacht Broker in the state of Florida; sold new yachts into The Moorings Yacht Charter fleet; also sold used yachts after they came out of charter service.

VP of Public Relations at Toastmasters International

2012 - September 2013

As VP of Public Relations, I am the club's link to the outside world - the person in charge of notifying the public about the club's existence. I am the webmaster, social media specialist, and brand manager for the club. It's my job to notify the media whenever our club does something newsworthy.

Public Relations at BNI

2008 - 2011

Handle public relations and copywriting projects for Success Alliance, the Dunedin chapter of BNI.

Author at "Non-Local Flow: Good Chi, The Sea and Me"

2010 - 2011 | Affinity Marketing

I compiled and self-published a 216-page full color book, "Non-Local Flow: Good Chi, The Sea and Me" – An anthology that contains the artwork, poetry and prose of Tanya Kimberly Orme, a young and soulful adventurer who shunned a conventional lifestyle and traveled the globe by modest means on a journey of self-discovery.

Charter Yacht Chef at Athena Yacht Charters

1979 - 1982

Lived and worked in the British Virgin Islands out of Road Town, Tortola aboard the 84'sailing ketch, "Goddess Athena" as a charter boat chef.

Executive Secretary at Manpower International

1976 - 1979

Reporting to vice-president of Operations & Service.

Editor, Copywriter, Author, Publisher, Public Relations, Social Media Specialist at Affinity Marketing & Communications, Inc.

2001

My background is in copywriting and public relations. I published my first book, "Non-Local Flow: Good Chi, The Sea and Me," an anthology that showcases the artistic flair and transcendence of a young, soulful adventurer who shunned a conventional lifestyle and traveled the globe by modest means on a journey of self-discovery. The content for the book was compiled from travel journals of the author that were found following her tragic death at the age of 24. More on the book: www.NonLocalFlow.com.

Milwaukee Area Technical College

1973 – 1974

Studied

Concentration: Business Administration

Messmer High School

1969 – 1973

I love my job at Affinity Marketing – getting actively involved in writing projects and working hard to exceed the expectations of my clients. I also love sailing, golfing, travel, movie thrillers, organic gardening, universalism and taking care of my two beloved Catahoula leopard dogs, Nemo and Java.