Andy Blanco Email & Phone Number

Palatine, IL, US

Greater Chicago Area

• I am a member of and assistant to this popular Chicago-area tribute band.As SAVP (Self-Appointed Vice President) of Operations, I:
• Oversee our social media presence
• Update and maintain our website
• Maintain our public performance schedule
• Act as band librarian
• Design graphics, admats, tour PDFs, and all promotional materials

• Exceeded annual MQL goal by 19%
• Exceeded email campaign OR and CTR goals by 14% and 30%, respectively, leading to a marked boost in the company’s overall email delivery rate and domain strength
• Expanded webinar offerings and increased average webinar signups by 15%
• Launched CogAT.com, a website focused on offering customers resources to get the most out of their CogAT data, driving valuable feedback loops that inform product roadmaps and enhance product adoption

Itasca, Illinois, United States

• Revamped collateral offering for entire division, creating one-page flyers and more detailed brochures for every product
• Created significant output of short-form and long-form video content including collaborating with internal and external experts, designers, and at times, creating content myself from start to finish
• Collaborated with Sales team for targeted regional and national campaigns and conferences
• Oversaw internal company communications regarding Marketing team efforts

Itasca, IL

• Collaborated with Marketing to execute successful campaign moving customers to online scoring
• Worked with platform team to create training and promotional materials
• Acted as product expert and answered questions from customers and Sales team
• Wrote, narrated, and produced several customer-facing product videos

Greater Chicago Area

• Exceeded last two years’ sales goals in unusually challenging years
• Identified as Subject Matter Expect and served as advisor during implementation of NetSuite platform
• Assigned multiple sales territories based on ability to multitask
• Conducted competitor research for entire national assessment sales team

Rolling Meadows, IL

• Started on the newly-formed Early Education team and ultimately spent time in both the Clinical and Group Assessments divisions, delivering knowledge-based, consultative-minded interactions with customers on.
• CogAT
• The Woodcock-Johnson suite of assessments
• The Iowa Assessments
• Reading Inventory/Reading Counts/Math Inventory/Phonics Inventory (formerly Scholastic EdTech)
• easyCBM

Chicago, IL

• I started in the sales department, importing and selling the industry-leading line of Vandoren woodwind products to music stores around the country. While in sales, I consistently hit or exceeded sales goals. I.
• Drafted and maintained a detailed marketing budget
• Wrote and disseminated press releases
• Worked with artists to promote their music careers and consulted with them on product needs
• Coordinated artist and educator appearances at music stores, festivals, and conventions
• Managed national print and electronic advertising campaigns

Carol Stream, IL

• Called on middle and high school band directors
• Organized in-school band tryouts with teachers

Des Plaines, IL

• Telephone and retail sales, customer service
• Ran in-store events and campaigns
• Mail order catalog design

Barrington, IL

Master'S Degree

Bachelor'S Degree, Music/Business

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Education record