Marc Whitney
Sales & Marketing Director
51 years old
Driving License
Dublin (County) Ireland
Employed
Open to opportunities
I am a highly proficient, enthusiastic, sales & marketing professional with over 20 years experience across a range of different sectors.
My passion is ensuring business growth by generating a constant stream of new business leads and sales revenue via (mainly) inbound lead generation channels using a range of digital marketing skills.
I am also passionate about people and customers and focusing on the relationship after the sale to ensure a long-term revenue stream through customer loyalty.
My passion is ensuring business growth by generating a constant stream of new business leads and sales revenue via (mainly) inbound lead generation channels using a range of digital marketing skills.
I am also passionate about people and customers and focusing on the relationship after the sale to ensure a long-term revenue stream through customer loyalty.
Sales & Marketing Director
Jefferson Payroll Ltd
Since January 2008
Full-time
Dublin
Ireland
- 8%-13% annual sales growth & 93%-96% client retention rate
- Increased number of hits on company website by 60% using content marketing - currently receiving average of 1000 hits per week (for a non-online business)
- Increased number of enquires by 45%-55%
- Introduced ways to identify and analyse website visitors and developed a follow-up strategy
- Introduced chat option for potential leads to discuss requirements
- Introduced CRM system with customised workflows and automation for leads and potentials
- Provide high level consultative B2B selling
- Develop strategic marketing & business planning (Board Level)
- Oversee quality standards for sales and marketing functions (ISO)
- Introduction of new and improved processes for service delivery
- Market automation to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, including analytics & metrics
- Development of new sales channels or partners that have complementary products/services
- Oversaw achievement of ISO 9001:2015 standard - January 2018
Group Sales & Marketing Manager
Jefferson Computer
February 2004
to December 2007
Full-time
Dublin
Ireland
- Management of sales and marketing function across two very different service divisions
- Introduction of new digital marketing techniques into sales & marketing functions - increased leads by 70%
- Developed overall marketing plan for two divisions
- Improved the overall sales process from lead generation to close
- Introduced a customer loyalty program for one of the divisions
Sales & Marketing Executive
Jefferson Payroll Ltd
September 2001
to January 2003
Full-time
Dublin
Ireland
- Improve Lead Generation for business
- Provide Sales Calls & Consultancy
- Design & create brochures & website content
- Grow website traffic using SEO
- Developed our brand image
- Help to design contract & service level agreements to protect future growth
Online Marketing Executive
Keogh Software
December 2000
to August 2001
Full-time
Dublin
Ireland
- Work as part of a team to introduce a new online strategy to increase software sales for a range of Medical, Health & Safety and Absence Management software products
- Develop Online Software Store
- Online Support and Documentation
Marketing Executive
Reg Farrell Engineering
June 1997
to August 2000
Full-time
Dublin
Ireland
- Introduce marketing activities to support the sales function
- Research new markets and opportunities for existing products
- Manage transition of paper based stock system to a computerised model
- Develop a web presence for the business
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Coaching GAA
- Guitar
- Technology
- Virtual Flying
- Walking
- Reading
- Meditation
- Chess
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Digital Marketing Diploma
Expert
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Inbound Lead Generation
Expert
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SEO, SEM & PPC
Expert
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Google Analytics & Hotjar
Advanced
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Statcounter & Woopra
Advanced
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Email Marketing
Advanced
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Social Media Marketing
Advanced
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Mobile Marketing
Advanced
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Wordpress / Web Design
Expert
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Outbound Marketing (offline)
Advanced
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Brochure Design
Advanced
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B2B Consultative Selling
Expert
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Proposal Writing & Tenders
Advanced
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High Level Presentation Delivery
Advanced
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Prezi & Powerpoint
Advanced
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Excel, Word, Access & Publisher
Expert
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CRM (Zoho) - customised
Expert
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Office 365 & SharePoint
Advanced
SEO & SEM
PPC
Display Marketing
Email Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Mobile Marketing
Analytics
Strategy and Planning
PPC
Display Marketing
Email Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Mobile Marketing
Analytics
Strategy and Planning
- How to build a LinkedIn profile that will get noticed and sell your expertise
- Networking principles and applying them to LinkedIn
- How to best reach out and connect with targets and prospects (and how not to)
- Targeting prospects using the Advanced Search and other tools
- LinkedIn Groups and how to engage with them and be seen as an expert within the Groups
- Thought leadership as a business development tool
- How to write a compelling Blog and utilising LinkedIn to publicise it
- Best practice and a recommended weekly LinkedIn regime
- Establish strong skills for phone-based sales communication
- Create better customer relationships
- Increase call to business conversion ratio
- More effectively respond to customer resistance
- Gain more structure and process for prospecting activities
- Use social media and a network of contacts to move the sales agenda forward.
Course in web development Macromedia software (now Adobe) including Dreamweaver, Flash & Fireworks.
Four year marketing graduateship program developed and awarded by the MII
