Steve Keer: in Broomfield, CO
Steve Keer
Broomfield | United States
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Kaplan
Head of Global Marketing | 01/2017 - 09/2019
Marketing leadership, global GTM strategy & execution, and marketing operations responsibility for Global Leadership and Professional Development business.
• Leading marketing teams internationally while collaborating with executive and sales leadership to develop, brand, and market professional development products and solutions to organizations’ leadership and individuals.
• Vetting, onboarding, and integrating strategic channel partners and acquisitions.
• International leadership team member for new mobile EdTech platform and services development as well as company M&A activity, including new product strategy, program development, AI technology, and SME management.
• Executive hiring and training partner, establishing new market (Americas) leadership team.
Miller Heiman Group
Senior Director of Global Marketing | 01/2014 - 01/2017
Ultimate marketing leadership responsibilities for all international regions and brands of the world for wholly owned, channel, and franchise model partners. Strategic GTM partner for the global business.
• Partner with SVP International Sales and Regional Sales Managing Directors to create and drive strategic go-to-market plans, international marketing plans, and operational excellence for global business units.
• Hire, lead and manage international marketing directors, their teams, and global shared services to foster resource optimization, strategic collaboration, and shared best practices.
• International corporate marketing strategy development and management for partners, clients, and prospects.
• Collaborated with CEO/CIO to create and execute international branding, research-driven, thought leadership, client engagement initiatives.
• Team member of executive M&A group responsible for integration, redesign, and global rollout of new “Be Ready” learning and development platform.
• Brand launch: drive global brand concept, implementation, adoption, and sub brand redesign of MHIG.
• Onboarding partner for global franchisees along with marketing and technology integration.
• Strategic marketing efforts with SVPs of International wholly-owned business increased average deal size 30%, helping total of International business be majority of corporate revenue over North America for first time ever.
• New Executive Leader Program product development and launch gained 450 new first-round participants in mainland Europe, with revenue from attendance of 675,000 Euros.
• Launch of first Sales Performance Summit in Australia: most attended of all worldwide Summits.
REC Solar
Director of Marketing | 01/2011 - 01/2014
Responsibility for entire marketing operations including personnel, channel partners, vendors, website and rebranding, events, digital marketing, internal and external corporate communications, multi-channel copy writing and editing, CRM integration, and marketing ROI.
• Created and executed marketing strategy for new Commercial Business Unit with P&L responsibility.
• Identified target-market positioning and drove go-to-market, creative & advertising, marketing mix, and communication strategies for defined business segments.
• Developed and managed strategic co-branding / co-marketing partnerships for B2C, B2B business channels.
• Contributing member of Mainstream Energy (parent corporation) executive task force driving M&A, organizational development, operational efficiency, and new product strategy development.
• Created and executed marketing strategy for new Commercial Business Unit with P&L responsibility.
• New Market Penetration into Commercial, Government, and Utility accounted for over 85% pipeline growth.
• M&A, corporate shared-services build out, vendor partnering, and strategic reorganization of resources, and strategic targeting of marketing efforts dropped MCPWS (marketing cost per watt sold) by 40%.
Seiko Epson Corp
Regional Marketing and Channel Manager, North America | 01/2009 - 01/2011
Marketing, training, and channel development responsibility for the 3LCD brand across North America.
• Developed and executed market strategy segmentation, and to create stand-alone brand awareness.
• Collaborated with Corporate in Japan, international PM’s, and Channel Partners to create international advertising campaigns, develop new messaging, and implement best practices for B2C and B2B.
• Strategized with New Product Ventures and R&D teams at Epson developing cutting-edge products.
• North American Market share growth over two years: 6%
• Surpassed goal of 3-D chip sales totaling over 1M units within first year of launch
• Created, marketed, and partnered with sales on technology training for a total of 19 new channel partnerships.
Education history
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Metropolitan State University
MA
University of Colorado
MS
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