Resource Guru
Senior Content Marketing Manager June 2022-Present
I joined Resource Guru as their first in-house content hire in June 2022.
I’m responsible for developing our organic and inbound growth strategy alongside our Senior SEO Manager.
Responsibilities:
Build our content engine from the ground up with a focus on brand, inbound, and SEO
Develop our SEO strategy alongside our Senior SEO Manager
Plan, research, and write SEO-optimized content
Build relationships with SMEs and customers
Implement scalable, AI-supported content workflows
Manage freelancers and agency relations
Own goals, objectives, and reporting of content performance
Research and develop our ICP and buyer personas
Collaborate with CS to support onboarding and retention strategies
INBOUND CAMPAIGN
Revenue-Driven Resource Planning For Agencies
This eBook was the first BOFU piece aimed at our ICP, generating 400+ organic downloads in its first month of going live. The campaign was supported by a blog series about agency revenue, social media
INBOUND CAMPAIGN
Confessions of a Project Manager
Confessions of a Project Manager is an eBook featuring industry heavy hitters like Elizabeth Harrin and Brett Harned. Together with other PMs, they share their stories of when things didn’t go quite according to plan.
PRODUCT MARKETING
Introducing Timesheets
To support the launch of our new Timesheets feature, we developed a content plan that would help us enter a new category and establish credibility. This included a pre-launch campaign to drive leads and a comprehensive organic strategy focused on acquiring high-intent traffic.
USER EXPERIENCE
Improving the blog UX
Introduced a new top nav to help visitors find relevant content faster and introduced a secondary table of contents for users to navigate blog posts with ease and get to the desired information quicker. We also introduced a set of callout boxes to improve the experience and highlight important information along with optimized free trial CTAs to increase conversion rates.
EMPLOYER BRANDING
Showcasing the company culture
For our 2022 Guru Gathering, we went big (South Africa big) as we hosted our first team retreat after the pandemic. Not only did we celebrate being able to get together in person, but the company also celebrated 10 years.
I worked with a South African video production company to plan the shoot days, wrote the script, and edited the final video.