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Kristy Kennedy

Kristy Kennedy

Digital Marketing Expert
Florida

Summary

Digital marketing expert with 10 years of experience and impressive results, which have seen ROI increase by as much as 60% for a top client within a year, earning a reputation for improving accounts. With a solid history of improved results that are guaranteed above industry standards. Passionate about managing/building a team of professionals and am dedicated to staying on top of industry trends. Worked with budgets as high as a million/month for paid and organic digital marketing in a variety of B2C and B2B companies in many industries.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Marketing Consultant

Deviate +
Freelance Marketing Consultant, FL
03.2023 - Current
  • Launched, oversee, and optimize digital marketing campaigns for ecommerce start-up companies, including: search, shop, display, youtube, and social
  • Advise on strategic moves and make budget recommendations that will increase ROI and help growth for long-term success
  • Analyze data from Google Analytics in conjunction with Looker automated reporting to deliver monthly reports that include actionable items for presentation that foster valuable discussion and buy-in

Senior Manager of Paid Marketing

Mullinax Ford Dealerships
Remote, FL
03.2022 - 02.2023
  • Managed/Launched/Optimized both search and social campaigns for 10 car dealerships with average monthly budgets around $60,000 (~7mil/year)
  • Consolidated select vendors and renegotiated contracts to optimize costs
  • Presented monthly reports and facilitated conversation about upcoming sales events to enhance marketing objectives through development of strategic marketing plan
  • Increased leads by 38% for largest dealer without increasing costs
  • Increased click through rate of Google Display ads for all 10 dealerships by at least 50% with optimizations in targeting and messaging

Digital Marketing Manager

Wiley Education Services
Remote
07.2021 - 03.2022
  • Managed search and social media accounts for clients with monthly budgets ~$300,000 of which was allocated in channels at my discretion (usually 80% search and 20% social)
  • Increased ROI of all 5 colleges managed by at least 10% by utilization of platforms like Sprinklr and Tableau to optimize campaigns
  • Executed comprehensive marketing plans that consistently achieved targets for increased revenue
  • Analyzed and reported on KPIs to validate and demonstrate success of marketing campaigns

Digital Media Campaign Manager

TravelClick
Orlando, FL
07.2018 - 03.2019
  • Managed over 40 hotel clients by focusing on maximizing ROAS with direct report and intern
  • Conducted A/B tests to improve ads and campaign performance
  • Utilized Google Analytics and Omniture to set up, monitor, analyze content success and identify opportunities for content improvement.
  • Conducted market research to identify new opportunities and target markets

Media Manager, Search

Pearson Embanet
Orlando, FL
09.2015 - 07.2018
  • Tracked and capitalized on emerging industry trends to boost campaign performance for portfolio of top tier university degree programs
  • Utilized Google Analytics and Tableau to increase student enrollment by 12% during peak months
  • Optimized CPC bids in Google Ads to increase leads whilst decreasing CPL
  • Analyzed performance of marketing mix segments to maintain 5% quality lead generation

Digital Marketing Analyst

&Barr
Orlando, FL
05.2015 - 09.2015
  • Prepared detailed reports and presented findings at regular client-facing meetings
  • Worked with clients across industries such as healthcare (Nemours), travel, nonprofit, and clothing stores on Paid Media & SEO

Domestic Consulting Project

Hispanic Business Initiative
Orlando, FL
02.2011 - 12.2011
  • Developed a strategic plan for Hispanic Business Initiative Fund's expansion into new markets

Marketing Intern

Bonnier Corporation
Orlando , FL
2011 - 2011

ESL Teacher Manager

Plus Academy
Seoul, Korea
07.2010 - 11.2010

English Teacher

CIEO
Guangzhou, China
01.2009 - 12.2009

Education

MBA -

Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business
Orlando, FL
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Economics

University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

Additional Information

  • Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qwtpTr5N4AVzb6cw5H0LojoH8X1mDwQ7/view?usp=sharing
  • Mullinax Report (Access Request Required): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HzpGTResGZ4q-9H3PtIzF2_uW9jbLuJ5/view?usp=drive_link
  • Meta & YT Samples: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jC5Ph5Fxd4E0wMaGdyToNlDJ-G7iBkCBhiX-89HKJZo/edit?usp=sharing
  • Quarterly Account Audit (created from only raw data pulled from Google Ads for Keyword and Campaign Stats): https://drive.google.com/file/d/16c1pkJgjR5O6m7BNLefcUAKcfCCEmQXD/view?usp=sharing
Kristy KennedyDigital Marketing Expert