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Marcus Krieg

Senior Marketing Leader
New York,NY

Summary

Dynamic marketing executive with 10 years experience propelling company offerings and brand through innovative strategies, technical know-how, effective leadership and analytical problem-solving. Most importantly, I take personal responsibility and get the job done.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Contract Digital Marketing Specialist

Self-Employed
Scottsdale, AZ
09.2020 - Current
  • Managed digital projects from initial concept through final implementation and live monitoring.
  • Increased brand awareness with ambassador partnerships and targeted email campaigns.
  • Created and deployed social media content, engaged with target audiences and boosted reach with strategic ad placements.
  • Tracked and reported on marketing campaign performance monthly to help with optimizing current and future plans.
  • Optimized social media channels and web pages to improve SEO and usability.
  • Leveraged tracking data to segment target audiences, trigger campaigns and personalize content.
  • Mentored and trained teams in KPI analysis and performance evaluation using Google AdWords and Google Analytics.
  • Collected and analyzed Web metrics such as visits, time on site and page views per visit.
  • Created content strategies for digital media.

President

WireBuzz
Scottsdale, AZ
01.2019 - 06.2020
  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies to establish long-term business objectives and provide strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
  • Navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, including the PPP, transitioning to remote work, pivoting to remote services & retained 100% of staff and pre-pandemic revenue, while increasing profits & bonus compensation for the team.
  • Initiated operational improvements using lean methodologies to drive efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Supported and supervised team of 22 Marketing & Video Production professionals, in addition to dozens of contractors.
  • Oversaw hiring, adding valuable, talented professionals to strengthen the team.
  • Eliminated staff turnover during my tenure, ending the cycle of walkouts under previous leadership.
  • Improved performance management system and introduced training and book club programs to develop talent and future leaders.
  • Transitioned company from accrual to project-based accounting, resulting in smoother cashflow and reduced payroll risk.
  • Closed deals and led major marketing programs for clients like Tony Robbins, AAA, 23andMe, Invitae and CoolSculpting.
  • Facilitated and managed budgets for over $8m in annual revenue.

Director of Strategy & Conversion Optimization

WireBuzz
Scottsdale, AZ
05.2012 - 01.2019
  • Facilitated revenue increases of $450k in 2012 to over $6m in 2019.
  • Managed teams of 8 professionals focused on generating agency revenue and improving service & production quality.
  • Responsible for coordinating and overseeing all agency and client marketing activities.
  • Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in client marketplaces and industries.
  • Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
  • Filled a secondary role as the primary sales closer when presenting strategies and scopes of work to clients.

Customer Support Team Lead

Yodle
Scottsdale, AZ
07.2011 - 05.2012
  • Trained and served as an escalation point for 7 customer support specialists.
  • Managed client relationships with several National accounts, including Merry Maids and Two Men and a Truck.

Sales Manager

American Income Life Insurance Company
Portland, OR
10.2010 - 06.2011
  • Sold insurance products, hired and trained a team of five producers, and developed a custom sales strategy and script.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, History

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
09.2006 - 06.2010

Skills

Copywriting & Message-Market Fit

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Accomplishments

  • Launched Tony Robbins' first physical product since 2001
  • Increased profit margins by 3.5x after implementing a spreadsheet-based pricing model
  • Navigated the 2019 pandemic without layoffs and only one month of reduced payroll, which was only experienced by senior leaders and was later reimbursed
  • 2019 Telly Award for Best Testimonial — Guardant Health
  • 2019 Communicator Award for Best Testimonial — UofA SALT Center
  • 2019 Communicator Award for Best Documentary — Medtronic
  • TIM Award for Rising Star — Todd Hartley
  • 2016 Telly Award for Best Testimonial — Invitae

Software

HubSpot

Google Analytics

WordPress

Microsoft Office

Project Management

CRM

Marketing Automation

Timeline

Contract Digital Marketing Specialist

Self-Employed
09.2020 - Current

President

WireBuzz
01.2019 - 06.2020

Director of Strategy & Conversion Optimization

WireBuzz
05.2012 - 01.2019

Customer Support Team Lead

Yodle
07.2011 - 05.2012

Sales Manager

American Income Life Insurance Company
10.2010 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, History

University of Oregon
09.2006 - 06.2010
Marcus KriegSenior Marketing Leader