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Brent Rapisardi

Strategic cross channel marketer dedicated to brand building and pipeline growth
Methuen, Massachusetts
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linkedin.com/in/brentrapisardi
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brentrapisardi@gmail.com
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(508) 335-5786
Tenured marketing professional with 16+ years of marketing experience, with proven expertise in content marketing, inbound marketing, digital marketing, B2B marketing, B2C marketing, media buying/planning, media negotiation, brand marketing, account management, team leadership/management, mentoring, strategic campaign analysis, buyer journey analysis demand generation, brand awareness, lead nurturing and scoring, SEO/SEM, and social media strategy
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Work Experience

Pegasystems

Industry Marketing Manager
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Jul 2017 - Current
  • Create and curate digital content strategy for Financial Services industry business line. • Collaborate with horizontal marketing team to brainstorm and create content • Devise the strategies used to drive web traffic to company web site • Oversee social media presence for Financial Services product line • Channel strategies include social media, webinars, email, content, and events

Westcliff University

Program Chair - Business School (Undergraduate)
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Oct 2017 - Current

Resposnibilities include: - Faculty mentorship: educating faculty on teaching best practices; evaluating current classroom performance - Review Business School program, revising curriculum, updating specific programs - Involved in hiring of new faculty - Member of committee tasked with reviewing university's goal of additional accreditation; global expansion

Southern New Hampshire University

Adjunct Professor / Faculty Team Lead
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May 2012 - Current

Adjunct Faculty: - Currently teaching both undergraduate and graduate marketing courses - undergraduate advertising and graduate level search engine marketing. - Topics covered include media buying, social media, and advertising strategy. - Work with students each week on lively class discussion and comprehensive weekly assignments. - Courses taught include Introduction to Marketing, Advertising and Media Planning, and Advertising Campaigns. Faculty Team Lead: - Manage a team of 15-20 marketing adjunct professors - Work with faculty to make sure classes are being executed to the highest standards of the university, including: 1) insightful grading feedback, 2) reaching out to students who are falling behind, and 3) helping students to understand changes to the online environment (specifically those who are taking online classes for the first time) SNHU’s is a leading provider of online undergraduate and graduate certificate programs. Online and continuing ed students will top 11,000 next year, with 6,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduates students and of which approximately 75 percent undergraduate students are online and 50 percent of graduate students are online. SNHU offers more than 160 programs and specialty areas of study leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of sciences, master of arts, master’s in business administration, master of science, master’s in education and certificate programs. SNHU was ranked #12 in Fast Company’s 2012 List of 50 Most Innovative Companies (the only university to do so).

Westcliff University

Adjunct Professor, Marketing
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Jun 2013 - Current
  • Part time marketing faculty, teaching both graduate and doctorate level marketing courses, including Consumer Buyer Behavior, and Marketing Management. - Course topics covered buyer needs and behavior, international marketing, market research and analytics, brand marketing, and product strategy - In addition to teaching courses for Westcliff's domestic campus, I have participated in a pilot program with a sister university based in Nepal. Responsibilities included leading online discussions related to each week's topical focus and mentoring on-site professors in communication and grading best practices.

ClickSoftware

Field Marketing Manager
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May 2016 - Jul 2017

Responsibilities include: Work with the wider marketing and sales teams to build events programs, managing all pre-show and post show activities, including but not limited to fulfillment, briefings with sales, and follow-up marketing strategies Work closely with regional and global marketing teams to build and run email campaigns and targeted databases; impalement workflows, send out the campaigns, and propose sales-specific campaigns using Marketo and Salesforce Work with the Regional Marketing Director and global teams to specify target segments and personas . Utilize on-line data sources and work with sales to source relevant contacts to target Work with sales team to create campaigns to help penetrate their regional territories, including ABM strategies to build pipeline and opportunities Oversee collateral inventory and source printing needs and/or giveaway items for industry events, tradeshows Gatekeeper of Americas marketing budget for field marketing; final signoff on strategies selected for execution Engage with social media platforms and agencies in support of Americas lead generation activities Work closely with agency-driven campaigns including but not limited to: Online & Digital, content syndication, email, events and Graphic Design

TechTarget

Director of Field Enablement
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Oct 2015 - May 2016
  • Provide applicable trainings/education materials for sales and support teams by developing a deep understanding of client challenges/needs, and market expertise. • Identify and create repeatable use-cases and trainings for internal teams by understanding how clients leverage TechTarget products • Collaborate with Sales & Services leaders to understand priorities and identify opportunities for growth / improvement & key account development; • Serve as the primary support for sales on individual high-profile integrated deals, defining overall campaign strategies/positioning, bringing together multiple internal teams and resources as necessary • Support product managers in training teams for product launches, owning all sales/GTM team trainings • Develop tools, processes, and collateral to improve sales productivity and effectiveness • Act as a key point of contact/thought leader with industry influencers and partners to ensure the highest levels of visibility and recognition, building and evolving studies, presentations etc. • Aid in the development and execution of TechTarget’s content marketing strategy- build leadership resources including but not limited to studies- (independent and joint third party) white papers; videos; blogs; industry event presentations. Director of Client Consulting at TechTarget

Director of Client Consulting
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Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
  • Manage a team of Client Consulting Managers and Client Consulting Associates across multiple media groups • Work with media group publishers and sales directors on client strategy development, positioning of Client Consulting team, and strengthening relationships between Client Consultants and Sales staff • Work closely with Vice President of Client Consulting to evaluate and acquire new talent for our staff • Conduct annual employee talent evaluations, providing formal reviews, and providing compensation increases when warranted • Present strategic insight and market research to build smarter marketing programs

TechTarget

Senior Client Consulting Manager, Team Lead
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
  • Leverage extensive content marketing expertise to work with accounts on building optimal B2B digital marketing campaigns, consisting of email marketing, organic search, banner placement, and social media • Directly manage a team of Client Consulting Managers in our Security and Networking media group. • Analyze clients' situations and apply strategic marketing ideas and plans to meet challenges • Experience working with sales and marketing automation tools such as Eloqua, Marketo, and Salesforce.com as part of lead nurturing and scoring • Work with tele-prospecting and inside sales teams to increase programs ROI • Cultivated long-term client relationships through strategic collaboration

Tech Target

Client Consulting Manager - Global Accounts
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Aug 2011 - Dec 2013
  • Planned, developed, executed and managed online marketing campaigns designed to meet client goals and initiatives via demand generation, lead nurturing, and brand awareness • Worked with sales and management teams to create proposals and programs with the proper media mix to reach our client’s target audience to ensure strategic goals are met through lead generation and media placement delivery • Provided recommendations on marketing content, creative and marketing copy based on best practices and trends to effectively message and attract target audience • Monitored and analyzed media performance based on traffic quality, conversion and Activity Intelligence™ to prove ROI and to make recommendations to optimize the campaigns • Prepared and conducted PowerPoint presentations at the mid-point and campaign-end to client marketing teams illustrating overall campaign performance and recommendations for future marketing campaigns and media placements • Managed internal global communication regarding campaigns • Cross functional, interaction with numerous teams company-wide to ensure successful campaign performance

DeVry University

Adjunct Professor - Marketing
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May 2008 - May 2013

Professor of Marketing at DeVry University Online. Teach an introductory undergraduate marketing course as well as a graduate marketing course. Content covers: consumer buyer behavior, marketing strategy, market research, and the product life cycle, to name a few. In addition students will build a comprehensive marketing plan over the entire semester, submitted as their final project.

Southern New Hampshire University

Course Author (CA) / Subject Matter Expert (SME)
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Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

Worked with Course Designer to build undergraduate and graduate level marketing courses to be implemented into SNHU's online curriculum. Responsible for building each weekly module over course of eight week semester. Responsible for course content, semester project design, quiz implementation, and learning objectives. Designed courses include: Promotional Research and Media Management (undergraduate), Advertising Campaigns (undergraduate), Advertising Media Planning (undergraduate), and Websites: SEM/SEO (graduate).

RoadScholar

Marketing Analyst
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Apr 2010 - Feb 2011

Database management, campaign analysis and optimization recommendation, data set building. Proficiency in Business Objects, Microsoft Access and Excel.

Eliza Corporation

Marketing Analyst
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May 2009 - Mar 2010

# ElizaCorp is a healthcare tech company specializing in the use of speech recognition calls for clinical/ pharmaceutical clients, such as CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Blue Cross Blue Shield # Measured key success metrics for each campaign, such as percentage reached of reachable, yes to transfer question of reached, message delivered of reached, etc. # Used Excel to compute internal statistical benchmarks based on success metrics for each type of campaign (refill reminder, prescription change from retail to mail, web-enrollment, etc) # Use Tableau visualization software to present post-campaign success metrics analysis to clients, cross- referencing stats against key demographic information such as age, gender, location, prescription type, etc.

Mercury Media

Senior Account Manager
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2006 - 2009

# Client-facing role, managed client accounts, overseeing day to day performance # Presented comprehensive client campaign reviews during quarterly strategy meetings # Recommended strategic recommendations for client campaigns, including improved audience targeting and integrated advertising strategies.

Mercury Media

Senior Media Buyer
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2002 - 2007

# Promoted to Senior Media Team after 1 year as a media buyer - the fastest promotion at the time in agency history # Managed a team of media buyers, with a combined 30-40 accounts # Provided real-time media campaign optimization, re-directing marketing attempts based on channel performance # Media buys placed for clients ranged from $50,000 to $250,000 per month # Negotiated numerous non-traditional sponsorships, such as product placement/integration and original programming # Consistently negotiated media purchases for clients at 60-75% less than standard rate card # Negotiated the largest single year contract in the history of the agency, accounting for 35% of year’s billings

Education

Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business

MBA Marketing
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2003 - 2007

Bridgewater State University

BS Marketing
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1995 - 1999