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Michael Brown

Chicago

Summary

Dynamic Senior Marketing leader with a proven track record of driving e-commerce revenue growth and enhancing digital marketing strategies. Expert in digital advertising and data analysis that accelerate lead generation, achieving significant increases in brand engagement and customer retention.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Marketing Manager

American Labelmark Company
Chicago
01.2012 - 01.2025
  • Boosted e-commerce share from 15% to 28% of overall company revenue, exceeding goal by 8%
  • Created and executed comprehensive digital marketing channel GTM strategy and saturated pipeline with lower-funnel PPC, SEO, and Google Shopping transactions
  • Grew inherited SEM function efficiency by 57%, increased margin by 122.22%, and exceeded average annual revenue by 14% by implementing strategic resource investments
  • Leveraged captive audience promotion by increasing annual blog readership by 18%
  • Modernizing antiquated email marketing practices, increasing open rates from 15% to 24%, and expanding channel revenue by 30% in 60 days
  • Generated upper-funnel brand engagement leading to 300% gain in social media followers and 1000% increase in subscribers
  • Led website re-design and deployment during a company-wide ERP, PIM, CRM, and web platform overhaul
  • Deployed CRM solution resulting in customer behavior analysis and automated marketing engagement development

Marketing & Communications Consultant

Freelance
Chicago
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Expanded real estate lead generation by 15% by designing online advertisements with a cohesive, professional brand
  • Boosted real estate close rates by 8% by developing foundational sales skills of agents
  • Contracted to develop digital strategies for Museum’s (MSI – Chicago) annual giving outreach in 2011

Marketing Manager

BIR Training Center
Chicago
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Increased lead generation by more than 20%, and school enrollments by 10% in 2010 over 2009
  • Executed open house plan, enhancing market reach, lead generation, and enrollments in non-digital channels
  • Expanded online lead generation by 80% in SEM channels
  • Secured marketing budget increase based on comprehensive SEO and PPC analyses and optimized campaigns, testing, and reporting
  • Developed KPIs for each channel by analyzing lead and sales source data captured by customized dashboard

Marketing Manager

Knowledge Advisors
Chicago
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Expanded revenue by 33% each year through development of customized marketing content, collateral, and GTM strategies
  • Increased web traffic by 60% and inbound leads by 25% within a year of start-up launch
  • Created updated website with rich, segmented content and visual appeal designed to appeal to both customers and partners
  • Led year-long brand repositioning project, resulting in company sale within 3 years at a 15-fold profit

Instructor, Undergraduate Leadership Program

Northwestern University
Evanston
01.2004 - 06.2004

Education

Master of Science - Communication

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

Columbia College
Chicago, IL

Skills

  • Marketing Leadership
  • Digital marketing strategy
  • PPC advertising
  • Search engine optimization
  • Customer relationship management
  • Content creation
  • Lead generation
  • Project Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Collaboration

Marketing Career Achievements

  • Senior Marketing Manager, American Labelmark Company, Chicago, IL, 01/01/12, 01/01/25, Boosted e-commerce share from 15% to 28% of overall company revenue, exceeding goal by 8%, Created and executed comprehensive digital marketing channel GTM strategy and saturated pipeline with lower-funnel PPC, SEO, and Google Shopping transactions, Grew inherited SEM function efficiency by 57%, increased margin by 122.22%, and exceeded average annual revenue by 14% by implementing strategic resource investments, Leveraged captive audience promotion by increasing annual blog readership by 18%, Modernizing antiquated email marketing practices, increasing open rates from 15% to 24%, and expanding channel revenue by 30% in 60 days, Generated upper-funnel brand engagement leading to 300% gain in social media followers and 1000% increase in subscribers, Led website re-design and deployment during a company-wide ERP, PIM, CRM, and web platform overhaul, Deployed CRM solution resulting in customer behavior analysis and automated marketing engagement development
  • Marketing & Communications Consultant, Freelance, Chicago, IL, 01/01/10, 01/01/12, Expanded real estate lead generation by 15% by designing online advertisements with a cohesive, professional brand, Boosted real estate close rates by 8% by developing foundational sales skills of agents, Contracted to develop digital strategies for Museum’s (MSI – Chicago) annual giving outreach in 2011
  • Marketing Manager, BIR Training Center, Chicago, IL, 01/01/09, 01/01/10, Increased lead generation by more than 20%, and school enrollments by 10% in 2010 over 2009, Executed open house plan, enhancing market reach, lead generation, and enrollments in non-digital channels, Expanded online lead generation by 80% in SEM channels, Secured marketing budget increase based on comprehensive SEO and PPC analyses and optimized campaigns, testing, and reporting, Developed KPIs for each channel by analyzing lead and sales source data captured by customized dashboard
  • Marketing Manager, Knowledge Advisors, Chicago, IL, 01/01/06, 01/01/09, Expanded revenue by 33% each year through development of customized marketing content, collateral, and GTM strategies, Increased web traffic by 60% and inbound leads by 25% within a year of start-up launch, Created updated website with rich, segmented content and visual appeal designed to appeal to both customers and partners, Led year-long brand repositioning project, resulting in company sale within 3 years at a 15-fold profit

Core Expertise

  • Marketing Leadership
  • Digital Transformation
  • Data Analysis
  • Lead Generation

Timeline

Senior Marketing Manager

American Labelmark Company
01.2012 - 01.2025

Marketing & Communications Consultant

Freelance
01.2010 - 01.2012

Marketing Manager

BIR Training Center
01.2009 - 01.2010

Marketing Manager

Knowledge Advisors
01.2006 - 01.2009

Instructor, Undergraduate Leadership Program

Northwestern University
01.2004 - 06.2004

Master of Science - Communication

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

Columbia College
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