Antigua and Barbuda Tourism AuthorityPublic Relations & Marketing Communications Manager
Sep. 2012 - Sep. 2016New York, NY• Developed integrated marketing campaigns which contributed to a 17% revenue increase in 2016.
• Increased U.S. visitor arrivals by over 20% in Q1/Q2 2016.
• Increased brand awareness by 400% with digital marketing strategy over a 4 month period. • Developed strategic niche marketing plan that positioned the destination to win Most Romantic Destination Award in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
• Developed digital campaigns that received over 100 MM impressions on social media.
• Lead generation and conversion.
• Developed marketing strategies to drive traffic to marketing website through search engines, banner placements, email marketing, retention plans and offline opportunities. • Led all initiatives for website excellence, user experience, SEO, CEM, brand messaging, Facebook and Google Advertising.
• Analyzed user stats via Google Analytics and Hootsuite.
• Developed and managed email marketing strategy through Mailchimp (consumer) and TA Connect (Trade)
• Grew monthly unique visits from 1k to 5.2k per month within four month campaign period.
• Developed dynamic Sales Presentation for team on product and marketing plan to increase and excite selling.
• Monitored and leveraged customer insights, market data, competitive analysis, product analysis & industry trends. • Developed and managed online marketing budget, ROI, SEO and content strategy.
• Worked with travel partners to identify emerging markets, Co-Operative marketing programs and Co-Op revenue
• Conducted training, webinars and hosted trade shows B2B and B2C.
• Partnered with creative agency and Vice President to develop and launch new sales collateral.
• Evaluated and tracked the effectiveness of integrated marketing campaigns and provided report on insights, best practices and recommendations. • Executed public relations functions to include drafting press releases, media pitches and press trips with solid media contacts and media placement on WB11 and CBS Networks.