Lauren Ames Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Currently advising and leading various marketing and communications activities for start-ups to mid-sized private and public companies predominantly in the SaaS/B2B space. Organizations currently or previously worked with include - 6sense, Skydio, Everlaw, Genasys, Arceo, Astound. Blue Shield of California, FIDO Alliance, FINCAD, TripActions, Quizlet.

San Francisco Bay Area

Was part time head of Corporate Communication and Marketing responsible for PR, AR, social media, events, SEM/SEO and content development.

San Francisco Bay Area

Directed the global communications team and agencies, including public relations, thought leadership, analyst relations, earned and owned social media and marketing customer reference program. Implemented first share of voice measurement, lead the communications and messaging of three acquisitions, new CEO, annual user group conference, nine global.

Menlo Park, CA

Managed global communications team and agencies, developed TIBCO’s corporate, product, executive, analyst, social media and internal communications programs until sale of company to private equity firm – Vista Equity in December 2014. Built out the communications team policies and processes worldwide while integrating recent acquisitions – JasperSoft..

Responsible for global corporate communications at Teradata (NYSE: TDC) – a six year old spinoff from NCR focused on data warehousing, analytics and integrated marketing applications. Led annual communications planning, strategy and timing of company news, developed and directed media outreach, social media strategy, measurement, budget and customer PR.

Responsible for planning and execution of PGP Corporation’s Corporate Communications, Branding and Marketing Services worldwide including: message development, media and analyst relations, customer reference program, social media activities, government affairs, business and technical advisory boards, customer and executive communications. Also directed.

Defined marketing and communications strategies and assisted in branding efforts for start-ups to mid-sized private and public companies primarily in the enterprise/B2B space. Developed and delivered media training to various senior executives in the Silicon Valley. Crafted press releases and speeches, coordinated financial media outreach strategy as well.

Responsible for worldwide planning, message development, counsel and supervision of Ariba's Corporate Communications. Directed all media relations, analyst relations, customer marketing programs, crisis communications, Partner/Alliance PR, and executive communications. Also directed timing, design and execution of communications activities for the website.

Responsible for senior-level counsel, strategic planning and supervision of Compaq’s Corporate and International Media & Analyst Relations accounts as well as public relations programs for two start-up companies located in Silicon Valley. Managed account financials including forecasting, team allocation, invoicing and profitability of client budgets.

Responsibilities included planning and direction of corporate media relations, customer press release program, management of incoming broadcast, business and national press requests, coordination of regional and international press activities with regional PR and Marketing Directors and personnel of international subsidiaries. Managed Corporate.

Managed internal video producers and contract vendors to produce over 150 corporate marketing video and audio projects for seminars, trade shows, in-flight advertising, education classes, product and technology launches. Traveled worldwide to interview customers, partners and analysts about Oracle products and services. Produced Oracle’s most successful.

Coordinated with Youngstown, OH corporate offices of DeBartolo Development to upgrade 49er finance and marketing department computers to PC-Windows systems as well as coaching staff computers as needed. Assisted in the staffing and statistically logging and dissemination of player statistics to the media on game day (continued to do this for over 3 years)..

Managed worldwide sales and marketing programs for Oracle in the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) marketplace. Developed internal sales and technical training certification for eight product-line organizations. Coordinated Oracle’s participation at all DEC-specific Trade Shows, user symposiums, executive leader conferences and DECWORLD 1990. Responsible.

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Stanford-in-Italy, Winter and Spring Quarter 1982

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