Robert Goldberg • Marketing Director • 415-***-**** • linkedin.com/in/robert-goldberg-57977799 Get the big picture: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15OSiEfvB__pCEHWg82hSpY2-0wOed0rW
Professional Summary:
Results-oriented marketer with 20+ years of experience in B2B/B2C brand strategy, communications, planning & management
Strong ideation/concepting skills that balance broad vision with fine details and flawless execution
Adept at driving bold initiatives and gaining consensus among staff, stakeholders and C-Suite executives
Consistently increase lead quantity & quality, lead efforts to reduce sales funnel friction leading to shorter lead-to-sale cycles
Proven, outcome-based branding/rebranding and corporate positioning expertise for several INC. & Forbes ranked companies
Skilled at achieving strategic business requirements, defining/exceeding KPIs, budgeting, and achieving revenue expectations
Strong customer experience acumen that informs methods for improved interactions across all customer touchpoints
Experience:
Marketing Director • PAC Machinery Group • San Rafael, CA
May 2014 – May 2021
Developed, and executed long-term marketing strategy and branding initiatives that are aligned with aggressive revenue and growth objectives, prevailing market characteristics, and competitive factors. Results included a >17% ($7M+) revenue increase in year one, with continued year-over-year growth
Deployed strategic initiatives that increased client revenues and identified and penetrated new potential, high-yield markets.
increased sales across several poorly performing product lines, instituted modern CRM marketing processes, responded to shifting market trends and expanded reseller network by >60% (80+ new national and international distributor agreements)
Planned and executed a complex, omni-channel, demand generation program including content development, feature articles, trade shows, PR, positioning and rebranding, UX design guidance, social media, and online initiatives
Analyzed price elasticity across several product line, cut poorly performing products while investing in high potential lines
The result over 3 years was a top to bottom brand transformation and significant repositioning (turn-around) of the company and its damaged reputation - evidenced by greatly improved lead quantity, lead quality, and realignment toward higher-margin product lines.
Aligned engineering, sales & marketing efforts by creating inclusive, cooperative, internal consulting teams
Experience:
Co-founder - President • StartupFactory, LLC • Oakland, CA
February 2010 - April 2014
Plan and execute world-class, integrated marketing plans and go-to-market strategies for B2B technology startups as well as established, Inc./Forbes-ranked organizations and NYSE/NASDAQ listed clients
Led product positioning initiatives and developed corporate branding programs across global markets
Provided marketing guidance for several companies planning for M&A activities and pursuing IPO
Consult with developers on aligning cloud-based product design and development with the prevailing competitive SaaS landscape
Staff, manage and integrate the activities of multiple departments: sales, web/online, design, PR, content development, print and social media, research and trade show marketing
Hired, trained and mentored a highly-engaged team of marketing professionals
Established annual budgetary guidelines for larger ($400M) and smaller ($30M) organizations
Education:
California State University, Northridge
BA Design
University of California, Berkeley
Business Administration, Marketing Program, UC Berkeley Extension – Certificate Coursework
Personal and professional references upon request