Annette cuenta con más de 20 años de experiencia como profesional del marketing en empresas manufactureras. Antes de incorporarse a Okuma, fue Directora de Comunicación de Marketing en Sealed Air Corporation, donde dirigió el departamento de comunicación de marketing para la división Diversey Care. También ocupó puestos de marketing en tesa tape, inc. y Siemens Energy & Automation. Annette se licenció en Comunicación por la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill, obtuvo un Mini MBA en Marketing Digital por la Universidad de Rutgers y un certificado MBA por la Universidad de Cornell. Es voluntaria activa en la comunidad y ha dedicado generosamente su tiempo a Loaves and Fishes y a la Charlotte Rescue Mission.
A pocos meses de IMTS 2024, muchos en la industria de la máquina herramienta se preparan para aprovechar al máximo todo lo que ofrece esta gran feria. Para Okuma, esta feria representa una oportunidad para contribuir a nuest...
At Okuma America, we strongly believe that the best outcomes are created when various entities work together through problem-solving and innovation. This is the reason our program called Partners in THINC was established more...
One year ago, here in the U.S. and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic began to unleash harsh new realities upon all of us, triggering unprecedented chaos and radical change. As this period of upheaval ensued, virtually a...
Sales professionals can do some intelligent searching within their sales territories or particular industry verticals (or both!) and find qualified sales prospects who are already in a networking frame of mind, as evidenced b...
LEAD GENERATION VS. DEMAND GENERATION Strategically speaking, it’s important to consider upfront what your desired outcomes are. What is the goal of your virtual environment? Is it to capture leads? Or, to spread a blanket o...
The more I use LinkedIn, the more excited I get about the possibilities it can uncover, especially given today’s market conditions. As more manufacturers begin to realize the potential, it will become even more powerful. For ...
TAKING CARE As some of our employees migrated to a temporary work-from-home environment, this was a major transition. Jim quickly understood the need for consistent, proactive communications and initiated a series of weekly ...
MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Personally, I’m impressed by the level of environmental stewardship Okuma has been able to achieve to date. I’m not surprised however! Okuma has a strong track record for innovatio...
We at Okuma America share a common mission: to passionately pursue customers for life. I’ve personally seen this passion displayed on a daily basis in a variety of ways: employees working late and on weekends to ensure machin...
I recently traveled to Japan, along with 70 of our distributors and Okuma leadership members, for the Okuma Machine Fair event held at our company headquarters in Oguchi. It was a whirlwind trip with many highlights and lots ...
