Chris Flynn

Director of Marketing Excellence, Data & Technology at Pearson

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

Data-driven marketing leader with proven experience leading B2B, B2C and insights & analytics teams that grow revenue, improve marketing ROI, enhance operational capabilities, and increase impact on business results.

Experience

  • Pearson (18 yrs 11 mos)
    • Director of Marketing Excellence, Data & Technology, North America Marketing
      Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

    • Director of Marketing Data & Technology, North America Marketing
      Jan 2019 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Director of Marketing Analytics & Insights, North America Marketing
      Feb 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Led a marketing analytics team responsible for delivering actionable insights that helped inform North America campaign planning & optimization, drive audience segmentation, and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns against KPI targets and expectations.

  • Manager, Marketing & Strategic Initiatives at Lifetouch
    2002 - 2007 · 5 yrs

    • Authored the division’s B2B marketing strategy and managed tactical execution to meet annual account growth and retention targets for a $700 million industry leader. • Developed an account retention early warning system using customer experience data to flag at-risk accounts so recovery efforts could be implemented. System helped 80% of participating territories increase account retention and improved management visibility to product and employee performance issues. • Managed a portfolio of 20+ products, including national strategic partnerships, at various stages of their lifecycle. Product portfolio was consistently rated the best in the industry by school decision makers in quantitative market research. • Led product re-engineering projects that saved more than $1 million annually, while improving customer functionality. • Created the business case and led a cross-functional team to launch the nation’s largest child safety and rapid response program in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

  • Marketing Manager, REALskills division at SmartForce e-Learning
    Jan 2001 - Apr 2002 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Developed product bundles & marketing programs that helped division double revenue & improve profitability. • Redesigned product fulfillment process to reduce the fulfillment cycle by more than 50%.

  • Account Executive, Public Relations & Marketing Communications at The Rockey Company
    1996 - 1999 · 3 yrs

    Developed and implemented marketing communications and media relations strategies while managing day-to-day account activities for a diverse group of clients.