Shannen (Laur) Canty Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

• As the director of growth & services, I'm responsible for agency growth and retention, client success, revenue growth, and resource allocation.
• Process and engage new incoming leads and sales opportunities.
• Work closely with prospects and leads to understand needs and objectives, and then architect service packages that can most effectively satisfy short-term goals while paving the way for long-term success.
• Manage an efficient and scalable delivery of sales materials, resources and proposals.
• Successfully negotiate and close deals that meet and/or exceed annual revenue targets.
• Oversee the creation and execution of new business contracts.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• As a senior consultant at PR 20/20, I have the demonstrated ability to grow and retain client accounts, and provide high quality strategic guidance and oversight.My responsibilities include:
• Grow and retain client accounts, serve as a trusted, strategic advisor to clients.
• Consult with clients on marketing goals, and develop strategic plans to meet or exceed goals.
• Edit and proofread written materials, paying close attention to writing style, tone, and grammar and punctation.
• Assess marketing performance based off data, using sources like HubSpot, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and additional platforms.
• Manage junior level team members, and coach and train towards their professional development goals.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland, OH

• PR 20/20 is a performance-driven inbound marketing agency in Cleveland.
• Support and manage a variety of client accounts, including the SaaS, insurance, engineering/ industrial, and non-profit industries.
• Support in content marketing initiatives like blogging, ebooks, webpage copy, and whitepapers.
• Create social media shares and monitor client accounts.
• Research and write strategic content, and serve as a consultant for client inquiries and recommendations.
• Build recommendations for SEO and keyword activities, as well as marketing automation initiatives like email marketing campaigns, lead nurturing and contact / list management.

Kent, OH

• I work within the Corporate Communications and Marketing department at Davey Tree. My duties include:
• Interview company employees throughout the U.S. and Canada
• Write and edit stories for the bimonthly, internal employee publication, the MyDavey Bulletin
• Research and write posts for In the Shade, Davey’s blog geared towards a homeowner-based audience
• Generate content for eBlasts sent out to various branch offices throughout the company
• Help maintain the company's presence on Pinterest and Google+

Kent State University

• Intern and assistant coordinator at Flash Communications, an on-campus, student public relations agency inside of University Communications and Marketing. Worked on ongoing agency projects such as:
• Researched, edited and wrote stories for various university publications including e-Inside, Kent State Magazine and eFlash
• Worked with on-campus clients including the Alumni Office, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Wick Poetry Center
• Wrote posts for the agency’s blog
• Attended content planning meetings with University officials
• Assisted in the assigning of stories to staff members

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Worked alongside the V.P. of Marketing to do the following:
• Produced topics for the company blog and internal employee newsletter
• Attended meetings with event planners and event set-ups for photos and multimedia used on the company’s website, social media and blog
• Generated content for company's Facebook and Twitter pages and updated Pinterest daily
• Wrote content for marketing materials used in sale pitches and for clientele to use with outside customers
• Present for company rebranding

Clerical work, serving as assistant

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Kent State University

I served on the Daily Kent Stater staff, Kent's student run newspaper, for two semesters. First, I was a feature reporter. I had to come up with feature topics relevant to student life. Second, I was the beat reporter for the College of Communication and Information. I had to diligently come up with relevant story ideas, set up and conduct interviews, and.