Position Desired: A marketing position that capitalizes on my marketing
operations, online and print collateral creation, analytics, customer
service, and sales skills in the B2B software industry.
Experience:
Co-founder, FinerEdge Software (Automated XML/CSS Cross-Media Publishing),
Aug 2007 - Mar 2011
> Responsible for strategic marketing including business plan, strategy
map, KPI, SWOT creation
> Creation of unique product and business name in addition to copyright
securement
> Website design and SEO content positioning (#1 positions earned for
strategic pages)
> Creation of Flash demos, UML product illustrations, case studies, and
press releases
> Budget management and financial cost/benefit analysis
Marketing Manager, EOS International (SaaS Library Automation & KM), Dec
2002 - Jul 2007
> Transformed company marketing operations from traditional media
utilizing Internet-based tactics, with sales more than doubling during
my tenure
> Work accomplished was recognized with awards and increased project,
hiring, product and marketing responsibilities over a 5-year period.
Areas of achievement included:
> Marketing Operations / Lead Generation
o Directed activities of 4 cross-functional marketing team members
o Directed activities of 8 telemarketers, created cold-call Q & A
process book
o Implemented BANT lead scoring for improved sales lead acceptance
and marketing automation purposes
o Created custom CRM SQL reports that streamlined telemarketing
and lead management processes, resulting in increased lead
generation and sales
> Marketing Brand Management, Communications, Collateral Creation
o Created next-generation name for EOS.Web product line, secured
copyright
o Created tag line / slogan "connecting people to knowledge",
secured copyright
o Led the design and creation of the EOS corporate website,
including creating landing page content that earned the #1
positions for their keywords using SEO positioning
o Directly managed the creation of automated, personalized email
marketing campaigns, including list segmentation and A/B testing
o Created sales brochures, data sheets, press releases,
newsletters, and case studies
o Sourced print, online, and graphic art vendors, secured bids,
and negotiated final costs
o Managed advertising agency interactions, selection and contract
negotiation
> Marketing Analytics
o Conducted email, website, PPC, CRM, and MA data analysis for
program optimization
o Calculated forward-looking break-even and backward-looking ROI
economic analysis of marketing programs
o Designed customer appreciation, product satisfaction, and new
product feature surveys utilizing the flowerpot approach
> Customer Service / Loyalty
o Established the "Gold" customer appreciation loyalty program
o Created user group blog to encourage social media interaction
among product users
o Secured GSA contract to facilitate repetitive SaaS federal
government business
> Event Management
o Directed the coordination of tradeshows, webinars, advisory
panels, focus groups, and user group meetings
Marketing Communications Manager, 4Media Group AG (Content Management), Jan
2000 - Mar 2001
> Recruited by 4Media Group AG President to coordinate and adapt US
marcom efforts (tradeshows, PR, brochures) for their US office and XML-
based content management system product launch
Co-founder, RightDoc Company (XML / CSSS -based Publishing Software), Sept
1997 - Aug 1999
> Created unique business brand with copyrighted product, business and
domain names
> Established website and SEO program that achieved #1 position for
several keywords
> Created product flyers and feature sheets that conveyed the product
USP
> Successfully sold XML & CSS-based RightDoc publishing product to
4Media Group, AG
Senior International Account Manager, SCH Technologies (Software Clearing
House), 1986 - 1991
> Sold a variety of computer software solutions from 4GLs, ad-hoc
reporting, and automated operations ranging in cost from $2K to over
$100K with 100% of $1MM sales quota achieved
> Routinely called upon to represent company at all tradeshow events for
product demonstrations
> Acted as the company sales and marketing consultant with independent
software developers
Marketing Support Representative, Unisys Corporation (formerly Burroughs),
1984 - 1986
> Supported sales representatives on sales calls and performed product
demonstrations of all Burroughs mainframe and micro-computer software
products, including 4GLs, database, spreadsheet, reporting, word
processing, and more
Technical Skills
> Website creation: HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, various screencast demo
products
> MS Office products: Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, UML process
design in Visio
> Desktop publishing: Quark, InDesign, MS Publisher
> Misc: database mining (SQL), multiple CRM, marketing automation (MA),
salesforce automation (SFA), website analytic products such as Google
Analytics, and automated email programs such as ExactTarget
Education
> MBA, 2010, National University, San Diego, CA, GPA 3.8, electing a
focus on the Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation,
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and Marketing Communication
Program Measurement
> BSBA, 1984, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, GPA 3.0, Information
and Decision Sciences
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-kelley/3/a62/87b
Outside interests: Mountain biking, yoga, 3-mile runs, healthy cooking,
gardening