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Tony Balbin

Digital Marketing Growth Hacker
Chicago, Illinois
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abalbin2@gmail.com
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(814) 422-5246
I am a 10-year digital marketing veteran seasoned at creating, launching and growing data-driven marketing campaigns in a wide variety of industries. As a growth hacker, I engineer creative ways to stretch every marketing dollar to acquire new customers online.
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Work Experience

Tranello Digital Marketing

President
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Jan 2017 - Current

Co-founder of an online digital marketing agency specializing in search engine marketing.

  • Managed monthly SEM budgets of over $80k for clients and agencies on local, national, and global campaigns.
  • Designed, optimized, re-engineered, and managed over thirty successful B2B + B2C digital advertising campaigns.
  • Average client has seen a 64% reduction in their cost per lead with our PPC strategies

Warrior.do

Founder
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Jul 2016 - Current

Founder of warrior.do, a resource exploring alternative tools to upgrade the mind, at the intersection of science, spirit and technology.

  • Through blogging, podcasting, and influencer outreach, went from 1,200 to 36,000 visitors per month within an 18-month period.
  • Deep experience with SEO and content marketing-related skills, including keyword research, competitive analysis, SEO audits, editorial calendar creation, project management, and content creation.
  • Wrote several viral articles with 3k+ share count on Facebook and Twitter

Kennedy Communications

Search Engine Marketing Director
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Sep 2011 - Dec 2016

Managed 177 separate digital accounts for Culligan Water (annual budget over $1,400,000). Results between all 177 accounts:

  • Increased total lead acquisitions per month by 194% - from 898 leads / month to 2,647 leads / month.
  • Decreased average cost per lead by 73% - from $142.23 to $37.24.
  • Increased average landing page conversion rate by 220% - from 3.14% to 10.05%.
  • Other clients include: Core BTS Telepresence, Rural Mutual Insurance, Car-X Auto, Cost Cutters, Sergenian’s Floor Coverings

Light Box Publishing

Founder, President
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Aug 2008 - Sep 2011

Worked alongside industry experts in various niche markets to create, launch and market multimedia educational programs.

  • Designed and launched profitable, multi-year pay-per-click campaigns using Google Adwords, Microsoft AdCenter, Facebook and Yahoo Search Marketing advertising platforms.
  • Engineered banner advertisements and text link agreements with various high trafficked web sites.
  • Reached page one for competitive search phrases in Google’s Search Engine Results Page for various niche sites through advanced search engine optimization techniques.
  • Ran profitable direct marketing advertisements in both print magazine and direct mail.

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Arts Economics
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2004 - 2008