Digital Marketing Strategist
Kansas City, Missouri Area
Lead cross-channel marketing strategy and planning for all Hallmark greetings and gift packaging on Hallmark digital properties. Crafted and updated annual and quarterly marketing strategies for the entire Hallmark digital portfolio of products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to steer the direction of paid search, e-commerce, social media, and other online marketing initiatives. Partnered with product managers, analysts, operations managers, and content managers to identify model line expansion opportunities and develop launch strategies. Conducted qualitative and quantitative research to determine online product positioning, competitive landscape, and consumer behavior. Designed and executed A/B tests to identify optimization opportunities in marketing, audience targeting, and product development. Presented strategy, research, and insights to digital and corporate leadership.• Managed a budget of over $2 million dollars split among a portfolio of over 300 paid search campaigns in 2019.• Optimized marketing portfolio, resulting in over 50% improvement in Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) from 2018 to 2019.• Developed test and learn plan for budget-saving efforts in 2020 to align with 5-year corporate financial plan.