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Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

I lead our Marketing Strategy, Project Management, Marketing Operations, Demand Management, Analytics, and Martech teams. I support Enterprise initiatives on the enterprise project governance council as well as the enterprise Service Council. I have responsibility for a multiyear strategic plan focused on digital optimization, brand management, and building a customer experience practice to drive revenue growth. I have interim responsibility for PR, Media Advertising, and Associate Communications.

Indianapolis, In, Us

I led the business of marketing, including strategic direction, insights, impact assessment, demand management, marketing operations, project management, and financial planning. I implemented and rebuilt EMC Operations to focus on effective execution and transparency. Planned marketing budget aligned enterprise goals and investment created and began execution of marketing impact roadmap—Realigned Program Management to focus on the execution of crucial initiates.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Led the divisional Marketing leaders for our worksite, individual, and retirement solutions divisions. Created impact reviews to ensure our divisional Presidents had a line of sight and influence over our efforts and impacts. Created standard practices across the divisions that prepared the way for a more strategic approach to marketing maturity.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Head of Enterprise Marketing and Communications for the Individual Life and Financial Services Division.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Built new Product Marketing and Sales Enablement team for ILFS focused on career distribution refinement and significant growth in long-term care products. Proven success in campaigns driving sales in select organizations. Partnered to double sales results with relationships that ran and supported the consumer and producer campaigns. Simplified the product’s value propositions and marketplace story to help support our distribution partners and wholesalers in attracting new customers and partners with an outside in approach. Led the implementation of sales tools to simplify the sales process.

•Led the team in new product concepts, design, implementation, and competitive analysis•Develop product marketing strategy and messaging for field force adoption.•Effectively developed three new voluntary group products in 12 months that achieved vital sales objectives and unique marketing needs. This accomplishment required competitive analysis, field input, intense negotiation with our health actuary, and creative problem-solving.•Lead team in designing marketing collateral and product promotion plans to meet sales goals.•Work with internal partners to effectively implement products as designed, including Compliance, Legal, Actuary, Sales, and IT.•Act as subject matter expert for all Washington National products. •Participate in executive strategy sessions to look for growth opportunities and gain consensus for product marketing strategies.• Directed team in project managing the rollout of new products while continuing to expand existing products into new states and territories. In 4 years, this has resulted in 6 new products in over 40 states.• Owner and content driver of over 7,000 unique marketing collaterals.

•Responsible for on-site implementation of an offshore call center in Kingston, Jamaica. Lived on site for six months. •Primary liaison with E-services call center vendor after initial implementation. •Learn, document, and train back office systems (LifePro, Issue SHARP, AS400). •Suggested and documented process improvements that saved the company money on unnecessary premium return expenditures.