Richard J. Scalise
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SUMMARY: OVER 14 YEARS OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MARKETING EXPERIENCE AND AM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIENCE GROWTH FOR ONLINE, DIGITAL,
NEWSLETTER, PRINT AND PAID CONVERSIONS. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH VARIOUS
PROMOTIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING EMAIL, SEM, SOCIAL MEDIA, DIRECT
MAIL AND TELEMARKETING. EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING, PREPARING AND MANAGING
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MARKETING PLANS AND BUDGETS.
EXPERIENCE
SOURCEMEDIA, NEW YORK 02/03 -
PRESENT
Audience Development Manager
. Manage online, digital, newsletter and print audience for the
Mortgage, Banking and Technology community.
. Develop and execute all promotional marketing campaigns around
online, digital, newsletter and print, including email, web-based,
social media, direct mail and telemarketing to maximize subscription
order conversion. This resulted in an increase of the mortgage group
newsletter subscriber file by 37%, an increase of 48K leads across 4
newsletters in 2012.
. Manage paid audience retention and development efforts. Roll-out
programs to increase paid subscribers, maximize the retention of
active subscriber base, improve credit pay-up, reactivate inactive
subscribers, and improve the lifetime value. This resulted in an
increase of paid audience on the Credit Union Journal by 8% in 2012,
bringing in an additional $40,900 in revenue.
. Evaluate effectiveness and cost of all promotional marketing
campaigns (online, digital, newsletter and print).
. Track and evaluate conversion levels for all campaigns.
. Responsible for customer data management including understanding
audience demographics, behavior, buying preference.
. Work with Audience Development Director and Publisher to define
goals for online, digital, newsletter and print audience, highlight
audience reach and show each product's competitive advantage.
. Develop, prepare and manage audience development plans and
budgets.
. Work with design, tech, and product teams to develop effective
messaging and creative for email, landing pages, and registration
flows.
. Work with List Manager to acquire prospect lists.
. Prepare weekly/monthly metric reports for online, digital,
newsletter and print.
. Maintain all audience records for products and fulfill all
requests for data/metrics on these products.
. File all BPA audit statements and act as liaison to audit
bureaus, retaining and preparing all documentation for audits.
VNU Business Publications USA, New York 01/99 - 08/02
Circulation Director (07/01 - 08/02)
Associate Circulation Director (05/00 - 07/01)
Circulation Manager (01/99-04/00)
. Managed marketing plans for five publications.
. Prepared annual budgets and forecasts.
. Reviewed market trends and identify their impact on the current
subscriber base, acquisition cost and marketing.
. Reviewed competitive products to identify changes in strategy
and/or new product launches.
. Analyzed and assess publications competitive situation providing
competitive analyses and reports to the sales staff, attend and
present at annual sales meetings and sales calls.
. Negotiated terms and pricing with vendors for best cost
efficiency.
. Maximized the use of the Internet and e-mail as a marketing tool
and data collection vehicle for subscriptions.
. Explored innovative web-based partnerships.
. Managed a staff of 2.
. Responsible for executing marketing plans and assisting
Circulation Director in setting strategies and goals.
. Coordinated and execute monthly marketing efforts for five trade
magazines.
. Coordinated creative pieces by gathering input from the
Circulation Director, Publisher and Editor.
. Identified and recommended subscriber referral lists to
Circulation Director, Publisher and Editor.
. Created weekly status reports that tracked responses from
marketing efforts.
. Reviewed, reconciled and approved invoices for weekly payment.
. Tracked expenses to ensure they were within established budgets.
. Reconciled monthly financial statements.
Education
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING, SEPTEMBER
1991
Associate in Accounting, May 1989
Skills
MICROSOFT EXCEL, POWERPOINT, WORD, FRONTPAGE, GOOGLE ANALYTICS, EXACT
TARGET, YESMAIL, IPRODUCTION, BASECAMP, EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND PROBLEM
SOLVING SKILLS.
Activities
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, VOLUNTEER COACH FOR A CHARITY YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL
LEAGUE.
References furnished upon request.