EXECUTIVE MARKETING LEADER / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SME
JANICE MARRA
908-***-**** *******@*****.*** New Jersey
Impactful senior level professional with 18+ years of collective experience driving national brands, managing strategic marketing campaigns, developing creative content, leading teams, and consistently driving product development success. Known as a “Tactical Leader & Digital Innovator” with high level entrepreneurial expertise; leveraging timely opportunities and establishing high value industry relationships.
- Led the redesign of new and existing products for a health sciences ecommerce business. Driving the company from the point of start-up to a multi-million-dollar enterprise.
- Headed the launch of several major internet-based application services for a leading tele-com carrier, increasing market share viability and new product development in multiple national regions.
- Spearheaded the initial public offering strategy, business logistics planning, review of market, and launch of commercial services throughout the US for a major internet services company. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sr. Vice-President of Product Operations Flemington, NJ / Remote Drfuhrman.com 2010 – Present
Reporting to the CEO, oversee a team of 15+ direct reports with full oversight of nutritional product operations. Manage sales strategy, go to market launch, digital campaigns, inventory control, online learning, pricing, and B2B relations. Org. Leadership & Product Innovation
• Aligning to global demands, launched 50+ healthy living products, creating 20% surplus.
• Ensure accurate market pricing, audience targeting,
& compliance for inventory delivery.
• Initiated a digital succession planning strategy during COVID-19, shifting traditional sales to virtual approaches through an integrated LMS.
• Developed new revenue streams - adding $1.0 Mil. over projections; opening pathways for new product installation and deployment.
• Forecast the annual channel investment budgets for new and existing products, applying data analysis and strategy to execute goals.
• Elevated company purchasing power through the
initiation of direct sales strategy, increasing revenue margins by over 30%.
• Apply an agile leadership style to meet market
demands, integrating high level technical and
competitive intelligence insights in decisions.
• Introduced a successful e-learning LMS, which added a host of new certifications and virtual learning events. Client Success & Business Development
• Developed digital awareness campaigns,
integrating 12+ multi-client touch points, timed
messaging, and top of mind appeal.
• Lead review of product variety, creative design, digital branding, and client analysis.
• Manage control of all product development to
assure deployment to market. (I.e., pricing).
• Credited for the creation of sustainable client
relations models, delivering an increase of new
revenue of $300K+ on new client acquisitions.
• Elevated client retention by 40% through high level customer service, designing an internal workflow for response approaches.
• Provide sequential training to team on product
knowledge, upselling strategies, and return business planning.
• Lead the Nutritional Research Foundation, elevating revenue contributions by 72% within 2 years.
• Known for taking failing initiatives and turning them around to attain organizational wide success.
INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
Market Analysis / Business Dev. / Value
Creation / Vendor Relations / Technical
Planning / Revenue Design / Sales
Strategy / Team Leadership
Business Manager Flemington, NJ
DrFuhrman.com 2004 – 2009
• Responsible for direct oversight of all web-based health and wellness initiatives. (Driving sales by over 50% and leading 15+ annual top of mind client initiatives).
• Created, and launched over 60 different multi-channel marketing campaigns to promote DF health literature, nutritional medicine, and digital content. (Led packaging & production of supplement products).
• Coordinated and oversaw all speaking engagements, event planning, retreats, virtual meetings, speaking engagements, keynotes, and TV/Radio appearances by Dr. Furman.
• Trained staff, managed operational budgets, and developed lean fiscal approaches through the integration of data for various product management cycles.
• Launched an online membership data center through the integration of a robust CRM system. This aided in tracking customer engagement, recording product demands, and aligning programs to clients.
• Planned and oversaw logistic operations of client memberships, health coaching, success programs, the Nutritional Education Institute, and business development initiatives. PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Business Markets Division Sr. Marketing Manager / AT&T Sourced competitive intelligence and research processes to ensure seamless go to market strategies, adapting products to consumer demand, and driving fiscal growth strategies. Consumer & Small Business Division Assoc. Dir. Marketing / AT&T Aided in the creation and research of national strategies for telecom product distribution, customer care troubleshooting, and market reviews. (Established key benchmarks for longitudinal product sourcing). Global Consumer Communication Marketing & Sales Manager / AT&T Developed and launched creative sales initiatives for national segments, targeting high-end maritime & mobile satellite communications services. (Liaised with technical professionals, brand designers, and marketing strategies to establish seamless communication output). Financial Systems Programmer Specialist / AT&T
Established an interactive virtual workflow and budget control system, aiding in direct management of internal projects via real time dashboards.
Senior Product Marketing Manager / Prodigy Communications
- Liaised directly with the president, shareholders, and business partners to assure flow of information and road mapping for on-line service tools. (Prodigy Comm). Product Marketing Management Lead / McDonnell-Marra Consulting LLC. EDUCATION & DIGITAL TOOLS
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
Ashridge College
Global Executive Mgmt. Certificate
AT&T Global
Executive Leadership Development Program
- Microsoft OS 365
- HubSpot Tracking
- Relationship Database Management System
- UX Design & End User Design
- Learning Management System Creation
- E-commerce Platform
- Client Outreach Automation