Award-winning marketing and communications leader with a history of building powerful brands, differentiating products/services, acquiring/retaining customers and boosting company results with innovative marketing solutions. Versatile professional with deep experience in all areas of marketing, including market analysis, branding, advertising, direct and digital marketing, content creation, and sales funnel optimization. Forward-thinker who uses customer data and analytics to develop integrated marketing strategies that accelerate results. Relationship builder who influences senior executives, drives alignment cross functionally and communicates effectively at all organizational levels. Inspirational leader who hires exceptional talent, establishes inclusive cultures and creates high-performing teams.
Responsible for leading the credit union’s digital marketing strategy and ensuring engagement with the Salal brand is consistent across all digital channels
Recruited to drive e-commerce sales by increasing brand awareness, expanding reach, developing strategic partnerships and growing website traffic. Developed and executed – in partnership with senior leaders – short and long-term digital marketing strategies. Led a team of marketing and graphic design professionals who accelerated brand presence and sales using SEO, content creation, social media and email marketing channels. Developed strategically aligned marketing strategies based on data and trend analysis. Collaborated with development to build and optimize frontend/backend systems such as website overhauls/redesigns, CRM database installs, automated customer tracking and upgrades to internal platforms and tools.
Recruited to coordinate all marketing campaigns - including website promotions, direct mailings, radio ads and events – to drive brand awareness, sales and customer engagement. Promoted to Email Marketing Manager to overhaul and optimize marketing processes, metrics, and technology systems - while solving for revenue-deflating email deliverability issues. Collaborated with the senior team to set marketing strategy – based on competitive, market and customer analytics – that drove the company’s top priorities. Leveraged customer segmentation to target marketing to new groups, developed new affiliate partnerships to merchandise products and continuously improved the user experience (UX). Monitored real-time sales performance and made quick promotional recommendations to meet financial goals.
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