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TARRYN MARCUS

Seattle,WA

Summary

High-performing VP of Marketing with 11+ years of experience defining and executing GTM strategies that deliver consistent revenue growth while managing spend through data-driven experimentation across marketing channels. A people-first leader with the strong ability to build highly skilled and motivated teams that deliver peak results and creative solutions. Strong track record of inspiring effective cross-functional collaboration and driving innovative problem-solving.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

VP of Marketing

Hyperproof
08.2020 - Current
  • Overhauled demand generation strategy to improve quality of lead generation and diversification of channels increasing pipeline generation from $6.5M in 2021 to $16.5 Million in 2023
  • Hit revenue targets for the marketing channel 3 years in a row and grew marketing sourced revenue by 115% YoY
  • Took on additional revenue targets midway through 2023 to make up for gaps in other channels and beat expanded revenue goal
  • Generated $7 Million in additional influenced pipeline through strategic campaigns and initiatives leveraged by the partner and outbound sales teams.
  • Built out robust event strategy contributing $3 million in new pipeline in 2022 and $5 million in 2023
  • Developed and executed a brand new ABM strategy that increased average deal size from $25,000 to $37,000 and created $6 Million in new pipeline
  • Developed overall marketing strategy to position Hyperproof as best fit solution for mid to large organizations.
  • Managed $5 Million annual marketing budget and focused on strategic initiatives that produced high yield while maintaining efficient spend.
  • Built and manage a high performing team of 7 including a campaign manager, email marketing specialist, content marketer, digital marketer, graphic designer, product marketer, and market development representative.
  • Lead the outbound sales team including one manager and 8 reps focused on generating demand through cold prospecting driven by a targeted account strategy leveraging intent data.
  • Planned and executed our first in-person two day customer conference call HyperConnnect with over 250 attendees.

Director of Demand Generation

Hyperproof
08.2020 - 12.2021
  • Overhauled demand generation strategy to improve quality of lead generation and diversification of channels increasing pipeline generation from $1M in 2020 to $6.5 Million in 2021
  • Rebuilt lead process and demand gen reporting to ensure quality and scalability of reporting on key KPIs and metrics
  • Established marketing budget with a focus on acceleration while tracking towards efficiency.
  • Grew marketing sourced revenue by 150% YoY and exceeded revenue targets establishing marketing as the top performing channel driving 45% of total revenue for the business
  • Generated $2 Million in influenced pipeline through strategic campaigns and initiatives leveraged by the partner and outbound sales teams.
  • Refactored paid channel strategy to optimize offers based on buying stage leveraging intent and other data sources to improve conversion rates by 156% YoY.
  • Developed overall marketing strategy to position Hyperproof as best fit solution for mid to large organizations.
  • Worked with a small but mighty marketing team including myself, a content marketer, and a coordinator to execute on plan
  • Boosted website traffic by 215% by creating integrated SEO strategy.
  • Identified low-cost opportunities to increase visibility and drive traffic, increasing returning visitor revenue by 112%.
  • Built out third-party syndication and brand awareness programs to establish Hyperproof as a thought leader in the market

Director of Demand Generation

Pixvana
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Developed digital roadmap in the first 45 days that outlined priority initiatives and projects with goals, timelines, KPIs and resource requirements
  • Overhauled the company website to better align with the target audience and address web optimization issues
  • Developed and executed a brand new ABM strategy that increased average deal size by 32% and increase pipeline by 2x
  • Managed the complete overall of Salesforce to better align with the target audience and sales motion
  • Developed new sales stages, realigned key field tracking, and built out robust reports for better lead to opportunity to close tracking
  • Built out the marketing team over two years including hiring a content marketer, marketing coordinator, and web developer
  • Continually revamped positioning and messaging to align with new target audiences as the company continued to search for best fit
  • Built out robust omnichannel lead generation funnel that included paid (SEM & Paid Social), syndicated content, PR, email, and web which increased lead generation by 55% over 4 months
  • Created and executed a robust event strategy including speakership, sponsored sessions, and booth management that drove 3x increase in pipeline

Digital Marketing Manager

TARRYN MARCUS, SHIFTBOARD
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Led complete redesign of the company website to better align with web optimization best practices, user flow, and conversion optimization
  • Developed web content strategy to improve SEO rankings and increase organic growth which led to a 3X increase in traffic and a 40% increase in organic lead generation
  • Worked in close alignment with Director of Demand generation to develop brand new multi-touch nurture campaign that improved lead to opportunity conversion by 53%
  • Developed brand new Paid Social and SEM campaigns that increased MQLs by 25% month over month and drove a 2X increase in pipeline.

Digital Marketing Specialist

PYRAMID ANALYTICS
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Trained in advanced digital marketing technique by the Director of Digital and given increasing responsibility in driving digital efforts
  • Managed ongoing A/B testing and SEO initiatives to decrease bounce rate and improve page views, and overall web conversions
  • Led social media strategy and execution which drove a 25% increase in website traffic and a 2x increase in FB followers in 4 months
  • Developed demand generation engine that delivered 5x increase in MQLs with integrated campaigns including analyst content, content syndication, PPC, account-based marketing, customer evidence, webinar, tradeshow and nurture
  • Completed a large-scale website migration to Sitefinity CMS including moving over key pages, 100+ blogs, 130+ support pages.

Marketing Coordinator

PYRAMID ANALYTICS
06.2015 - 12.2015
  • Orchestrated the daily operations of the Pyramid Analytics Marketing Team including trade show event coordination, email campaign management, and social media management
  • Orchestrated the daily operations of the Pyramid Analytics Marketing Team including trade show event coordination, email campaign management, social media, and website management
  • Organized multiple customer engagement events with over 600+ attendees each across the US.

Global Program Specialist

K2
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Executed partner program website updates and partner program training initiatives including the monthly partner program webinars, online training course program, and monthly partner communication emails.

Education

BA - Marketing & Entrepreneurship

University of Washington
06.2014

Skills

  • Marketing Strategy Development
  • Brand Development
  • Demand Generation
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Leadership and People Development
  • Cross-Departmental Alignment
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Marketing Analytics

Timeline

VP of Marketing

Hyperproof
08.2020 - Current

Director of Demand Generation

Hyperproof
08.2020 - 12.2021

Director of Demand Generation

Pixvana
01.2018 - 01.2020

Digital Marketing Manager

TARRYN MARCUS, SHIFTBOARD
01.2017 - 01.2018

Marketing Coordinator

PYRAMID ANALYTICS
06.2015 - 12.2015

Digital Marketing Specialist

PYRAMID ANALYTICS
01.2015 - 01.2017

Global Program Specialist

K2
01.2012 - 01.2014

BA - Marketing & Entrepreneurship

University of Washington
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