
Director of Marketing at InXpo
San Francisco Bay Area

Director of Marketing at InXpo
San Francisco Bay Area
I build and execute successful strategies for public relations, customer communications, conferences/speaker programs and analyst relations. I have over 15 years experience working with start-up organizations. This includes enterprise software and digital entertainment. Throughout my career, I have developed best practices and processes for combining emerging tech trends with existing strategies.
I am also the author of PR Meets Marketing blog. The blog highlights the intersection of public relations with marketing. My blog is listed on the Advertising Age top 500 blogs and has been ranked on several PR lists.
Corporate communications, public relations, analyst relations, blogger and media relations, event and conference strategies, customer relations, social media strategy.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
InXpo is a leading provider of virtual events solutions that enable organizations to connect, educate and engage with their audiences. Whether for internally (e.g. sales kick off meetings, employee staff meetings, partner and customer meetings) or externally facing (e.g. lead generation, tradeshows, job fairs), InXpo has the enterprise ready platform to deliver a seamless, engaging experience.
At InXpo, I am responsible for the marketing function, which includes public relations, lead/demand generation and social media efforts.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Through my blog, PR Meets Marketing, I explore the intersection of PR and marketing. I view all public relations, from media relations, analyst relations, to brainstorming social media strategies, as an integral part of marketing. I develop and implement strategies that have demonstrable ROI, such as impact on website traffic or targeting key audiences for lead generation.
If you're interested in learning more, contact me at cece.lee @ gmail.com.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
November 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 3 months)
I develop and execute communications strategies to position the companmy as the leader for webcasting and virtual events. I engage with media (including bloggers), analysts, and customers to achieve this objective. I employ social media to support our outbound communications efforts, demand generation programs, and other experiences, as well as how to build and maintain a conversation around events.
My efforts contributed to an increase of inbound links to and media coverage.
(Privately Held; E-Learning industry)
January 2006 — October 2006 (10 months)
As Public Relations and Events Manager, my role is to direct public relations, corporate events/webinars and marketing communications efforts. I am responsible for the company's thought leadership platform. This included drafting byline thought leadership white papers on behalf of company executives and refining key corporate messages.
I use my experience in public relations and corporate communications to develop key media and analyst relationships for the company. This helps when launching the company's Retaining Talent module. All event planning from securing speaking opportunities to overseeing the conference sponsorship details and lead generation programs falls within my experience. I also organized the company's inaugural customer summit.
In this position, I learned how to merge public relations with marketing to achieve key lead generation objectives.
(Public Company; Public Relations and Communications industry)
March 2001 — December 2005 (4 years 10 months)
As Account Director, my role is to build and implement communications strategies for clients. I engage key audiences to position enterprise and digital entertainment companies as leading technology brands. I oversee the agency's venture capitalist practice (Technology Crossover Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners), as well as start-up companies (Mindjet Software, Destinator Technologies) and high-visibility organizations (Blu-ray Disc Association, DreamWorks Animation).
In my position, I am building a foundation for developing talent, directing new business development, and exploring the cross section of emerging technology trends on public relations and communications.
For my experience establishing the Conference Strategies approach at Blanc & Otus, I was quoted in The Event Marketing Handbook by Allison Saget (Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2006). I also spearheaded the agency's original analysis of blogs and the impact on public relations.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
2001 — 2005 (4 years )
Adding for those who just have Blanc & Otus.
(Construction industry)
November 1998 — June 2000 (1 year 8 months)
As Marketing Specialist, I coordinate operations for the company's offices in London, Paris and Düsseldorf. This includes designing and developing company collateral, communications strategy and procedures manual.
This position compliments my previous professional work and educational experience in China and Taiwan.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
December 1996 — September 1998 (1 year 10 months)
As an Account Executive, I contribute to the development of the new Speaker's Bureau practice at Niehaus Ryan Wong. This includes staff management, process development, and database creation.
My ability to develop relationships with conference directors is instrumental in identifying and securing speaking opportunities for start-up organizations, such as MapQuest, CyberCash and Yahoo!.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
(Internet industry)
September 1995 — September 1996 (1 year 1 month)
While in Taiwan, I develop Taiwan's first Internet company that combines affiliate marketing with community building efforts. This position provides experience in creating a product line from beginning to end, website design, promotional materials and business development.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years )
In this position, I learn about public relations from one of the top PR agencies in Taiwan. This includes support for press conferences, media outreach, and translation from Chines to English.
B.A. , East Asian Studies, Chines Minor , 1989 — 1993
Chinese Language 1991 — 1992
Year abroad financed with a Pacific Rim Scholarship.
Chinese Language
Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language from the Inter University Program, a network of 10 US based universities to promote foreign language studies.
Blogger Social
* Quoted in The Event Marketing Handbook by Allison Saget (Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2006).
* Blanc & Otus Award for Best PR Program - HP's Supply Chain conference strategy program.
* Hill & Knowlton "What IF" grant for the development of a cross-agency conference database.