Helping businesses grow creatively

I am an Integrated Marketer, Data-Driven Growth Hacker and MarTech Strategist who leverages market and consumer insights, emerging technologies, and best practices to stand out from the noise and reach consumers, driving ideas into the market and focused on objectives and results. A proven blend of strategic, analytical, technical and creative acuity to fill multiple roles related to Marketing.


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Mauro Barra

1000

workdays of experience in
PRODUCT MARKETING

200

workdays of experience in
DIGITAL MARKETING

0

workdays of experience in
E-COMMERCE & ANALYTICS

Data as of April 2022

My Skills

My relevant technical skills and Language proficiency
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BI & Marketing Analytics Tools

Google Analytics, Data Studio, Tag Manager, PageSpeed Insights, Raygun, Adverity, Hotjar, Omnibug, SAP, Adaptive Planning, Ms. Dynamics, Power BI, Azure Blob, SQL Server, Qualtrics, Ms. Office (Advanced).

Web & Digital Asset Tools

SEMRush, Google Keyword Planner, Trends and Search Console, MOZ, SEOquake, Seobility, WordPress, Blogger, SharePoint, SiteCore, MailChimp, PhotoShop, Filmora, BrowserStack, Canva, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

Digital Marketing Tools

Google Ads, AdClarity, Yext, Google My Business, Meta Business Suite (Facebook and Instagram Ads), YouTube Studio, Meltwater, Google Alerts, WeChat, Weibo, Flipp, Flipdoc.

Process & Project Management Tools

Trello, Miro, Ms. Project, Ms. Team Foundation Server, Ms. SharePoint Project Site, Practitioner in Agile Scrum, SAFe, Agile Marketing, Six Sigma (Green Belt).

English
French
Italian
Spanish

My Experience

Here's what I've done so far
Uni-Select
Uni-Select Inc.,
Canadian Automotive Group
Automotive


Nov 2021 - Present

Senior Analyst, Marketing Performance & Strategy
Responsible for the end-to-end marketing measurement and analytics framework, using martech and developing new reports, dashboards, and data visualization stories to assist with spend allocation decisions, campaign execution and performance, operational efficiencies, demand and lead generation, and strategic decisions. Interpret data to get a better sense of who’s in the market for a vehicle service and how to deliver a smooth buying experience to them, across acquisition, engagement, and retention initiatives. Provide visibility into overall marketing impact and insight into marketing’s contribution to overall business growth.

Participated in many strategic planning sessions for acquisitions, new products and services, network growth, and financial analysis (margins, rewards, etc.)
Participated in the e-commerce plan, defining addressable market, doing benchmarks, and developing the financial model and measurement plan.
Implementing a marketing analytics ETL solution to centralize marketing data from different sources, and send it to Power BI, tracking the sales funnel to better take decisions based on the marketing performance results.
Supporting marketing technologies and implemented several marketing tools: Meltwater, SEMRush, Adverity, Azure Blob, Call tracking, GA4, and others.
Participated in the Industry Outlook Study with The Automotive Industries Association of Canada as SME.
Performed a complete audit for Google Analytics.
Being part of the Financial Planning and Analysis FP&A team
Participated in the company budget for two consecutive years, developing a model and automating the process.

Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
Marketing Performance Analyst

Pratt and Whitney
Pratt & Whitney,
a Raytheon Technologies company
Aviation & Aerospace


2019-2021

Marketing Communications Project Manager,
Helicopters & Emerging Markets
Comms team

Lead and manage a variety of programs and projects across multiple marketing and communications initiatives for emerging markets (Brazil, India, China, etc.), security & defense, and helicopter products and services, to improve brand image, increase awareness and generate more qualified leads, delivered correctly, efficiently, on time and budget, together with a cross-functional team.

Successful Product Awareness & Lead Generation Strategies
Led the Most Important Tradeshows / Events for Helicopters, Security & Defense, and Emerging Markets, as Marcom responsible.
Multi-Channel Marketing Initiatives and Data-Driven Content, including successful Editorials, Articles, Email & Social Media Campaigns, Print, Visual and Sales Tools, Positioning and Messaging, etc.
Landing Page Developments on Sitecore
Analytics & Dataviz, using Internal Systems / Databases, Power BI & Google Data Studio Dashboards

2018-2019
Marketing and Business Development Lead,
Digital Solutions
Digital Sales team

Identified new growth opportunities and managed the P&WC Digital Solutions’ marketing strategy, aligning all resources with the overall business strategy, as part of the digital transformation team of Pratt and Whitney Canada. In the digital world, I designed and implemented integrated digital marketing initiatives to increase the online visibility of the P&WC aftermarket services, increase the qualified traffic to our customer portal and achieve sales goals.


2015-2018
eCommerce Analytics & Customer Experience Lead,
MyP&WC Power Portal
MPP team

Responsible for delivering rich and data-driven insights into the adoption, usage, conversion patterns and user behaviour of P&WC e-commerce and CRM portal and other digital services, and design product enhancements and digital marketing strategies to achieve our goals and ensure customer satisfaction.

Google Analytics & GTM Implementation
Site Performance Improvements
Data Visualization Dashboards for Web Analytics
Navigation Flow Enhancements
Marketing Banners Implementation
Other Projects: Carousel, Search Typeahead, Auto-Renewal.

Inmind Technologies
Inmind Technologies,
formerly Negotium Technologies
Information Technology


2014-2015

Digital Marketing Consultant
Christine Durand

Managed and delivered digital marketing projects, to support business development goals and to meet the strategic and tactical objectives, overcoming all the inevitable hurdles along the way.

Designed and implemented Search Engines Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Marketing (SMM).
Designed and implemented keywords and content optimisation strategies.
Developed and analysed Web analytics KPIs.
Changed the source code of the website on WordPress.
Developed graphic pieces.
Participated in weekly follow-up meetings with the CEO, IT and Marketing managers.

Université de Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Health & Research


2013

Web Consultant
Research Chair

Responsible for designing, testing and executing the Web strategy and content management that optimise the visibility of the Canada Research Chair in Evaluation and Health Care System Improvement to enrich the exchange of information and produce effective communications between their visitors and the researchers.

Changed their previous platform by a content management one, keeping the same domain.
Designed a Blogger template according to the functional specifications
Integrated the content in HTML/CSS format.
Participated in weekly follow-up meetings with the associate professor and the project coordinator.
Conceptualised and developed Web graphics designs based on the guidelines.

Telefonica
Telefonica Movistar,
formerly Telcel Bellsouth
Telecommunications


2011-2012

Product Specialist,
Satellite Television
Movistar TV team

Responsible for Satellite Television product, deploying detailed marketing and commercialisation strategies, considering functional and non-functional requirements, target market, UX, packaging, processes, pricing, post-purchase support, etc., and ensuring the financial and commercial feasibility of these strategies.

Worked closely with all the product leaders in Telefónica Latin America, to align with business goals.
Managed business relationships with partners.
Participated in the anti-piracy project with all nationwide DTH TV operators.
Managed the full product lifecycle, including EPG, multi-audio languages, subtitles, Mobile TV, PVR, SD and HD terminals and accessories.
CAPEX: $ 1M. Purchases Budget: $ 24M.

The most relevant products and services developed were: MovieCity Play Integration, Unified EPG, HD satellite TV, Connected TV, the TV self-installation kit, TV with built-in Decoder and the Universal Remote Control for Movistar TV.
The most relevant products and services developed were:

MovieCity Play Integration, a video-on-demand service.
Unified Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
HD satellite TV, including equipment and set-top boxes, programming, features and packages.
Connected TV, a set-top box connected to the internet with streaming video, apps and services.
TV self-installation kit.
TV with built-in decoder, in partnership with tv manufacturer.
Universal Remote Control for Movistar TV.


2009-2011
Marketing Specialist,
Business Telephony Solutions
Telefonia Publica team

Designed and implemented effective B2C and B2B marketing strategies, to attract new subscribers, increase consumption, drive loyalty, and ensure the productivity of sales points, to ensure the technical and financial sustainability of the Business Telephony solutions.

Managed budget, forecast and marketing campaign performance.
Worked closely with sales team and managed 3rd party and partners.
Developed e-newsletters, social media, segmentation, loyalty and retention strategies.
Coordinated several projects related to audits and regulatory compliance.
Participated in the platform migration project, from CDMA to GSM.
Launched GSM Public Telephone, through flawless execution and installation logistics nationwide, as a condition for renewal of the service license.
Financial sustainability of the average LOB revenue: $ 102M per year.
I won two (2) ANDA Awards.

2007-2009
Product Specialist,
Business Voice & Data Solution
Productos Corporativos team

Responsible for developing new voice and data products and services for SMEs and large enterprises, as well as major updates to existing products, by identifying goals, budget and resources, developing detailed work plans, and estimating work effort and timelines.

Developed product business cases and financial and technical feasibility studies.
Managed 3rd-party vendor relationship and OEM selection.
Participated in Telefónica's global marketing strategies definition for SMEs and large enterprises.
Supervised 1 intern.
Participated in the development and implementation of the Intranet, using MS. Share Point.

The most relevant products and services developed were: Ubicar Web (AVL), Movistar Fleet Management, MovilTalk (PTT), Movistar Corporativo VPN.
The most relevant products and services developed were:

Ubicar Web, an automatic vehicle location (AVL) and recovery system.
Movistar Fleet Management, a vehicle fleet management system.
MovilTalk, a push-to-talk platform based on GSM packet-switched networks.
Movistar Corporativo VPN, a voice virtual private network.

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