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Strategic Overhaul

Rebuilding Marketing for Performance, Alignment & Scale
Clever Investor approached a critical inflection point—strong market presence, but stagnant growth, unclear brand positioning, and siloed operations. I led a full-spectrum marketing transformation grounded in data, brand clarity, and operational accountability.

The Challenge
A high-visibility brand with strong top-of-funnel activity lacked clear KPIs, consistent messaging, and scalable systems. Fragmented content, inconsistent targeting, and missing infrastructure created friction across customer acquisition, retention, and internal execution.

Brand Repositioning
Refocused the identity from personality-led to credibility- and community-driven. Introduced messaging pillars, voice guidelines, and a belief framework to differentiate from low-trust competitors.

Lifecycle Marketing & Automation
Built persona-based content journeys and implemented full-funnel campaign flows across CRM, content, and paid channels. Segmented messaging by lifecycle stage and product readiness.

Sales & Revenue Alignment
Mapped the full revenue cycle and implemented shared KPIs, dashboards, and performance definitions. Built budget models using CAC, LTV, churn, and product margin to guide smarter spend.

Team & Workflow Optimization
Realigned team roles to strengths, improved handoff workflows, and introduced project visibility tools. Set accountability structures for creative and strategic execution.

Business Impact:

  • Cohesive brand identity and messaging strategy
  • Persona-driven content campaigns across all funnel stages
  • Aligned sales and marketing functions with shared KPIs
  • Operational efficiency gains in team output and turnaround
  • Optimized budget allocation across top-performing offers

Outcome:
This project turned Clever Investor’s fragmented marketing function into a performance-driven engine — capable of scaling intelligently, telling a clearer story, and delivering results with focus. For example, our “Lead Gen Machine” project was a ground-up inbound campaign supported by our investment in content. 

+20%

Revenue Growth

Achieved a 20% increase in revenue through full-funnel optimization, improved offer alignment, and lifecycle-driven content strategy.

+40%

Lead Growth

Revamped funnel architecture, lifecycle campaigns, and paid strategy to generate a 40% increase in high-quality leads.

+30%

Ad Spend Reduction

Cut inefficient spend by 30% through data-driven optimization, improved targeting, and tighter alignment across sales and marketing teams.

Project Process

From Insight to Execution

1. Discovery

Audited performance, messaging, and funnel gaps. Mapped personas and interviewed stakeholders to identify friction points and missed opportunities.

2. Define

Repositioned the brand around credibility and community. Built messaging pillars, segmented the audience, and aligned content with lifecycle stages.

3. Design

Developed modular creative, refreshed brand voice, and built full-funnel campaign assets to scale across email, CRM, and paid channels.

4. Launch & Optimize

Rolled out across platforms with unified KPIs, real-time dashboards, and optimized workflows. Refined execution based on performance and ROI data.

Silver Addy Award

Catch Larry Campaign

CUNA Diamond Award

DFCU Website Redesign

CUNA Diamond Award

Shine On Campaign

Diverse Magazine Award

UOPX "I am a Phoenix"

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