Blake Hill
Business Strategist / Sales Professional
Visionary * Business Development * Mobile
Strategist * Drive ROI & Revenue Growth
Results-driven solutions oriented sales, marketing and business development
professional with 15 year record of growth, achievement and success in
highly competitive markets. Help many of the world's largest brands and
agencies to leverage emerging media, mobile marketing strategies and
technologies to acquire, engage and deepen relationships throughout the
customer journey & life cycle. Thrive as individual contributor or hunter
role as well as collaborating with cross functional teams. Demonstrated
ability to articulate and sell cutting edge SaaS software, data drive and
mobile marketing platforms, enterprise solutions and services that enable
marketers to drive revenue growth and loyalty, increase engagement,
segmentation, targeting, personalization and improve overall ROI.
Consistent performer and responder to weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual
sales KPI's and targets.
Areas of Expertise include:
Marketing, Planning, Solution Selling/Mind set Start-up business
Management experience
Prospecting & Business High-impact Presentations CRM/Cloud/SAAS Platforms
Development
Accurately Forecast & Digital Marketing & Mobile Thinking Outside-the-Box
Pipeline Solutions
Experience & Notable Contributions
EXPERIAN MARKETING SERVICES ( New York ( 2013 - January 2015
Mobile Consultant/Account Director
Highly visible consultant position that was tasked with owning client
relationships, revenue goals, and serving as the lead mobile marketing
expert for internal team members. Spanned several Fortune 500 brands in
several industries with multiple mobile and digital initiatives within each
brand/client.
. Cultivated and consulted with a pipeline of sophisticated C-Level and
stakeholders who 'owned' the budget
. Provided autonomous mobile marketing program strategy & account
direction for clients such as: Neiman Marcus,
Men's Wearhouse, PVH brands, DSW Shoes, Rogers Bank and TJ Maxx
. Drove substantial incremental revenue growth in first year cross-
selling additional mobile programs & solutions
. Closed approximately $495K in business against a quota of $275K
during tenure (180% of quota)
. Responsible for contract negotiations on new business and renewals
. Captured client needs & requirements to sell-in the appropriate
mobile solutions
. Demonstrated technical mobile platform knowledge which helped to grow
self-service and API client use
. Independently designed and delivered client ready presentations
ILOOP MOBILE, INC. (DBA ARCHER MOBILE) ( Seattle ( 2011 - September 2013
Strategic Account Director
Provided leadership in mobile strategy and solutions, coordinated with
client account teams, planning groups, creative and technical leaders and
digital producers. Role was one part visionary, one part evangelist, and
one part tactician, leveraging the Archer Mobile platform to enable
marketers, brands and agencies to drive revenue growth and loyalty via
mobile messaging, targeting, personalization, and location based mobile
solutions
Key Duties and Accomplishments:
. Drove large, multi-year business relationships with targeted agency &
channel clients (Experian, Acxiom, Merkle,
TracyLocke, ARC/Leo Burnette )
. Played key role in securing new business and brands like
Gatorade, FedEx, Michaels Craft Stores
. Consulted and interacted with C-Level, partners & stakeholders
. Provided strategy and business development/sales support to strategic
agency partners
. As Mobile Subject Matter Expert (SME), built partnerships and drove
revenue with key accounts and their end clients
. Assisted clients to weave mobile marketing into traditional & digital
media
. Maintained strong awareness of new mobile solutions, service
offerings and technologies as a necessary means to
educate clients of potential opportunities
. Ensured projects met internal time-lines, milestones, budgets and
client overall expectations
ADZ2Mobile, LLC ( Naples, FL ( 2008 - 2011
Mobile Marketing Consultant
Key team member of a mobile marketing up-start consultancy dedicated to
taking complexity and the guesswork out of mobile marketing by helping
clients develop well-articulated mobile marketing programs that provided
real-time engagement, built responsive databases, increased customer touch
points, activated traditional media, increased revenue, loyalty and
maximized ROI. Provided forward-thinking innovation for today's mobile
world.
Key Duties and Accomplishments:
Manage internal & external client expectations in delivering effective
mobile marketing and revenue growth for SMB companies & several well-known
regional brands, including Harley Davidson, Applebee's, Darden Restaurants,
Hooters Restaurants, Blue Martini Lounge/Restaurant
Consulted and collaborated with senior corporate leadership on strategic
mobile and cross channel marketing
nitiatives
Drove agency partnerships wearing many hats -- pre-sales/sales, account and
project management, strategy, execution and delivery
Removed marketing operational costs from business expenses, driving better
marketing ROI
Provided marketing agencies and brands with mobile marketing program
management and integration (Merkle Digital, Omnicron, Zimmerman
Advertising)
Demonstrate knowledge and build relationships with partners/vendors in the
digital marketing space
Consistent performer and responder to daily, weekly and monthly sales KPIs
THE CARLSON GROUP ( Naples, FL ( 2001 to 2008
Real Estate Professional
Achieved multi-million dollar revenue growth with bottom line P&L
responsibilities. Involved in more than 150 real estate transactions as key
member of successful Southwest Florida REALTOR team with more than $45
Million total sales volume. Responsibilities included selling and
marketing residential re-sale and new construction, working with builders
and developers to market condominium conversion projects in Tampa, Orlando
and West Palm Beach
Provided close client attention and tenacious follow up to ensure superior
customer service, built trust and loyalty, helped counsel clients
throughout buying and selling
Prepared contracts, advised on general escrow and title procedures,
designed marketing materials and strategies for lead generation, and
created virtual tours
Leveraged traditional media and integrated marketing channels to maximize
exposure
CANON BUSINESS SYSTEMS ( Burlington, NJ ( 1995 to 2001
Account Executive/Digital Specialist
Began as Marketing Representative charged with new business and overall
development of Canon analog and digital imaging machine grew territory by
110% and consistently achieved greater than $27,000 monthly sales quota.
Promoted to Account Executive, major focus on cross-selling and up-selling
within major account list of top Fortune 500 companies in Tri-State Area
(Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware)
Marketed high-end digital duplicators, digital color equipment, and value
added high-tech solutions
Outperformed quota of $57,000 a month for 24 consecutive months
THE WEIGHTMAN GROUP ADVERTISING ( Philadelphia ( 1989 to 1995
Account Director
Worked up from mailroom to Account Director in just under a year at
national, full-service integrated advertising marketing agency, served
leading regional clients including Campbell's Soup, Subaru, Scott Paper,
TastyKake, Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles. Consistently
provided effective client management with superior creative and account
team execution
Specialized in thinking 'outside-the-box' to uncover 'big ideas' and tap
innate passion for creative work
Fast-paced position leading wide range of client projects, account planning
and client interaction to ensure work fresh, breakthrough, on-time, and on
budget
Collaborated internally with all agency disciplines and departments in
driving execution of account plans and projects
Education
Marketing and Corporate Communications (8 credits shy of BA Degree)
ARCADIA UNIVERSITY Glenside, PA 1996-1998
Associate Degree in Business & Marketing
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (CCPA) Philadelphia, PA 1992-1994
Associate Degree in Advertising & Marketing Solutions
ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, PA 1990-1992 [pic]