Qiong Wu
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MARKETING ANALYST
Collect relevant consumer insights to promote informed company decision-
making and higher return on investment.
Core competencies:
Predictive Modeling Segmentation Analysis Search Engine Web Analytics
Marketing
SKILLS:
Software: Proficient in SPSS, SAS, SQL, Advanced Excel, Google Analytics,
Google AdWords, Attensity, Exact Target
Language: Fluent in English and Mandarin
EDUCATION
University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), Beijing, China
Bachelor of Business Administration, July 2008
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications, December 2009
Concentration: Marketing Analytics
Course Projects:
Marriott Vacation Club: Segmentation Analysis (Fall 2009)
. Uncovered four segments among 350,000 Marriott Vacation Club owners
through k-means cluster analysis based on the timeshare usage data and
impressed Marriott executives when introducing the four segments named
after shoe types (such as sandals, heels etc.) based upon distinct
behavioral characteristics of each segment.
. Designed interactive dashboards with metrics and KPIs measuring the
performance of each segment.
Air France: Search Engine Marketing (Fall 2009)
. Revealed room for improvement for publishers with poor Probability of
Booking by analyzing Click Through Rate * Conversion Rate matrix.
. Optimized keyword strategy through keyword research and analyzing best
performing keywords of the 4510 total keywords.
. Designed ROI calculator to measure the impact of SEM strategies on Net
revenue and ROI and recommended an optimized SEM strategy that will
increase Air France's net revenue by 12.1% with the same budget.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jacobs & Clevenger, Marketing Analyst, Chicago, IL (Apr. 2010 - Present )
Client-NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of map, traffic and location
data, enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising
around the world. (Oct. 2011 - Present)
. During the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, conducted in-depth
industry and consumer research on NAVTEQ, and won the client over by
presenting the valuable insights we gained on the consumer mindset
toward different navigation systems.
. Designed direct mail hypothesis testing scenarios tailored for each of
the eight car manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler etc. to
optimize NAVTEQ's map update business targeting over six million in-
vehicle navigation system owners.
. Conducted profile analysis on customers who updated their in-vehicle
navigation map vs. customers who didn't update their map to identify
key drivers of the different behavior.
. Designed interactive dashboards to measure the effectiveness (Response
Rate) and efficiency (ROI) of the Direct Mail campaign.
Client-iPay Technologies, a leading electronic bill payment service
provider for more than 3,700 financial institutions in the US.
Email Marketing Campaign (June 2010 - Present)
. Responsible for planning and launching email campaigns to engage
iPay's 1.6 million customers on behave of more than 3,700 financial
institutions at six different stages of a customer's life cycle:
Awareness, Welcome, Abandon, Inactive, Ongoing and Lapsed.
. Designed A/B split and multivariate testing plans for each life cycle
campaign and set up the control and testing email programs within
Exact Target's email service platform.
. Suggested and implemented a test launch procedure using mock data
before officially deploying any emails due to the nature of the
financial service industry, and the complexity of iPay's customer
database.
. Thanks to the test launch procedure, more than 300,000 emails were
sent in Q1 20011 without any error.
Survey Analysis (April 2010 - May 2010)
. Analyzed survey results of 300 small business decision makers and
revealed 3 segments with different readiness levels for iPay's new
business online bill pay product;
. Help developed a White Paper based on the research findings to help
financial institutions better understand its small business customers
and leverage iPay's small business bill pay product to meet their
needs.
. The White Paper reached more than 2000 financial intuitions that are
prospects of iPay's business online bill pay product, and generated
tremendous leads for iPay.
Creature, Consumer Insights Intern, Seattle, WA (Jan.2010 - Apr.2010 )
. Identified Seattle's Best Coffee's unique value proposition within the
Starbucks Corporation by discovering demographical, behavioral and
attitudinal differences with Starbucks consumers using Simmons
Database.
. Suggested business opportunities for Alaska Airlines utilizing its
real-time consumer database to offer location-based services.
. Conducted in-depth competitive analysis for Clarisonic, from
identifying its competitive landscape to capturing trends in facial
cleansing products under recession.
Marketing Synergy. Inc., Marketing Analytics Intern, Evanston, IL
(Jun.2009 - Sept.2009)
Client-Flo Healthcare, the market leader of Integrated Wireless Mobile
Workstations tailored for the healthcare industry.
. Revealed areas with future business potential for Flo through
analyzing Flo's sales data and the online activities of its web
visitors.
. Impressed Flo's marketing executives with a territory map indicating
different degrees of business potential using gradually changing
colors.
. Analyzed multiple datasets including Google Analytics data, Flo's
sales and online survey data to reveal demographic and behavioral
characteristics of Flo's web visitors and drew insights on their
multiple needs at different stages.
SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise), Participant, Beijing (Fall 2005-Fall
2007)
A global, non-for-profit organization that mobilizes university students to
help others in their communities.
. Marketed Xi Lan Ka-pu, a traditional Chinese handicraft, through
traditional and digital media, and increased the monthly income of 60
handicraft makers by 4% in six months.
. Initiated "Click Your Yummy" project that helped struggling restaurant
owners broaden their markets by adding online food ordering services
targeting university students and boosted restaurant revenue by 30%.
. Won SIFE Spirit Awards of KPMG 2007 SIFE China Challenge Symposium.