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Victor Perez

Miami,FL

Summary

“I HELP ENTERPRISES INCREASE RELEVANCE AND DRIVE GROWTH THROUGH UNCHARTED OPPORTUNITIES.”

Inclusive and progressive design Marketing and communications Strategist with over 22 years of extensive experience distilling uncertainty while providing recommendations that increase the odds of success. An extremely competent individual with an impressive track record, developing and directing sophisticated marketing and communications strategies for numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, Walmart, McDonald's, Nissan, Unilever, Nestlé, L'Oréal, and many more. A forward thinker context planner with a divergent approach to today's techniques and methodologies, grounded in data, qualitative insights, and context to unveil uncharted territories and compelling consumer propositions while inspiring and delivering innovation and outstanding creative work.

A natural leader and mentor instilling inspiration, ambition, and motivation in employees, specializing in developing high-performing teams and pushing for a global mentality while staying deeply rooted in today’s U.S. culture. Enjoys the challenge of generating new opportunities that produce a unique 360 experience for customers and potential consumers by unwavering in pursuing excellence.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

VP Freelance Strategist

Gray Phantom Consulting
11.2017 - Current
  • Cross-Cultural Strategist and Creative Planner increasing the level of brand relevance while unveiling more life-centric opportunities that consumers can relate to by:
  • Creating uncharted Brand Territory: why compete in an oversaturated media landscape with expected approaches when you can play in your own space
  • A purpose-driven marketing strategy to create your lane instead of sharing the road with everyone else
  • Providing Future Forward Thinking: too many strategies are only concerned with the now when the future is just around the corner
  • We pave the way for three years of brand strategy so you have a roadmap guiding you every step of the way with broad strokes of innovation to specific messaging plans.
  • Developing Custom Retail Calendars: you don’t have to have a sale when everyone else does
  • On the other hand, it might make the most sense not to
  • So instead, we’ll uncover the hidden brand truths that bring the demand to you and create bigger and better opportunities for your brand to stand out during less predictable moments.
  • Creative Brand Retailing Touch: when the marketing strategy is in place, it’s time to see how it might come to life through creativity
  • We can help with everything from marketing strategy to creative process and all the steps you need to improve how you reach and interact with consumers.

Walmart U.S. Hispanic Marketing Associate Planning

Lopez Negrete Communications
02.2011 - 11.2016

• Successfully orchestrated the strategic planning of 15 annual campaigns, driving the business forward in a highly competitive industry; identified new business opportunities supporting the business plan and strategic objectives; provided leadership and strategic guidance for accumulating key business and customer insights to create targeted campaigns.

• Championed identifying, designing, and delivering various improvement initiatives; developed and instituted a year-long qualitative research learning plan that generated a library of actionable insights.

• Managed all marketing initiatives; identified and grew key revenue drivers; designed the brand's first digital and social media content architecture; reviewed new technologies and kept the company at the forefront of developments in digital marketing; aligned technographic insights with channel behaviors, driving significant engagement and SEO enhancement.

• Created valuable, relevant content that attracted, acquired, engaged, and turned social media audiences into loyal followers; delivered content that thoroughly catered to the target audience's needs; achieved more than 50% complete ad views and 20% share-ability rate.

• Proactively worked to provide the company with the best possible results, continuously adding increased value to the customers' business; launched new services: Money Back Guarantee, AdMatch, Christmas Price Guarantee Savings Catcher, Shipping Pass, and Online Baby Center.

• Maintained consistent messaging and adherence to the company’s brand guidelines; coauthored Walmart's Hispanic AOP; was a primary driver of in-culture strategic prioritization.

• Managed the overall brand performance, creating and implementing brand plans that augment brand equity, contributing to enhanced sales and customer loyalty; surpassed results in brand engagement and brand recall by more than 20% of the ABX norm on the 2015 and 2016 advertising campaigns; maintained AC Nielsen rank as #1 retailer in brand awareness since 2012.

Nestle, L'Oreal, & Pfizer Strategic Supervisor

McCann Worldgroup
01.2009 - 12.2010

MMM Medicare Brand Account Supervisor

Punto[A]Parte Publicidad
09.2008 - 10.2009

Unilever, ICI Paint,& MARS Senior Executive

DDB
10.2005 - 08.2007

Nissan & McDonald’s Senior Account Executive.

Leo Burnett
10.2003 - 09.2005

Brand & Retail Marketing Supervisor

Supermax
08.2002 - 10.2003

Product & Advertising Manager

FirstBank
01.2000 - 07.2002

Education

Certification - Disruptive Strategy

Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
2022

Certification - Digital Marketing

General Assembly
Seattle, WA
2017

Certification - Brand And Creative Strategy

Miami Ad School
Minnesota City, MN
2009

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising

University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
1999

Skills

  • Brand Strategy
  • Brand Management
  • Brand & Product Innovation
  • Brand Retailing and e-Commerce
  • Brand & Product Positioning
  • Creative & Messaging Strategy
  • Social Content Strategy
  • Multicultural Strategy
  • Consumer Engagement
  • Marketing Plan Development
  • Creative Ideation
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Research
  • New Technology & Market Trends
  • Team-building & Motivation
  • Leadership & Mentoring

Accomplishments

    FIAP Silver Award for Walmart | Cannes Festival Finalist for Walmart | New York Film Festival Advertising Award for McDonald’s Festival El Ojo de Iberoameria or Nissan Pathfinder Launch | ICI Paint Brand Campaign Profiled in Ad Age Magazine

    Best-in-class Strategy & Execution by Nestlé Region Millward Brown Recognition for Effectiveness of Campaign

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

VP Freelance Strategist

Gray Phantom Consulting
11.2017 - Current

Walmart U.S. Hispanic Marketing Associate Planning

Lopez Negrete Communications
02.2011 - 11.2016

Nestle, L'Oreal, & Pfizer Strategic Supervisor

McCann Worldgroup
01.2009 - 12.2010

MMM Medicare Brand Account Supervisor

Punto[A]Parte Publicidad
09.2008 - 10.2009

Unilever, ICI Paint,& MARS Senior Executive

DDB
10.2005 - 08.2007

Nissan & McDonald’s Senior Account Executive.

Leo Burnett
10.2003 - 09.2005

Brand & Retail Marketing Supervisor

Supermax
08.2002 - 10.2003

Product & Advertising Manager

FirstBank
01.2000 - 07.2002

Certification - Disruptive Strategy

Harvard Business School

Certification - Digital Marketing

General Assembly

Certification - Brand And Creative Strategy

Miami Ad School

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising

University of Puerto Rico
Victor Perez