
Digital Marketing
Toronto, Canada Area

Digital Marketing
Toronto, Canada Area
13+ years exp. in digital marketing/development, business development and qualitative research in the following industries: online/mobile, radio/television, print, music.
provides expertise and strategy in digital marketing and development; integration of new technologies; strategic use of social media; content acquisition and licensing; mobile marketing protocol and regulations around use and implementation; interactive marketing/privacy laws (PIPEDA), email marketing, online campaign measurement
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
January 1995 — Present (13 years 5 months)
Past and present clients include: Sony BMG, CBS Outdoor, "Humble" Howard Glassman, Simon Wilcox, Mark Crispin Miller, Peter Bloom, Carey West, Bernardo Padron, Chart Communications, AVLA, CRIA, Watson Entertainment, Curve Music, Opening Day Entertainment Group, Silent Spiral, delucious soap company, Radical Trust, Social Media Group, DAREarts
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
April 2003 — July 2006 (3 years 4 months)
• 3rd Party Partnerships - manage regular contact with a large roster of 3rd party partners such as Sympatico.MSN, AOL and MuchMusic
• Content Management - manage domestic content on artist sites, portals, newsletters and email initiatives - includes understanding and managing email/database marketing tools and laws that govern their practise
• Artist Marketing Plans – alongside A&R and artist marketing managers, establish measurable objectives and strategies for consumer online and wireless initiatives
• Campaign Measurement - ensure that each campaign initiative and artist site is properly tracked and measured
• Business development - work with the Digital Business VP to understand, launch and manage new business lines related to digital media, ie: wireless marketing initiatives
• People Leadership - lead direct reports ensuring their career/professional growth, foster a professional work environment
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Printing industry)
June 2001 — April 2003 (1 year 11 months)
• Translated four monthly publications from print to digital
• Established work back schedules for online content: editorial, advertorial and contesting
• Designed/managed/tracked email surveys, viral campaigns, threaded discussions
• Coordinated and delivered database marketing initiatives, subscriber based e-zine services, national 3rd party promotions, contest drives and sampling programs
• Managed Wal-mart Vervegirl Virtual Beauty Counter - liased with 10+ vendors and developed programs to fulfil marketing initiatives
• Introduced French language versions of mags into Quebec (digital)
• Measured campaign/site metrics
• Full life cycle of qualitative research projects, RFP through to deliverable
• Responsible for Canada-wide recruitment of youth available for groups and panels
• Interviewed at risk teens in Whitehorse, Yukon for internet portal project on education for the CRDC (gov't)
• Presented YC’s Trendscan Report to corporate clients such as Microsoft and Levi's
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
February 1998 — July 2001 (3 years 6 months)
Wrote three sections of a five part series, "It's a Wild, Wild Wireless World" topics included: home servers, m-commerce, biometrics, bluetooth for SheBytes
Wrote biographies on prominent Americans for Publicfigure.com (my assignment: Forbes 400)notables included: Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump, the Coors family
Wrote Web site synopses for Snap's online search directory
Researched availability of content for Snap channels/portals
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
December 1995 — October 1998 (2 years 11 months)
Developed on-air commercial strategies for local and national clients
Wrote, produced and voiced radio advertisements
Organised and facilitated all regional and national traffic, managed catalogue/cart system
HUMBLE AND FRED'S "WEB SITE OF THE WEEK" REPORTER
Presented unusual Web sites to an audience upwards of 500,000
Maintained a fun on-air presence with the morning show team
film, linguistics, women's studies 1997 — 2003
Radio & Television Arts 1995 — 1997
Radio and TV 1994 — 1995
Etsy, crafting, reading, gardening
Etsy, Chart Magazine and HMV, Value of Music Committee