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Performance

I love to put my work to work.


Because the work I do is only as good as the results it yields. That's why I feel a personal sense of responsibility to not just do good work, but to ensure that my work does what I've promised.


Through consistent and longitudinal performance tracking, I ensure there is accountability for ongoing optimization that fine-tunes creative output. 

No Wool-Pulling Here

The Opportunity

The launch of its Fall 2020 campaign "Do What Feels Natural" was so successful that Smartwool was eager to understand the attribution of its impact. 


Through longitudinal tracking - relative to industry benchmarks and pre-campaign performance - I mapped the traction of the campaign effort over time. Specifically, I tied performance metrics back to the strategic goals and objectives of the campaign, and triangulated metrics with social listening to capture a complete snapshot of brand lift. Armed with an understanding of why "Do What Feels Natural" was so successful, Smartwool saw no need to start over. The CMO relaunched the campaign in the Fall of 2021 with similar results.

The Impact

  • Re-ran the campaign for Fall 2021 after 2020 campaign success
  • Performed $MMs over Fall/Winter revenue goals
  • >100% increase in customers from new, target segments
  • Moved Smartwool from an emerging brand to an established brand in VF’s portfolio

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Reversing Perceptions of a Stigmatized Category

The Opportunity

Finance of America Reverse (FAR) was already a leader in the wholesale reverse mortgage business. In 2020, they set out to redefine their brand, market direct-to-consumer, and transform how retirement services are imagined in the U.S. Their new mission: to become the most beloved brand for people who are making retirement work. 


Together, we reimagined the FAR's customer acquisition model by creating a nurturing, long-term path to conversion, including social media, web, search, email, direct mail, television, and more. To prove the value of this effort, I spearheaded performance tracking, attribution and optimization across all of FAR's channels and multiple campaigns to ensure our work was yielding transformational results.

The Impact

  • Increased and tracked brand net sentiment by as much as 44 points over the course of two years
  • Net sentiment lift was directly attributable to creative output that set out to de-stigmatize an industry riddled with negative perception
  • 90% increase in branded marketing leads (YOY 2019 vs. 2020)
  • 343% increase in web traffic (YOY 2019 vs. 2020)
  • 23.7MM video starts and 18.1MM video completions (May-Dec 2020)

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