Ryan George Email & Phone Number

Holmdel, Nj, Us

Responsible for leading all marketing, communications and events strategy, execution and operations. Also leads brand awareness, early stage sales pipeline, content strategies, customer and industry insights, internal/external communications, design and events.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Ryan is responsible for the marketing and PR strategy, as well as the management and execution, of institutional and intermediary marketing activities for the investment business of GuideStone Capital Management, a subsidiary of GuideStone Financial Resources. Ryan develops and drives strategic marketing plans that support business integrated objectives around growth, retention and profitability by working closely with constituents across key stakeholders and initiatives.

Spearheaded the achievement of corporate objectives involving revenue generation, brand recognition, client acquisition, and public relations. Boosted company image and revenues through effective digital advertising, inbound lead generation, webinars, in-person presentations, and email marketing. Enhanced media and community engagement with creative marketing and communication strategies.• Achieved 100% year over year increase in lead generation and 11% revenue growth.• Responsible for over 50 industry recognitions through expert quotes, published articles, media citings, and speaking engagements.• Earned company Silver Telly and Digital Excellence awards; finalist for financial industry Chief Marketing Officer of 2019.• Drove quality event experiences for company advisor partners and employees, receiving 99% advisor event satisfaction.

- Oversees all internal and external communications efforts to provide audiences of key company developments and strategy that 87 percent of the audience agrees is done so in a relevant, consistent and timely manner.- Lead the creation of content and materials, including the 1st Global Client Brochure, which sold over 10,000 copies in its first 12 months in publication.- Created and manage the monthly distribution of CPA Wealth Enterprise, an enewsletter targeting 35,000 CPA prospects, which attracted over 206,000 visits in 2015.- Created and launched a new effort to leverage the stories of our most successful firms to attract new affiliates and encourage the adoption of 1st Global capabilities among current ones. 2 stories complete: Porte Brown and HeimLantz Financial Advisors.- Created 1st Global YouTube channel, which has attracted nearly 7,000 views in three years and includes the "I am 1st Global" campaign to highlight and elevate our employees.- Created and executed a monthly marketing campaign for the Beyond Dealer Reinsurance program which has contributed to the strong growth of AUM and client acquisition for DSF Wealth Management, 1st Global’s top-producing firm.- Lead a small, dynamic team of graphic design, multimedia and communications specialists to complete more than 1,200 individual projects for all areas of the business with an average five-day turnaround in 2015.- Created and executed outbound marketing campaigns for business development division, attracting 2,200 organic visitors and 426 new leads from more than 250 different firms.- Created content and messaging strategy for large national events including overall theme, audience interaction, printed material and event follow up —contributing to the highest net promoter scores (NPS) in company history and winning a Silver Addy Award in 2014 — the first in the company’s history.- Advise, influence and execute executive messaging, branding and corporate communications strategies.

Leads the company's internal and external communication efforts including:- A weekly informational enewsletter to affiliated advisors- A bi-monthly emagazine that provides advisors with important information and insight they need to improve client satisfaction, build their business and improve their wealth management skills.Online content editor and writer for all company materials such as informative articles, press releases, product/service brochures and press releases.Creates and executes media outreach programs for key company inititatives.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

- Created and executed media strategy which increased the average number of online mentions by 316 percent in five years. Led team that completed 1,449 interviews with 62 different media outlets from 2008 to present. This includes more than 15 feature profile pieces by Dow Jones, Marketwatch, Bloomberg-BusinessWeek, Barron's, Investment News and Trader Magazine. Additionally, the team generated 321 television/online video interviews with 20 media outlets over the same time period.- Online content editor and lead writer for all company materials including CEO communications, corporate annual reports, portfolio manager commentaries, market research reports, whitepapers and CEO blog. Increased the average readership of CEO blog from 100 to more than 5,000 per post by expanding the content distribution network to 58 high-traffic websites with the combined monthly traffic of 25 million visitors. This includes orchestrating contributor partnerships with major news outlets such as Forbes, TheStreet.com, Marketwatch, Morningstar and others.- Built the company's social media community on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to more than 3,000 members in 26 months. The trailblazing social media strategy has been featured in Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, Ignites and at the Investment Company Institute's (ICI) national conference.- Launched in-house video strategy by storyboarding ideas, conducting, editing and distributing video interviews via online channels.- Instrumental role in marketing team that received 28 awards for excellence in investor education from the Mutual Funds Education Alliance (MFEA).- Served as company spokesperson for interviews with The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch, Ignites, the San Antonio Express-News, the Mutual Fund Wire and the San Antonio Business Journal. Delivered instructional presentations on building online brands through public relations and social media at industry conferences.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Serviced shareholder accounts by completing transactions, fulfilling requests and educating shareholders on developments in global markets. Additional duties included drafting written correspondence and new account due diligence.Exceeded 100 per day call volume mandate through the efficient completion of inbound requests and drive to complete outbound courtesy calls.

Bs, Public Relations

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