Scott Ableman

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Mostly-retired CMO / Advisor / Venture Partner / Board Member @ NextGen Venture Partners
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McLean, Virginia, United States, United States
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About Scott Ableman

After a career of full-time corporate roles, I am now consulting, advising, investing, doing board work, and taking on part-time pro bono projects for arts and advocacy organizations. If any of this is of interest to you, let's chat.As a marketing executive, I specialized in building teams and leading digital transformations. My experience spans consumer mass markets and B2B, brand and performance marketing, subscription and transactional models, public and PE-backed, high-growth and turnaround situations, with recent experience in e-commerce, communications, education, and media.

Scott Ableman's Current Company Details
NextGen Venture Partners

Nextgen Venture Partners

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Mostly-retired CMO / Advisor / Venture Partner / Board Member
Scott Ableman Work Experience Details
  • Nextgen Venture Partners
    Venture Partner
    Nextgen Venture Partners 2017 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    An independent arm of Brown Advisory, NextGen Venture Partners backs entrepreneurs through the collective power of the nation’s top founders and innovation executives, typically investing $1-2 million in seed-stage companies. I am an investor, sit part-time on investment committees, and provide selective assistance to portfolio companies. https://nextgenvp.com/
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  • Commercenext
    Advisory Board Member
    Commercenext 2015 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    CommerceNext is a community, conference, and event series, where consumer marketers share insights about emerging tactics for acquiring and nurturing customers. I am proud to have served as an advisor, panelist, and host, along with an advisory board of some of the world's most accomplished and innovative brand marketers. Save the date for the next CommerceNext function in your area: http://commercenext.com/
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  • Northwestern University
    Guest Lecturer
    Northwestern University 2021 - Present
    Evanston, Il, Us
    Guest instructor for the course MarTech Strategy: Leveraging Data and Technology in Marketing
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  • Levelfields
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Levelfields 2021 - 2022
    Vienna, Va, Us
    I worked and invested with a great team of data scientists, developers, and entrepreneurs to launch the first AI-based platform that empowers self-directed investors to see and forecast the impact of events on stock prices. It's a great platform. Check it out now at www.LevelFields.ai
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  • Gtt
    Head Of Marketing, Americas
    Gtt 2017 - 2020
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    I joined former colleagues at cloud networking giant GTT to help grow a brand new division serving the Americas. During my tenure, sales more than doubled as I created new direct and digital marketing teams as well as new inside sales, sales development, and training functions.
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  • Curator Solutions
    Advisory Board Member
    Curator Solutions 2017 - 2019
    Miami, Florida, Us
    Curator serves as a bridge between the higher education classroom and the professional world.
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  • The Teaching Company
    Chief Marketing Officer
    The Teaching Company 2012 - 2016
    Chantilly, Va, Us
    I am proud to have led the digital transformation of the teams, product experience, and marketing channels for this direct marketer and Internet Retailer 300 media company, growing digital products from under 10% to over 60% of sales in under 5 years. Built new digital subscription model (now branded Wondrium), exceeding goals for subscribers, CPA, and churn. Launched company’s first indirect distribution channels which became major EBIDTA contributors. Expanded target demographic through new channels including Amazon, YouTube, social media, influencer campaigns, podcasts, content marketing, app install campaigns, Audible.com, and OTT device marketing. Re-built ecommerce platform and launched 5-star rated apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku, boosting conversion rates by between 20% and 50+%.Recognition included Time Magazine: 25 Best New Apps of the Year, Apple: New Apps We Love, Forrester: Best of Tablet User Experience, Amazon: #1 Author (surpassing J.K. Rowling)
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  • Ball & Sprocket, Inc.
    Co-Founder
    Ball & Sprocket, Inc. 2011 - 2012
    Co-founded a fun and popular but money-losing venture developing educational mobile games. Learned a ton, including that mobile gaming would be a low margin scale game that we were not prepared to fund further.
  • Simplexity
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Simplexity 2007 - 2011
    Reston, Virginia, Us
    (Now a division of WalMart) Simplexity was formed based on the e-commerce assets of InPhonic, and under our leadership became the Internet's #1 authorized retailer of cell phones and wireless plans. My team built our direct-to-consumer brand into a $200MM business, plus managed the equally large wireless stores for Radio Shack, BestBuy, Wal-Mart, Dell, Target, Overstock, Frys, Newegg, Sears, and hundreds of other retailers and membership organizations. After launching Simplexity in 2008, we brought the company to growth and profitability within 2 quarters. Among the marketing team's many accomplishments were the creation of robust CRM, SEO, affiliate, and social media channels (in the early days of social and SEO).
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  • Inphonic
    Senior Vp, Marketing
    Inphonic 2004 - 2007
    Us
    Joined pre-IPO and built the company's first marketing function from the ground up, including Product Management, Product Marketing, User Experience, CRM, Marketing Analysis, SEO and Merchandising functions, as well as an in-house creative and development shop. Oversaw 3 years of rapid growth, more than doubling both revenue and most measures of marketing efficiency.
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  • Network Solutions
    Vice President, Marketing
    Network Solutions 2002 - 2004
    Jacksonville, Florida, Us
    Part of turnaround team that reinvented and relaunched the Network Solutions brand, tripled # of offerings, doubled upsell rates, and returned the company to profitability, ultimately helping to take the company private, spinning off from Verisign in a private equity sale.
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  • Winstar
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Winstar 1996 - 2002
    Us
    Joined Winstar as the first Director of Marketing. Was ahead of our time in building our own CRM, marketing automation, and account-based marketing models before cloud platforms existed. Recognized by The Financial Times as Most Effective Marketing Program in the Global Telecommunications Industry. Grew revenue from $0 to over $250 million in 5 years. Winstar's assets are now part of Verizon.
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  • Mci Communications (Now Verizon)
    Product Management And Marketing / New Product Category Specialist
    Mci Communications (Now Verizon) 1992 - 1996
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Multi-year Circle of Excellence winner for launching successful new product categories for both MCI's business and consumer segments, during the years when MCI disrupted US telecommunications forever. Left after the Telecommunication Act was passed in 1996, opening up new avenues for local competition. MCI's operations are now a part of Verizon.
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Scott Ableman Skills

E Commerce Marketing Strategy Product Marketing Strategy Strategic Partnerships Digital Marketing Product Management Marketing Seo Social Media Marketing Email Marketing Leadership Advertising Social Media Executive Management Marketing Communications Direct Marketing Strategic Planning User Experience Web Analytics Online Advertising Crm Marketing Management Analytics Start Ups Digital Media Sales Digital Strategy Search Engine Optimization Team Leadership Brand Architecture Mobile Marketing Content Strategy Multi Channel Marketing Mobile Devices Integrated Marketing Internet Strategy Mobile Internet Lead Generation Mobile Applications Sem Product Development Ppc Search Engine Marketing Strategic Leadership Consumer Behavior Customer Acquisition Affiliate Marketing B2b Marketing

Scott Ableman Education Details

  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School Of Management
    Northwestern University - Kellogg School Of Management
    Mba
  • University Of Pennsylvania
    University Of Pennsylvania
    But Back Then I Had To Design My Own Major)
  • Columbus Alternative High School
    Columbus Alternative High School

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