Web Dev – Kevin Watson https://kwat.me Digital Marketing and eCommerce Professional Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:06:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 /wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Web Dev – Kevin Watson https://kwat.me 32 32 Good Ink /portfolio/good-ink/ /portfolio/good-ink/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 01:10:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=41 Good Ink was started by the team at Michigan Awesome in 2016 as an online fundraising platform that the public could use to raise money with custom-designed shirts (think Kickstarter for t-shirts). The team at Rapid Development Group took on this project and developed a custom design and eCommerce website in Drupal.

I started with Good Ink on a full-time basis in March 2017, my primary task being the launch of this new business unit. Throughout my time, I’ve helped run Good Ink and transformed it into a full-service screen print and embroidery business.

Key Stats

  • 21% YOY revenue growth in 2021
  • 48% YOY revenue growth in 2020
  • 57% YOY revenue growth in 2019
  • Developed a custom CRM solution in Airtable
  • Developed a shop management system in Airtable
  • Created a mockup generation system in Cloudinary, saving hours of manual labor
  • Developed custom internal quote system in JavaScript
  • Shifted Good Ink website from Drupal to WordPress with custom migration scripts
  • Responsible for generating $1.3M in sales revenue
  • Migrated over to the InkSoft SaaS platform, saving hundreds of dollars in monthly maintenance and development costs
  • Maintained 98% customer satisfaction across hundreds of customer reviews

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Michigan Awesome /portfolio/michigan-awesome/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:09:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=40 Michigan Awesome has been celebrating state pride and hometown love since 2009. What started as a few clever sayings on t-shirts has grown into a booming eCommerce business with several product lines and products in over 200 stores throughout the state.

I joined the team at Michigan Awesome in 2011 on a freelance basis making improvements to their Shopify store and reporting on their digital marketing initiatives. Over the years, I began taking on more for the Michigan Awesome team and started full-time with them in 2017.

I’ve had my hand in many key projects that have helped transform the business into the well-oiled machine it is today.

Key Stats

  • Launched a new Shopify theme with heavy customization, increasing conversion rate by 9% YOY.
  • Implemented a custom B2B eCommerce system that enables easy corporate gift-giving.
  • Automated several manual processes, saving hours of work each week. For example, I wrote a custom application in Google Apps Script to automate invoice creation.
  • Introduced a new barcoding system for packing and shipping orders which reduced mistakes and increased efficiency significantly.
  • Introduced a digital pull sheet system, eliminating the need to print paper daily.
  • Created reporting dashboards with Google Data Studio, powered by Google BigQuery which enabled better data-driven decision-making for purchasing inventory and demand planning.
  • Helped establish and maintain a 98% customer satisfaction rate while handling all customer service for 2+ years.
  • Reduced digital marketing spend by 30% in my first year by eliminating redundant tools and underperforming ads.

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Gordon Food Service /portfolio/gordon-food-service/ /portfolio/gordon-food-service/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:19:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=68 https://kwat.me/portfolio/gordon-food-service/feed/ 0 Play On Holdings /portfolio/play-on/ /portfolio/play-on/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:44:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=34 https://kwat.me/portfolio/play-on/feed/ 0 Pauley Productions /portfolio/pauley-productions/ /portfolio/pauley-productions/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2022 15:19:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=48 https://kwat.me/portfolio/pauley-productions/feed/ 0 Budget Branders /portfolio/budget-branders/ /portfolio/budget-branders/#respond Sat, 02 Jul 2022 01:07:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=37 https://kwat.me/portfolio/budget-branders/feed/ 0 Fresh Look Video /portfolio/fresh-look-video/ /portfolio/fresh-look-video/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:49:00 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=47 https://kwat.me/portfolio/fresh-look-video/feed/ 0 Pro Safety Innovations /portfolio/pro-safety-innovations/ /portfolio/pro-safety-innovations/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:07:54 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=38 https://kwat.me/portfolio/pro-safety-innovations/feed/ 0 Michiana Christian Camp /portfolio/michiana-christian-camp/ /portfolio/michiana-christian-camp/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:43:46 +0000 /?post_type=rara-portfolio&p=32 https://kwat.me/portfolio/michiana-christian-camp/feed/ 0