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Retail Marketing Consultant for Packaging & Displays
Lawrence, KS
Oct 1997 - Present (27 years 7 months)
Started and managing a retail marketing design agency, specializing in the design and production of in-store merchandising, packaging, and retail environments.
• Directed strategic marketing initiatives, driving revenue growth and brand development for 125+ local and national brands across diverse retail channels.
• Collaborated with clients and retail stakeholders, ensuring alignment of marketing strategies with client business objectives to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Designed, manufactured, and sold over $35MM in retail displays, packaging, and signage, enhancing brand visibility and consumer engagement.
• Developed data-driven promotional strategies, creating impactful 2D and 3D signage, packaging, and point-of-purchase displays tailored to target audiences.
• Manage key services including display development, graphic design, marketing collateral, and fulfillment, ensuring seamless project execution.
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Senior Director of Marketing
Kansas City, MO
May 2018 - Aug 2024 (6 years 3 months)
Oversaw, develop and execute all comprehensive retail and visual marketing initiatives, seasonal and promotional, significantly growing Spyder’s market recognition, digital profile and retail visibility.
• Developed and executed in-line visual merchandising strategies, expanding the product line from 170 to over 700 SKUs, ultimately elevating Spyder to the #5 brand most purchased and #2 among dedicated brands within the power tool accessories category nationwide.
• Led the strategic development and implementation of a comprehensive brand transformation across digital channels, retail packaging, merchandising, and sales collateral, contributing in a remarkable 2650% revenue increase over a six-year period.
• Drove the development and implementation of targeted brand education initiatives, paid influencer partnerships, and digital ad strategies that resulted in a remarkable increase of brand awareness among core demographics from 22% to 77%
• Oversaw a comprehensive website redesign, increasing daily visitors from 100 to over 2000, improving bounce rate by over 50%, and increasing session duration from 15s to + 2.5 minutes.
• Recruited, trained and led a high-performing marketing and design team of 6, cultivating a culture of innovation, critical thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Managed a $4MM marketing budget with full P&L responsibility, optimizing spend across digital marketing, retail promotions, educational and social media initiatives to maximize ROI and drive sales.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to coordinate a cohesive seasonal marketing calendar covering all quarterly and regional in-store promotions across diverse independent, big box, and professional channels resulting in streamlined production and execution improvements by 65%.