Rick McGarry
Business Development & Senior Consultant | Helping Agencies and Brands Grow with WordPress & WooCommerce | Advocate for the Open Web
- Role
- Business Development Senior Consultant at Sleeping Giant Studios
- Location
- La Crosse-Onalaska, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rick McGarry
For more than 15 years, I’ve helped agencies and businesses succeed and grow using the…
Experience
Business Development Senior Consultant
Jan 2009 — Present · La Crosse, WI, US
Lead business development, client onboarding, and strategic consulting across a diverse B2C and B2B client base. Develop scopes of work, proposals, and multi-phase e-commerce strategies to drive measurable growth using WordPress and WooCommerce.Partner closely with clients to align business goals with scalable, open-source solutions — often involving complex requirements such as data integrations, platform migrations, or workflow customizations. Identify optimization opportunities through user experience analysis, website analytics, and performance metrics to improve conversion and engagement.Develop and manage strategic partnerships with leading e-commerce technology providers and agency collaborators. Strengthen these relationships to expand revenue opportunities, enhance solution capabilities, and drive operational efficiency across projects.– Helped scale many clients\' annual revenue by as much as 30x, within five years through strategic consulting and ongoing partnership.– Delivered measurable performance gains that improved UX, conversion rates, and SEO.– Developed and led integration strategies for ERP, accounting, and subscription systems.– Initiated and managed the agency’s relationship with Automattic, beginning with the launch of the WooExperts program in 2015.– Oversee participation in the Automattic for Agencies program at the Pro Partner level.
Skills
- Internet Strategy
- Website Management
- Online Marketing
- Web Analytics
- Information Architecture
- Mobile
- Social Media
- Sales Engineering
- SEO
- Sem
- Ppc
- Cms
- Social Media Marketing
- Google Adwords
- Google Analytics
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- Online Advertising
- Conversion Optimization
- Digital Strategy
- Analytics
- Landing Page Optimization
- Keyword Research
- Business Development
- Wordpress
- Website Development
- Mobile Devices
- Strategy
- Web Marketing
- Mobile Marketing
- Google Webmaster Tools
- Email Marketing
- Interactive Marketing
- User Experience
- Creative Direction
- Content Strategy
- Pay Per Click (Ppc)
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