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Sam Balter
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director of marketing

Sam Balter

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Objective

MArketing is fun

As a marketing leader, my job is to grow awareness and change people’s perspectives of a brand. 

There has been an influx of methodologies: inbound, outbound, ABM, brand affinity, growth marketing, funnels, flywheels, etc etc that provide a “blueprint” for “good marketing.”

But the truth is marketing isn’t as complicated as people make it.

I think the pitch that sounds the best is going to perform the best. I believe it’s better to be data curious, not data-driven because new ideas have huge potential. I prefer to place bets on initiatives over following best practices.

 

Experience

ZoomInfo, Waltham, MA 

SEPTEMBER 2019-PRESENT : Director of Editorial Content & Thought Leadership

  • Increased viewership on Medium publication by 129% within 9-months. 

  • Produced independent research that appeared in Business Insider, Reuters Breaking Views, Yahoo Finance, Venture Fizz, HR Dive, Vancouver Business Journal, and others. 

  • Hosted, edited, and produced the Talk Data to Me podcast

  • Managed a team of writers that consistently hit viewership goals. 

HubSpot, Cambridge, MA 

SEPTEMBER 2018-2020 : Senior Marketing Manager, Podcast

  • Manage marketing strategy for HubSpot’s podcasts The Growth Show, Weird Work, and Skill Up which have over 2.8 million downloads

  • Host the Weird Work podcast which has over 620,000 listens and been listed on iTunes New & Noteworthy, Spotify Featured Episode, Inc Magazine Top 10 Business Podcasts 2018, and featured in The New York Times

  • Collaborated with other teams to launch two additional podcasts Culture Happens and Agency Unfiltered

  • Write thought-leadership on the podcasting industry and podcast best practices that have been published in AdWeek, MarketingProfs, and the HubSpot blog

SEPTEMBER 2017-2018 : Senior Marketing Manager, Sales Enablement

  • Lead redesign of case study library that resulted in 70% increase in Y-O-Y organic traffic

  • Managed customer reference program with over $1.2 million in attributed revenue

  • Produced sales enablement collateral and case studies videos

SEPTEMBER 2015-2017 : Senior Marketing Manager, Field Marketing

  • Consistently met lead generation goals for North American corporate, small business, education, and non-profit sales teams

  • Produced webinars, webpages, ebooks, and email campaigns to support sales goals

  • Developed, managed and spoke at Grow With HubSpot event series

Waterfall, Austin, TX 

January 2015-AUGUST 2015 : Marketing Manager

  • Wrote articles for industry websites and publications

  • Managed and regularly contribute to the company blog, Mobile Demystified

  • Produced eBooks, one-sheets, rate cards, and other sales collateral

  • Responsible for analyzing the website, social media, and content analytics

June 2013-AUGUST 2015 : Sales and Marketing Executive

  • Implemented email marketing and nurturing campaigns

  • Delivered mobile strategy, platform demos, and ROI analysis for prospects

  • Co-lead migration of CRM and email systems for inbound focused marketing strategy

  • Coordinated with teams from marketing, business development, sales, and product

Orenic, Vancouver, WA

Jun 2010-March 2013 : Director of Business Development

  • First employee of Oreninc, wrote an initial business plan, oversaw hiring and day-to-day operations

  • Setup automated marketing campaigns, email outreach, and strategic relationships.

  • Oversaw corporate budget in excess of $250,000

 

Education

The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX 

2013-2014 : Master of Science, Technology Commercialization

Year-long program to build entrepreneurial skills focused on bringing technology to market. Course work included: marketing, accounting, finance, business strategy, and product development. While there I was a member of the Entrepreneurship Society. 

Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR 

2006-2010 : BACHELOR OF THE ARTS

Pursued a liberal arts education with a focus in History. I studied abroad in Glasgow, Scotland and interned at the Lewis & Clark archives as well as the Kansas City Historical Archives. 


Publication & Awards

Marketing Showrunners:  Weird Work by HubSpot: How Great Shows are Built AND Measured, December 8, 2019.

HubSpot:  The Anatomy of Perfect Podcast Episode, October 24, 2019.

Ad Week: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Branded Podcast is Taking Advantage of it’s Advertising Potential, October 11, 2019.

MarketingProfs: Google and Podcasts: The Next Big SEO Opportunity?, June 19, 2019.

Clickz: The Podcast Content Debate: Paywalls, Distribution, and Exclusivity, May 1, 2019.

INBOUND Breakout Session:  The Future of Branded Content is Podcasting, September 5, 2019.

B2B Growth Show:  #WhyPodcastWork 11: Are Podcast the Next Big SEO Opportunity? August 7, 2019

The FlipMyFunnel Podcast:  Why Companies Like HubSpot are Tripling Down on Podcasting w/Sam Balter, December 11, 2018.