PayfirmaProduct Marketing Director - Merrco Payfirma
Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2021Vancouver, Canada AreaFirst Marketing hire and grew the Marketing team to 3 (writer, designer, and developer) to build the Merrco and Payfirma brands and content marketing assets, support sales team, generate leads, increase customer acquisition and revenue, acquire channel partners and support expansion strategy.
• Worked with leadership, product and sales teams to create marketing and communication strategies to develop brand and product story, spread brand awareness and generate demand.
• Enhanced brand awareness through press releases, event participation, speaking engagements for company CEO and award nominations.
• Built collateral library to support sales and company needs including product brochures, partner brochures, presentation decks, landing pages, RFP proposal templates, case studies, customer and partner video testimonials to support sales and partners.
• Developed and optimized web copy (SEO) to differentiate offering for customers, partners and prospects, growing website visitors by an average of 60%.
• Launched Merrco blog and social media channels to position Merrco as a subject matter expert in payments, growing channels an average of 135%. • Developed and launched digital (Google, banner and LinkedIn ads, landing pages, conversion rate optimization) and direct mail (Account Based Marketing) campaigns to generate demand, drive sales pipeline and grow revenue, accounting for 40% of total revenue. • Consolidated marketing resources (freelancers and agencies) to reduce department costs and improve quality of deliverables.