marketing
communications
business
development
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management

brand development / project management / website
- rebranded and repositioned WDVending’s WrigleyVending program to support their U.S. market launch, providing project management, business consulting, strategic and creative direction, and copywriting to develop a new corporate identity, website, direct marketing, and launch communications plan, as well as assisting with overall marketing strategy and prospect identification: download sample (11 mb).
- updated branding and key messaging for Manitou Investment Management, a private wealth management company, providing project management, strategic and creative direction to develop a new website: www.manitouinvestment.com.
- rebranded MDS Capital to Lumira Capital, providing project management, strategic and creative direction to develop a new website, including key messaging, launch communications plan, web and media release copy – a successful launch, generating positive industry response, key trade release pick-up and a 100% increase in website visits. Recent work includes creative direction and content development for their new landing page: www.lumiracapital.com.
- revitalized an established executive seminar series targeted to financial sector C-level players for a North American provider of professional seminars and conferences, providing direction to rebrand dated creative, reposition the series and generate sponsorship revenue, based on sector research and expanded target audience definition: download sample brochure.
business development / commercialization
- developed research-based, prospect-tailored RFP and RFI responses for a Canadian legal services provider, a creative communications and design consultancy, and a major financial services provider, responsible for format redesign, research, competitive analysis, messaging, and copywriting – resulting in significant increases in success rates.
- successfully launched OpteMall, a broadband network targeted to financial institutions and retailers, handling product development, marketing and opportunity analysis, financial projections and pricing – working closely with clients, internal and external operations, systems and telecom personnel, service delivery partners, and outside suppliers.
- successful relaunch of the Royal Bank Affinity Visa Card program to consumers and associations, responsible for program-wide operations and systems enhancements, and association-specific promotional plans, including direct marketing – working closely with internal marketing, systems and operations personnel, clients, industry associations, and external suppliers.
- launched Sustainable Urban Solutions, a streamlined legal and advisory service to facilitate urban growth and development offered by a major Canadian legal services provider, responsible for creative direction, product definition, research, copywriting, and media release – a well-received launch, resulting in key trade pick-up and positive industry response.