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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Languages
References
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Michelle Chua

Marketing Manager
Calgary,Canada
Michelle Chua

Summary

Passionate about creating smart, data-driven marketing strategies that boost brand visibility and drive real results. Experienced in SEO strategies, social commerce, paid media, and content marketing, delivering increase in search traffic and stronger customer engagement.

Skilled at managing multi-brand portfolios, optimizing digital spend, and turning insights into action. Thrives in fast-paced, growth-focused environments, bringing a mix of strategy, creativity, and execution to every project

Overview

20
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Skyview Blinds & Shades
Calgary, Canada

Marketing Manager
08.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Strategic Marketing: led the strategic planning and execution for top-of-funnel campaigns, including digital and traditional media for branding and tactical campaigns.
  • Project Management: executed marketing plans in collaboration with diverse departments, driving foot and web traffic by 20%, as well as topline sales by 10%. Projects included new website development, promotions, events, and brand campaigns.
  • Managed Multi-Brand Portfolio: unified operations, optimized marketing strategies, and budgets for Skyview brands, including Benjamin Moore, Mattress & More, Blinds & Shades, and Ammolite, enhancing market presence and customer engagement.
  • Digital Content Planning and Creation: created digital content such as social media posts, web blogs, and email blasts using applications such as Canva and Mailchimp, driving a steady 12 to 20% increase in web traffic.
  • Paid Media Management: maximizes ROI through effective negotiation, implementation, and optimization of paid media across digital and traditional channels.
  • Budget Management: judiciously managed marketing expenditures and ROI, ensuring optimal use of financial and marketing resources.

Showhome Furniture
Calgary, Canada

Marketing Manager
01.2023 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Sales-Driven Campaigns: conceptualizes, coordinates, and executes lead-generation events and campaigns. Family Day and Flash Sale resulted to a minimum of 100% increase in daily sales for the same period
  • Marketing Calendar & Budget Ownership: developed a systematized and synchronized marketing calendar aligned with brand and business goals, ROI, and financial reports
  • Synchronized Project Implementation: managed multiple projects with meticulous attention to details and KPIs
  • CRM & Loyalty Campaigns: Organized CRM and loyalty programs, including email blast improvements, a revamp of referral campaigns, and the launch of a brand catalog.
  • Partnerships: launched partnership campaigns such Realtor Programs and Influencer Collaboration enhancing the brand's channel visibility and expanding networks
  • Ownership of Digital Strategies: maps out the digital strategies for the brand, including SEO, Google, and Meta platforms.

The SM Store Philippines
, Philippines

Head of Marketing/Sr. Asst. Vice President Digital Marketing
06.2005 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Piloted digital marketing campaigns making SM Store Accessories as a top fashion brand
  • Pivoted the company during the pandemic with the launch of live selling, chatbots, social commerce, digital catalogues, and website improvements, efforts contributing to 50% of the total business
  • Collaborated with e-commerce team to meet growth and leads acquisition targets
  • Champions integrated brand-building campaigns from conceptualization to implementation
  • Drove the growth of the fashion accessories business from $4B to double-digit prior to pandemic
  • Pioneered influencer and digital campaigns resulting to increased brand awareness
  • Lead the historical rebranding campaign of The SM Store, one of the Philippine's legacy brand
  • Developed and launched cutting-edge events including fundraisers, trade shows, fashion shows, concerts and press launches which yields 3x media values
  • Envisioned and led strategic initiatives to position the SM Accessories brand a market-leader in the category
  • Key partner of the Store Operations Team in developing customer service strategies which lead to increased transaction counts
  • Changed the visual merchandising look of 80 stores countrywide which increased impulse buys by 100%

Education

Southern Alberta Institute
Calgary, AB

Diploma in Business Administration Major in Marketing from Marketing
11.2024

University Overview

GPA: 3.98

Harvey Williams Scholarship Recipient

Capstone Project: Business Plan for Blue Warden Cybersecurity

De La Salle University
Manila, Philippines

Bachelor of Commerce from Advertising

Skills

  • Brand Management
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Marketing campaign development
  • Partnership marketing
  • Corporate communications
  • Campaign performance tracking
  • Media relations
  • Social media & KPI management
  • Team leadership
  • Google Analytics
  • Meta Platforms
  • MS Office Suite
  • Canva Expert
  • Mail Chimp
  • Quickbooks

Certification

  • Google Digital Marketing & Branding
  • LinkedIn Digital Marketing & Branding
  • Hootsuite Digital Marketing & Branding
  • Hubspot Digital Marketing & Branding

Affiliations

Graduated with Honors, GPA of 3.98

Peer Mentor at SAIT

English Conversation Mentor at SAIT

Kids Church Volunteer at First Alliance Church

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Marketing Manager

Skyview Blinds & Shades
08.2023 - Current

Marketing Manager

Showhome Furniture
01.2023 - 07.2023

Head of Marketing/Sr. Asst. Vice President Digital Marketing

The SM Store Philippines
06.2005 - 04.2022

Southern Alberta Institute

Diploma in Business Administration Major in Marketing from Marketing

De La Salle University

Bachelor of Commerce from Advertising
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