Vice President Of Marketing
Promoted by this global document technology and solutions icon to identify and develop new markets, opportunities, partnerships and strategies that supported the corporate marketing direction through hands-on leadership of a team of 17 practice managers and professionals.Coordinated the flow of information and communication between the internal marketing group, the external advertising agency, sister divisions, allied partners and end-use customers to ensure delivery of clear and consistent messages on the breadth of the firm's product and service offerings.Regularly represented the organization at meetings, events, trade shows and consultant briefings.Led all phases of new market development, including conducting of primary research, trend analysis, test offerings of products and services, focus group assessment and creation of alliances with key partners. Forged a partnership with Siebel that allowed their customers to seamlessly create sophisticated, full color reports and tools through marriage of Siebel's Customer Relationship Management systems with Xerox production printers; this new customer base was projected to generate $5 million per annum.Directed a virtual team of nine through development and launch of a three-year plan for renewal of the Xerox brand to reflect the firm's growth from just documents to being a valued-added service organization. Provided consulting expertise to end-user customers to drive maximization of the productivity-enhancing potential of Xerox technology and products as defined by individual client business objectives.Produced innovative tools for identification and capture of new business opportunities with existing customers, as well as for harvest of client-generated solution concepts and success stories.