AMANDA VERNAZZA
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EMPLOYMENT
Product Marketing Manager
Tangoe, Shelton CT
May 2018 – July 2019
Worked with Product Management to develop a go-to-market strategy for the launch of new software products and services
Developed and implemented marketing plans that included sales enablement, demand generation campaigns, and communications to ensure all deliverables are consistent with best practices and capture the needs of clients
Created Thought Leadership content to establish company as an industry leader in Technology and Cloud Expense Management, including industry articles, blogs, and client webinars.
Maintained market assessments and competitive information for the development of strategic communications that highlighted product and service differentiators
Collaborated with sales, product management and business development in the creation of personas, product positioning and messaging for product lines
Managed the content creation process including client presentations, sell sheets, and product demonstrations and coordinated with sales training for implementation
Planned the Product Management portion of our annual client conference including content creation, presentation topics, speakers, and campaigns to drive attendee registration
Attended global trade shows to remain current on trends in the market. Present findings to cross-functional team for input and education
Senior Manager, Product Content Marketing
Pitney Bowes, Shelton CT
March 2016 – May 2018
Managed three direct reports to execute marketing tactics to align with sales objectives
Responsible for ensuring consistent messaging across all client facing materials for three major product lines in the SMB business unit
Drove a highly tactical interpretation of strategy into effective sales tools and collateral for multiple sales channels
Identified and implemented best practices for all Product Content Management processes.
Drove sales channel feedback to ensure marketing programs’ success
Communicated with sales training, PR, Product Management, and creative services teams to ensure timely delivery for all product launch deliverables
Collaborated with the corporate strategy, social media, digital marketing, marketing intelligence, web marketing analyst, demand generation and marketing operations teams to ensure successful product marketing initiatives
Implemented and maintained an online sales repository for all sales collateral and reference guides
Channel Enablement Manager
Pitney Bowes, Shelton, CT
July 2014- March 2016
Responsible for global product marketing for several hardware and software products for SMB Mail Finishing & Mail Creation product lines
Incorporated value propositions and positioning into the execution of multi-channel marketing and sales campaigns, global product launches and internal and external communications
Translated customer needs and behaviors to develop marketing strategies
Managed the creation of marketing materials and sales tools including collateral, web content, sales scripts, sales training presentations, webinar presentations and competitive guides that align with business objectives.
Effectively communicated Postal rules and regulations to internal channels and clients.
Marketing Campaign Manager
Barnum Financial Group, an Office of MetLife, Shelton CT
September 2011 – July 2014
Developed and implemented marketing programs, special initiatives, and lead generation campaigns to support selected target markets
Provided producer training to help identify markets, prospecting, products, and systems.
Identified and proposed opportunities to establish an end-to-end process for direct marketing campaigns by optimizing tracking and measurement.
Provided regular reporting and in-depth campaign analysis of the business’ direct mail, e-mail, and local marketing campaigns and evaluate performance relative to objectives and prior results
Partnered with the Data Management & Business Analytics teams to develop, standardize and maintain campaign data management and operational processes that ensure high data integrity standards and drive marketing segmentation strategies
Managed firm’s social media platforms along with developing standards for individual producer websites
Account Executive
Integrated Marketing Services, Norwalk, CT
July 2010 – August 2011
Served as the agency liaison with a major CPG account to ensure that the client's needs and objectives are achieved through execution of strategically grounded marketing programs
Developed effective client and retailer relationships to facilitate communication and execution with internal departments, including creative and production, to ensure that client’s deliverables are successfully achieved
Performed project management duties including: program tracking, timeline development and management, budget management and reconciliation, post-promotional analysis, and internal and external reporting
Responsible for managing the creative development process ensuring all concept, graphic design and copy elements are completed with the appropriate communication priorities and client approvals
Brand Marketing Specialist
Subway Restaurants, (SFAFT) Milford, CT
August 2006 – March 2010
Partnered with Brand Manager to take ownership and drive business on key areas of business, including test programs, loyalty program and national promotions
Translated key consumer insights into actionable programs to drive business covering product, advertising, media, promotion, PR, and pricing.
Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data in order to create a roll-out strategy for the Subway Breakfast initiative including, product cost structure, positioning tactics and advertising
Coordinated all advertising efforts for R&D product innovation and testing between 283 local markets, 33 agencies and all national HQ staff.
Developed effective communication – advertising strategy, creative brief development, copy evaluation, and ad production
EDUCATION Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT; Bachelor of Arts in English, 2005
SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, InDesign and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools such as, Salesforce & SmartOffice