Bandy Carroll HelligeVice President/Strategic Planning
Jul. 2013 - Sep. 2017Saint Joseph, Michigan• Responsible for development of integrated multi-year marketing strategies and plans for six McDonald’s Co-Ops
o Strategies are based on deep consumer insights, and must meet topline sales, guest counts and cash flow projections, and positively support McDonald’s brand.
• Manage the execution of marketing, advertising and communications plans in entirety for two of the McDonald's Co-Ops, and act as liaison to regional and national marketing
• Plan and manage annual marketing calendars with an integrated media mix of broadcast, digital, social, print, outdoor, PR, guerilla and more • Recommend and project the performance of marketing strategies and promotional tactics to McDonald's Corporation and franchisees that move the brand and business forward profitably over the long term
o Project the impact of promotional windows, then post-promotional analysis to determine if projections were met, and why/why not
• Conduct ongoing business analysis via sales trends, P&Ls, and extensive promotional analysis, as well as cultural and competitive research and strategic insight mining • Responsible for presenting recommendations to large groups of franchisees and corporate representatives for endorsement o Provide strategic guidance and strong rationale for recommendations, fielding questions in an open forum and factual arguments to persuade the group
• Responsible for the oversight of project management for development and production of all creative elements, including broadcast, OOH, digital, POP, direct mail, print and all social media outlets o Review all creative briefs, ensuring relevant insights are used, and the brand and strategy are represented in an appropriate manner
• Develop and manage integrated multi-million dollar budgets, as well as cash flow projections
• Responsible for all client relations and communications, relationship building and maintenance
• Manage a staff of 5 account executives within marketing, public relations and social media disciplines