Marina Krizman Email & Phone Number

Croatia

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Zagreb, Croatia

Joined this amazing bootstrapped startup to boost growth and sales. More info coming soon!

Remote

Joined Advisable to rebuild the Sales and Customer Success function, owning the entire customer funnel of client users like BigCommerce, Workvivo and Stack Overflow, as well as amazing growing startups such as Papa, Nuri and Springboard.* Upon joining, I grew our sales by 30% for 6 months* Led 200+ Discovery calls and closed accounts in a complex two-sided marketplace* Grew the AE team autonomously, sourcing and hiring 2 superb new teammates* Onboarded 100+ clients and customers in 2 years* Led all daily touch points and activities with customers* Upselled our product to 30% of customers in the first year* Set up a successful CS playbook that served as a connection point between customers and the product* Surfaced product bottlenecks and worked closely with the Product team to fix and improve the product experience* Managed day-to-day processes within our startup, from onboarding new employees and contractors to negotiating contracts with our customers

Zagreb

Second hire, grew our business from scratch along with the current CEO. * Built my own niche department acquiring new business and dozens of accounts ranging from $50k to $250k+ in ACVs* Grew and managed a team of 5 people and 30+ freelancers over a 4-year period* Launched a new business segment - a video production unit - that reached TOP3 revenue streams in 2 years* Managed and launched 150+ campaigns and projects for my customers over the course of 5 years* Onboarded 50+ clients and customers in a 5-year period* Served as the main account point for customers of all sizes, from small companies to enterprises, management of mid-level managers to C-level executives* Upselled our service to 60% of our clients in a 3-year period

Zagreb

Continuing my development and work in marketing and advertising area, working with clients from various industries.* Account management, serving as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters* Social Media management, Digital campaigns development and execution, Community Management* Newsletter Marketing and Content Marketing* Online advertising, including both Google Ads and Social Media advertising* Reporting and Analysis of Online presence and campaigns on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

Croatia

I love collaborating with small and creative companies & startups (mostly local businesses), so over the years I had several superb and out-of-the box projects along with my full-time work.* Due to a consistent and creative 5-year online and social media presence, Mediterraneo Bar became one of Croatia’s most popular places and #1 bar on TripAdvisor for 3 consequent years* I launched the first independent cruising brand in Croatia, Almissa Cruising, that achieved the first independent (non OTA and agency) bookings and sales in this market* I spent 2 years in luxury sailing industry and created numerous B2B sales playbooks for direct bookings of independent yacht owners

Milan Area, Italy

Starting my first experiences in the Marketing field, working as a Junior Account Manager for clients from various retail, FMCG and food industry.* Account management, serving as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters* Social Media management, Digital campaigns development and execution, Community Management* Newsletter Marketing and Content Marketing* Online advertising, including both Google Ads and Social Media advertising* Reporting and Analysis of Online presence and campaigns on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

Milan Area, Italy

Internship as a part of ERASMUS Student Mobility for Placements Programme.

Croatia

Gaining an insight into Brand Positioning and Marketing within the banking sector.

Master Of Economics, Marketing, Excellent

During my master year in Marketing, I spent half of the academic year in Milan, working as an intern in a marketing agency. This.

Erasmus Exchange Programme, Marketing And Communications

Spent one semester at Facultad de Economía y Empresa in Huesca, Spain, following lectures in Marketing and Communications Programme.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Commerce, General

Education record