Amanda O’Connell Babcock
Senior Marketing Manager
Boyd
#OpenToWork
About
Results-driven Marketing Manager with 20+ years of experience leading integrated, multi-channel lifecycle campaigns on a national scale across B2B, B2B2C, SaaS, event, and professional services environments. Proven track record of growing enrollment, increasing attendance, and accelerating pipeline through data-informed strategy, cross-functional collaboration, and precise execution. Expertise spans digital marketing, event strategy, content development, CRM automation, and performance analytics. Adept at translating complex product and brand narratives into compelling audience-specific messaging that drives measurable commercial outcomes.
What I'm looking for
Senior Marketing Manager, Director of Marketing, or Senior Partnership / Event Marketing Manager
A growth-stage company, either a scaling start-up (Series B–D) or an established enterprise with an entrepreneurial marketing team, where I'm given real scope, real ownership, and a mandate to build rather than maintain.
Experience
Marketing Manager
Jan 2019 – Present
Strategic marketing leader driving revenue, brand authority, and audience engagement through data-driven, multi-channel campaigns for the sustainable manufacturing industry.
Led the ground-up launch of the Sustainable Manufacturing Expo alongside WestPack 2025 — architecting a 365-degree integrated marketing plan across web, email, social, and partner channels that delivered 2,000+ attendees, 100+ exhibiting companies, and 54% net-new attendee acquisition, establishing Informa's presence in a net-new market.
Secured and elevated partner participation through tailored co-marketing activations and partner communications, ensuring visibility at every touchpoint of the show experience.
Built and owned relationships with 20+ industry organizations, associations, and media partners throughout the show lifecycle — developing the community trust that underpinned SM Expo's successful market entry.
Monitored, analyzed, and reported on full-campaign performance — including ROI, attendee engagement, and conversion rates — translating data into actionable recommendations that drove continuous program improvement.
Maintained full accountability for event marketing budgets, timelines, and documentation, ensuring on-time, on-brand, on-budget delivery across all workstreams.
Served as the cross-functional marketing lead across Project Management, Partner Engagement, and Sales — aligning campaign priorities, coordinating messaging, and sharing pipeline intelligence to maximize resource efficiency and go-to-market execution.
Email CampaignsSocial MediaEvent MarketingEmail MarketingEvent Strategy
Informa Markets
Marketing Manager
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024
Developed and executed customer lifecycle marketing strategies to drive product adoption, increase enrollment, strengthen retention, and transform customers into long-term brand advocates.
Drove a 60% enrollment increase for a key client and 39% across all others through the development and optimization of full-funnel email journeys, landing pages, promotional campaigns, and marketing collateral.
Refined digital content for a B2B2C audience, ensuring messaging resonated with individual learners while maintaining brand voice consistency across all client touchpoints.
Identified education and engagement gaps across the learner journey and created data-backed strategies to close them — securing cross-functional stakeholder buy-in throughout.
Collaborated with Business Development to build tailored themes, concepts, QBRs, and content schedules for individual client accounts, aligning marketing with commercial objectives.
Monitored and optimized content and educational materials against activation and adoption KPIs, adjusting strategy based on landing page analytics, lead generation, and conversion data.
Reported regularly on campaign performance, translating data into clear recommendations for leadership and client stakeholders.
Email AutomationContent DevelopmentAnalytics
Pearson Accelerated Pathways
Client Relations Director
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Managed operations and supervised a team of 18 across three locations for a large law firm, overseeing mail processing and physical-to-electronic case file conversion.
Led talent management including recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance development — building a high-functioning, client-facing team.
Contributed to facility relocation for a five-person law firm, coordinating asset liquidation and full operational transition.
Team ManagementOperations OversightClient Relations
Forrest Solutions Outsourcing
Client Relations Manager & Business Development Director
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
Maintained client retention, managed all firm marketing and sales activity, and coached attorneys on business development and client relationship strategy.
Ensured corporate brand and vision consistency by continuously analyzing industry trends and current strategies, recommending revenue-focused campaign adjustments.
Solicited client insights and testimonials to strengthen external brand perception and grow the firm's market share.
Identified, evaluated, and pursued new business development opportunities, translating leads into commercial relationships.
Business DevelopmentClient RetentionMarketing Strategy
Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant
Marketing Communications Manager
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Developed and executed co-branded marketing and branding campaigns for providers on a proprietary software platform, including Wise F&I and PermaPlate.
Drove sales growth through management of marketing events, promotions, conventions, video production, email campaigns, website, social media, and sales collateral.
Established four key dealer agreements, expanding the partner ecosystem and generating new revenue streams.
Tracked and analyzed campaign effectiveness to confirm outcomes and identify optimization opportunities.
Marketing CampaignsSocial MediaSales Collateral
Intersection Technologies
Education
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Technical Diploma — Graphic & Desktop Design
Bauder College
A.S. in Merchandising & Marketing
Certifications
ON24 Certified — Virtual Event Platform
ON24
Hootsuite Certified — Social Media Marketing
Hootsuite
IM Certified — Generative AI
IM
Certified in Event Exhibition Management
IAEE
Mar 2026 – No expiry
Skills
Partner MarketingD2CB2CB2BSocial Media StrategyRevenue & Pipeline GrowthB2B & B2C MarketingEvent Marketing
Languages
English (Native or bilingual proficiency)