International Marketing And Advertising Manager
Detroit, Michigan, Us
Headed Global Marketing alignment, along with all U.S. Buick nameplate and brand initiatives from strategy, research and briefing, to content creation and media placement across all channels. • Developed and managed global consistency of the Buick brand, including creation and implementation of a new Brand Book, aligning marks, marketing and auto shows.• Redefined processes for the global team, creating synergy between Design, Product Marketing, Planning and Engineering• Voice of marketing for the Global Portfolio Vision, analyzing and selecting future vehicles for the brand.• Generated and implemented product naming for current and future vehicles.• Spearheaded unique consumer research in order to redefine the Buick target customer and enable stronger brand consistency, resulting in Buick raising transaction prices faster than industry average and solidifying premium position in the market.• Initiated and executed multiple digital and social first campaigns to conquest younger consumers at a higher rate, thereby lowering the Buick customer age by two years.• Repositioned the flagship SUV and introduced a new sub-brand called Avenir, leading to the nameplate transacting at a 13% higher price YOY.• Positioned the first Buick convertible since 1991 as a brand halo, signaling a revised direction and changing brand reputation, attracting new demographic and broader geographic customers.• Headed 2 Super Bowl campaigns - 2016 “Big Day” and 2017 “PeeWee” from briefing, to celebrity talent negotiations and contracts, complex shoots and expedited edits to day of real time social engagement. Enabled Buick in 2017 to be the 4th most visible brand of the night including trending on Twitter multiple times, and achieved top 10 in AdMeter and AdBlitz.