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Hi my name isBrandon
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In 2011 I joined Uversity to start their marketing team.
Uversity helps connect college communities with custom applications built on the Facebook, iPhone, and Android platforms. We worked with over 150 US colleges and universities to reach over 3 million students with clients such as ASU, UCLA, UC Berkley and Gonzaga.
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• marketing website• brand and creative• content strategy• lead generation• marketing automation• email marketing • conferences • webinars• community engagement
My responsibilities included:
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In 2013 we rebranded from
to
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to
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Key Results
Increased qualified leads 400% in year 1(from 20 to 80 a month)
Set record for 1 day sales close at
a conference
50% of ops were marketing
sourced in Q1 13
($740,000)
Generated 2,850
whitepaper downloads in
2012
Drove
1,500 Webinar signups in 2013(up 400% year over year)
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Content strategy for lead generation
• Annual Social Admissions Report• Monthly webinars• 8 White papers• 8 Case studies• Blog Posts and Op-eds
1. Understand and explain
student social media trends
2. Share
admissions marketing best
practices
3. Cover larger
higher ed trends as they impact
the industry
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Annual Social Admissions Report
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Infographic summary
multiple times a dayonce a dayonce a weekonce a monthevery once in a while
Like64%
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Mashable and Inside Higher Ed Story
Picked up by major industry outlets
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Generated 2,850
whitepaper downloads in
2012
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Voted 2012 Hootsuite Presenter of the YearSXSWedu 2012 - Social Media in Higher EdSTAMATS Marketing Conference 2011/20122012 Ed Social Media Summit2012 National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention2012 AMA Higher Ed Symposium2011-2012 High Ed Web Conference
“Fantas'c session -‐ I was very impressed with Brandon's knowledge and exper'se. Thanks so much and eager to learn more!”
“As good a presenta'on as I have seen on a topic that is rapidly evolving. Captured the current state of affairs with social media at an appropriately high level.”
Conference Speaking
Brandon speaking at the Annual Ed Social Media Summit in Boston
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Presentation Feedback
Hi Brandon
“As good a presenta'on as I have seen on a topic that is rapidly evolving. Captured the current state of affairs with social media at an appropriately high level.”*
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Led brand identity development, banners, print and conference swag
Conference booth at
NACAC 2013
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Conference contests and giveaways
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Grew list from 544
to 2,656 subscribers in
2012
Averaged 30-40% open rates and 8% clickthrough
rate
Newsletter Engagement
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Feedback from newsletters
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Thought Leader Relationships
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Key results from the CRM
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Consistently hit quarterly
qualified lead targets
Q4 2012 Dashboard Snapshot
Tracked opportunities back to lead
source
Seasonal industry
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Q1 2013 Dashboard SnapshotWebinar
events best lead driver with
highest ROI
Tracking conversions
with inbound qual. team
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Over 50% of Q1 13 business came from marketing
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Fun Facts
Brazilian Jiujitsu blue beltTrained in SPIN and SMART selling
Myers Briggs Personality Type Certified Startup and Fortune 500 marketing experience
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