Amazon

Developing a best-in-class development community for the Amazon advertising APIs. Looking to connect with 3rd party integrators, brands, and industry influencers.

Principal Evangelist, Amazon Ads 

X-Cart, a Seller Labs Company

Vice President Marketing

Seller Labs

Assisting Amazon Seller Develop a Brand and Build their Presence on the World's Largest Shopping Platform.

Ignite - Sponsored Product Ad Management Platform
FeedbackGenius.com - an automate messaging software assisting Amazon sellers to generate seller feedback and product reviews.
Scope - Amazon listing optimziation sofware and keyword tracker

Vice President Marketing and Product

CampusBooks.com

In charge of directing all aspects of business operations, including sales, marketing, customer service, software design, and website development, for this online textbook price comparison entity with up to $24 million in annual online revenue. Coordinate site analytics, performance metrics, SEO/SEM, merchant relations, and database functions. Personally formed and currently lead a multi-discipline group of IT, marketing, business development, and product management staff, with close support from offshore resources in India, Philippines, Malaysia and Czech Republic. Design business models to accelerate growth through data, partner, and online sales strategies. Active member of the Executive Management Team.

➢	Profitably expanded retail sales through channel partners by over 300% through aggressive business development efforts during tenure.
➢	Succeeded in growing and rapidly yearly revenue through effective partner programs and online venues, or 60% and 40% of channel contribution, respectively.
➢	Headed up and implemented the industry’s first SaaS-based comprehensive partner program, representing over $10 million in new sales and facilitating “next practice” rollout.
➢	Increased profit margin contribution from the data product revenue stream by 100%, or 20% of net income after cost of goods and before expenses.

General Manager

Textbooks.com

Promoted to head up the full design, launch, and maintenance of a brand-new domain site as part of an aggressive B2C initiative. Hired, trained, motivated, and supervised a 4-person management group in all business operations, including P&L, IT, sales strategies, customer service, budgeting, general accounting, distribution, warehousing, and target marketing.

➢	Played a key role in aggressively expanding divisional revenue from $12 million with initial website start-up that later grew to $100 million currently with same business team still in place.
➢	Organized and executed a comprehensive marketing plan with PPC, SEO, affiliate program, blog presence, and banner ads, achieving 150% of sales projects in first year.
➢	Maximized user experience to produce 13% higher conversion and less than 35% cart abandonment rates.
➢	Managed multi-channel sales for 3rd party marketplaces such as Half.com and Amazon

MBS Textbook Exchange

Built and managed a cross-functional team of 9 direct reports, major budget, ad agencies and external vendors in driving numerous advertising contracts, PR efforts, promotional programs, and business development initiatives.

➢	Efficiently consolidated and streamlined all marketing functions across 3 separate divisions.
➢	Utilized multiple databases to generate focused direct-to-client marketing emails.

Director - Corporate Advertising & Promotions

Wheels

Coordinated a $10-million budget in preparing a full range of advertising strategies, email campaigns, webcasts, and related marketing collateral for this national vehicle leasing firm with a Fortune 1000 client base. Personally reviewed and selected agency resources.

➢	Set up, monitored, and tracked an internal/external communication program.

Marketing/Communications Specialist

EFC International

Responsible for managing all aspects of campaign execution, website launch, sales support, and advertising efforts for this $30 million OEM distributor. Effectively handled public relations, collateral creation, trade show participation, direct mail, and print catalog formation.

➢	Initially hired as an Intern and progressively promoted to set up and manage the entire marketing group with budget from scratch.

Marketing Coordinator

Amazon Ads Tech Evangelist | Amazon Ads | Keynote Speaker |

All opinions are my own. 

As a versatile revenue generator and brand entrepreneur, I have leveraged my strong skills in leadership, creative resources and problem solving to deliver greater market position, higher brand awareness and more positive outcomes for industry leaders.  I have smoothly managed numerous large-scale projects to improve profitability, piloting marketing campaigns and provide unique e-commerce platforms. I offer a collaborative approach that involves working closely with revenue cycle teams and multiple departments to resolve operational issues and initiate optimal solutions within competitive market spaces. 

As a self-starter and team builder with a strong desire to succeed in whatever I do, I have an inherent ability to quickly identify and remove barriers to operational excellence. In addition to my deep abilities to develop and implement workable solutions that fuel business success, I have a proven record of harnessing technology to meet changing business needs and market requirements.             

One of my best accomplishments has been to spearhead the entire launch lifecycle and achieve dramatic success with new websites: CampusBooks.com and Textbooks.com. Throughout my career, I have earned a solid reputation for always meeting the goals and objectives of any organization with which I am associated.      

Specialty Skills: 
Inspirational Leadership, Change Agent, Strategic Thinker, Project Manager; Digital Marketing, E-Commerce Solutions, Advertising, Social Media, SEO/SEM, Online User Experience, Website Design; P&L, Budgeting, Contract Negotiations, Vendor Relationships, Customer Service, Major Account Management, Market Penetration, Start-Up Operations, Mulit-Channel 3rd Party Sales Management

Proficient in Amazon MWS, Agile, Scrum and Jira methodologies, along with Google Docs, Adwords & Analytics, MS Office Suite, MailChimp, ConstantContact, and many related applications on Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Jeffrey Cohen

Momentum Commerce

CEO & Founder

Harvard Business School

Guest Lecturer

Teikametrics

Chief Growth Officer

Criteo

VP, Sales Mid-Market Americas

Google

Senior Business Development Lead

TUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Quantitative Trading Analyst

I’m the proud dad of two boys and an eCommerce, Direct Marketing, & Retail Strategy Nerd. 

I was at Google in the 2000s, working on paid search marketing. Through the 2010s, I worked on paid social and programmatic marketing at Criteo. 

Now, I’m focused on growing brands on digital retail platforms like Amazon at Momentum Commerce - a consultancy I am building alongside a collection of 50 of the most talented and kind-hearted people I know. 🕺 

Our mission is to be the most respected consultancy in data-driven e-commerce enablement. Not the biggest. Not the flashiest. The most respected.

As we grow, we continue to seek out individuals who are exceptional with data, great with people, and cool with the pace and chaos of a startup. We're hiring in Data Science, Engineering, Strategy Consulting, Media Services and Retail Operations functions.

If you're seeking a strategic partner to elevate your brand's presence on digital retail platforms, or if you're a kindred spirit looking to join a team of passionate problem-solvers, let's connect.

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