Resume

Christopher Bell

Digital Marketing Manager

Sumary

Over the last decade, I've been helping companies develop winning digital strategies. I am proud to say that I've helped several $60M+ brands develop profitable strategies for online growth. Some of the accomplishments I'm proud of are: Building a $1.5M+(Net Profit) eCommerce business in the industrial space, launching a website for $40M+ consumer brand in 3 months, and building a digital marketing strategy in the automotive chemicals industry that causes disruption.Outside of my 'day job,' I'm proud to say that I've been working with private clients for nearly 9 years. Some of the client work I'm most proud of are: Photographing wedding events for top Apple® Executives and NFL players, being published in national magazines such as First for Women Magazine, being an official photographer for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, and creating a 4K+ catalog of lifestyle images for a well known industrial brand.

experience

Digital Marketing Manager

BBS Blumenthal Business Services

June 2019 - Present

I lead the digital marketing strategy for several consumer brands and a commercial maritime business.

Owner | Lead Photographer

Chris & Rachel Photography, LLC

Sep 2010 - Present (9 yrs)

I've been published in several national magazines, blogs, and local newspapers.
Accomplishments: Published in First for Women Magazine (over 1M in readership), tED Magazine, Electrical Contractor Magazine, Urban Home Magazine, Fender Bender Magazine, & Carolina Panthers ROAR Magazine; as well as several top online wedding publications, including: The Knot, Wedding Wire Magazine, Southern Bride, Wedding Row, and numerous others.
Awards: Wedding Wire's Couples Choice Awards 2014, Two Bright Lights Editor's Choice Awards 2014, numerous other photography awards for individual photographs.
I was one of the official photographers for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte where I photographed several state delegates and senators.
I have done product photography for several consumer brands and have worked with nearly every major big box retailer in the USA.

Digital Marketing Manager

RSC Chemical Solutions

Feb 2017 - June 2019 (3 yrs)

Manage GDSN and item set up with major retailers like Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot
Led the team that launched 6 new company websites in the last 12 months both national and internal
Developed and launched a company sale app for Android and iPhone
Improved our consumer brand’s Social Media channels engagement rate by 147% and audience by 60% in the last 6 months
Provide strategist for key stakeholders and large interdepartmental projects
Launched HubSpot CRM with one of our business units in the past month
Manage digital campaigns (SEO, SEM, Paid Search, Lead generation) - with internal and external stakeholders

Managing Partner | Digital Marketing Consultant

Wanderlust Branding, LLC

Jan 2016 - Present (3 yrs)

Summary: I help small businesses (~$10M/yr) make more money online.
Accomplishments: My biggest accomplishment was helping a workout supplement company make $1M in ads revenue on Amazon.com. I managed all of their Amazon product ads (~$30K/mo in ad spend) to increase sales revenue and grow brand awareness on Amazon. We saw a sales total sales increase on Amazon of ~$5M in 12 months. $1M of sales was directly connected to the online ads I was managing.

Ecommerce Manager

Global Electrical Supply

Jan 2015 - Feb 2017 (2 yrs)

Global Electrical Supply was a sales direct business owned by NSi Industries.
I managed all of the day-to-day activities of an online-only electrical supply distributor.
I was responsible for the day-to-day activity of 1 internal staff and 1 remote contract employee, as well as managed other agency partnerships.
During my 2 years managing this business, I saw a sales profit growth from $25K to $1.5M.

Digital Marketing Specialist

NSi Industries, LLC

Feb 2013 - Feb 2017 (4 yrs)

Summary: I was responsible for ~45% annual business growth over a 2 year period and increased online distribution by developing new relationships with online retailers.
Customer Facing Account Manager for Amazon, Walmart (dot com), Home Depot (online), & Wayfair.
Directly responsible for $1.5/yr book of business.
Website manager for 2 websites.
E-Commerce Data manager and content specialist for 3000+ SKUs.
Production specialist for product photography & video production.

Skills