Eric Garrison
Verified Expert in Marketing
Marketing Expert
Portland, OR, United States
Toptal member since October 4, 2022
Eric is a results-driven marketing professional with over 17 years of success designing, implementing, and managing digital marketing strategies and campaigns across multiple domains for industries such as education, consumer packaged goods (CPG), automative, property management, and manufacturing. He excels at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and teams to achieve KPIs. Eric also manages creative and media agencies, including budgets, to drive business success and growth.
Project Highlights
Expertise
Work Experience
Digital Marketing Manager
SawStop
- Collaborated with influencers to create a new video that generated over 20 million views on YouTube.
- Improved organic search engine traffic to achieve top rankings for top industry terms.
- Redesigned the website and web visibility in all the search engines.
Associate Digital Marketing Strategy Manager
E. & J. Gallo Winery
- Set up a digital direct-to-consumer (DTC) program, establishing omnichannel marketing programs across digital channels for seven Gallo super premium brands.
- Grew eCommerce revenues by double digits year over year for six major brands.
- Streamlined operations, standardized digital marketing communication programs, and created responsive email templates for seven tasting rooms.
- Established the search marketing program for the entire winery.
Director of Marketing
Cruiser Customizing
- Credited with improving conversion rates from email campaigns by 100% and establishing a content marketing program.
- Innovated customer retention strategies that included a loyalty program that generated over $1 million in revenue and retargeting campaigns that yielded over $300,000 in recurring revenue.
- Instituted an SEO program that doubled revenue YOY and restored compliance with Google guidelines to regain website traffic.
Director of Marketing
Unitek
- Managed quality improvements, saving over $120,000 annually in marketing expenses and improving lead generation by 50% in the renewable energy program without increasing costs.
- Established an SEO program, recruiting and training in-house content and link acquisition experts.
- Streamlined operations and implemented pay-per-click marketing best practices.
- Improved the conversion rate by 200% through aggressive A/B testing.
Project History
Edna Valley Website Redesign
https://www.ednavalleyvineyard.com/Set up a responsive website, enabling it to rank for highly coveted search engine terms.
J Winery Brand Relaunch
https://www.jwine.com/Relaunched J Vineyards to have a digital-first strategy, enabling national brand awareness.
Digital Marketing Strategy and Lead Generation
https://www.unitekcollege.edu/Designed and led digital marketing strategy and lead generation efforts for a $30 million educational resource company, enabling major brand rankings for highly competitive search terms.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Communications
Sonoma State University - Rohnert Park, California, United States
Skills
Core
Google Ads, Digital Marketing Product Management, Digital Advertising, Lead Generation, Email Marketing, Ad Campaigns, Digital Marketing Strategy, Marketing Design, Paid Advertising, Audience Targeting, SEO, SEO Tools, On-page SEO, SEM, Campaign Management, Keyword Research, Google SEO, Influencer Marketing, Brand Marketing, Media Buying, Marketing Strategy, Customer Segmentation, Landing Pages, SEO Auditing, Facebook Ads, Facebook Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Digital Campaigns, Organic Social Media, Social Media Advertising
Platforms & Tools
Google Analytics, Bing Ads
Business Models
B2C, Business to Consumer (B2C), Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C)
Other
Paid Search, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Website Traffic, Design Consulting, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Communication Strategy, Design Strategy, Google Maps Development, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Digital Strategy , Website Management, Web Development, Brand Marketing, E-commerce marketing, Product Growth
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