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Martin C. Farrell

www.martinfarrellcreative.comfarrellm24@gmail.comwww.linkedin.com/in/farrellm

20400 Essex Court, Crest Hill, IL 60403 • 708-903-2253

 

SENIOR CONSULTANT

A self-starting B2B digital marketing professional holding certifications in Pardot/Salesforce, Google Ads and SharpSpring, capable of devising the strategy to move MQL and SQL prospects through the sales pipeline. Able to tackle your most complex email, social media, SEO, SEM and UX analysis campaigns on budget and on time.

Using manageable, real analytics to create tangible prospect lists, I will deliver on your ROI. With the acumen to interpret Google Analytics data coupled with a mastery of SharpSpring in-software analytics, I provide a well rounded approach with knowledge of entrenched marketing principles as well as today's cutting edge marketing concepts.

I thrive in a fast-paced setting and operate admirably while juggling multiple projects. Possessing proven technical knowledge of print and web design, I also have experience managing up to 5 employees. As a proven project manager, you will find me to be a reliable self-starter who is also a Photoshop expert and graphic designer.

Skills: B2B Marketing Expertise • Marketing Automation • Social Media • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft PowerPoint • Campaign Management • Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator • SEO • SEM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

CCC Information Services  • Chicago • 2020 - 2021

(SAAS)

 

Pardot Admin working within the Salesforce team

 

  • Complete mastery of Pardot and how it works with Salesforce

  • Pardot and Salesforce: total build of marketing funnel from the ground up

  • Cross-functional, digitally specific marketing leadership

  • Salesforce Reports and Dashboards

  • Remedyforce Ticket Resolution

  • HTML/CSS Layout Templates

  • HTML/CSS Email Templates

  • HTML/CSS Landing Pages

  • Wordpress and Salesforce integration

 

FERRILLI  • Remote • 2019 - 2020

(Information Technology and Services)

Senior Consultant

Acting as project manager in a completely autonomous role at Ferrilli, I am a successful leader. I run campaigns with almost no guidance providing the client Ferrilli with top notch service and ROI at every level. Using my creative writing skills, I work with the executive team to build proposals for clients on marketing concepts such as SEO, SEM and UX.

 

Accomplishments: I brought in new business for an 85-hour Pardot and Salesforce evaluation. That's an amazing ROI for Ferrilli. As a motivated team leader, I provided a company-wide demonstration for SharpSpring marketing and analytics software.

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Campaigns:

Pardot/Salesforce Email Marketing campaign:

  • schedule and deliver 7 overlapping email waves running concurrently, with each
    wave being a total of 20+ emails

  • build a quick application button with merge variables feeding data from Pardot and
    pushing into Salesforce so the end user can quickly complete the form with their data

  • build an attractive landing page and form in Pardot

  • conceptualize and build all engagement studios with no list or suppression errors

  • fix broken domain using DNS and setting for HTTPs

  • resolve a mid-campaign crisis by fixing 56K sync errors between Pardot and Salesforce

  • train client staff on Pardot and deliver SOP documentation

  • help to evaluate and resolve SPAM blacklisting issue

  • campaign reporting for email and lists

  • graphic design of email, including creation of button and basic HTML

 

Pardot/Salesforce optimization campaign (new business I brought to Ferrilli):

  • Pardot and Salesforce analysis for optimization

  • analysis of RFI forms, landing pages and email per industry

  • conceptualize and implement scoring and grading strategy for MQL and SQL
    sales pipeline in Pardot and Salesforce

  • provide client guidance to cleanup Pardot “orphans” who are not assigned and
    are not syncing with salesforce

  • help clean up legacy Marketo field information in salesforce

  • connect campaigns across Pardot and Salesforce and establish lead source

  • conceptualize an engagement studio to be used for horizontal and vertical drip campaigns

  • evaluate content calendar for pre-sales nurture campaign

 

SharpSpring social media/RFI/analytics email campaign:

  • DNS/DKIM/API connection including analytics, landing pages, email and social media

  • created RFI form with CTA with vanity URL for social media campaign

  • RFI is posted to social media feeds gathering leads to lists

  • created responsive dynamic email, with images and merge variables, to respond
    to RFI gathered information

  • SEMRush analytics and reporting

  • set up rules-based lists responding to analytics

  • set up visual workflow using actions groups responding to analytics

  • set up buyer personas for dynamic emails and lists

  • Google tag manager setup

 

Website optimization campaign:

  • DNS/DKIM/API connection including analytics, landing pages, email and social media

  • web analytics tracking including Visitor ID using reverse IP lookup

  • inline RFI form creation gathering data by persona for dynamic automation

  • optimize poor UX performing website with rebuild focused on mobile experience

  • establish SEO strategy for website

  • rebuild and update blog entries

  • revamp slow loading website which now loads extremely fast

SLACK AND COMPANY • Chicago, IL • 2018 - 2019

(The Shortest Distance from B2B)

Demand Generation Intern

  • Marketing automation: Pardot, Hubspot, Eloqua, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Conducted several Google Ad campaigns (Certified Google Ads: Search/Mobile/Display)

  • Advertising using LinkedIn Campaign Manager

  • Conducted SEO audits and website analysis: Google Analytics, Spyfu, Moz, Lead Forensics, Survey Monkey, LOOP11, NAICS codes, Google Tag Manager

  • Mastered Advantage financial software and trained new Sr. Manager

  • Facilitated social media campaign using Hootsuite

  • Media reporting, MAF and IO

  • 2018 AR/AP media invoice resolution

BLUE SOHO/QUAD GRAPHICS • Chicago, IL • 2013 - 2018

(Advertising silo of print and publishing corporation)

Consultant • Project Manager

  • Design and production for retail (Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)

  • Planned and executed projects, managing scope, timelines and risks

  • Heavy Adobe Acrobat Pro editing for missing archive files

  • Extracted complex MS Excel data into useable content from 1Step asset library

  • Lead cross functional teams to deliver quality products on tight deadlines 

  • Developed and wrote SOP documentation for international teams, (Microsoft Word)

  • Improved the workflow for international team, enhancing productivity and cost savings

  • Conducted archive procedural overhaul, resulting in time savings and improved client relations

 

MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES • Chicago, IL • 2003 - 2013

(Fortune 500 educational publisher)

Senior Production Coordinator • Production Assets Supervisor

  • Supervised 5 employees (production, helpdesk)

  • Headed production for projects with budgets up to $500,000 and timelines up to twelve months

  • Lead weekly status meetings for editorial, design, production, marketing and manufacturing

  • Trained design, editorial and production staff

  • Maintained IT budgets including software, hardware and font purchasing

  • Established production, design and project SOP guidelines

  • Devised change in corporation wide workflow, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars saved

  • Pioneered in house training by building a team to create a facility in unused office space

  • Inventive in utilizing extraneous hardware resources

  • Generated and taught graphic design and production custom courses, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars saved

 

3CD • Chicago, IL • 2000 – 2003 

(Chicago design firm: print and interactive/web media)

Photoshop Artist • Graphic Designer 

  • Enhanced design expertise

  • Recreated hi-res printable files from rough design layouts and initial electronic design comps

  • Expanded knowledge of vector art creation

  • Coordinated traffic and color correction for thousands of images

 

VISUAL PRINTING • Chicago, IL • 1998 - 2000

(Digital printer and bindery)

Digital Workflow Manager

  • Managed 5 employees (production, design, sales, bindery, press)

  • Built digital print workflow and streamlined bindery workflow

  • Diagnosed and maintained computer network for MAC, PC and LINUX

  • Automated catalogs and direct mail pieces 

  • Executed RIP and imposition work for Indigo digital press 

  • Mastery of 4 color printing on all substrates 

 

HOLT MCDOUGAL • Chicago, IL • 1997 - 1998

LIGATURE / PREFACE • Chicago, IL • 1992 - 1997

(Educational publishing firms)

Sr. Production Artist • Production Artist • Photoshop Artist

  • Rose to the top of technical production acting as template builder

  • Illustrated unique can do attitude and established strong work ethic

  • Maximized potential by working 38+ hours a week while attending college full-time

  • Cultivated life-long relationships with exceptional colleagues 

  • Received extensive training (Ligature) in Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress 

 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

B.A. Creative Writing • University of Illinois at Chicago • Class of 1997

Salesforce Pardot Certification

Google Ads Certification

SharpSpring Certification

Digital Bootcamp Certification: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Student Black Belt • Tae Kwon Do • Combat Hapkido

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Award winning member of Toastmasters International

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