Stacey Paynter

About Stacey Paynter

Stacey is an advisor to CxOs and boards of directors for managing corporate reputations, eliminating operational silos, leveraging market shifts and enhancing customer relationships to achieve growth and profit goals. With over 30 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industries as CEO, COO, Director of Client Services and now as a consultant, she specializes in developing solutions that link a client’s brand and customers to revenue delivery. Currently, Stacey is founder and CEO of Strategic Connections a strategic planning consultancy. She serves as an advisor and guide to CEOs, COOs and heads of sales, marketing and HR executives. Her expertise has resulted in new digital channels, creation of new programs that align with competitive shifts, reaction to market changes, and connecting to emerging cultural communities in the United States to build new customer sources. Over the years she has worked with clients that include her prior employer, Publicis Groupe, CDW (Healthcare Division), Lifescan (division of Johnson & Johnson), STEELE (Fortune 500 due diligence firm), and many regional healthcare systems. Previously Stacey Paynter was CEO of Publicis Groupe’s,(largest advertising and marketing communications firm in the world) San Francisco office. While there, she authored a breakthrough organizational and client service model that was launched globally by Publicis Groupe and adopted by clients such as Hewlett Packard. This approach created a disrupter position for Publicis in the highly competitive Bay Area marketing and communications market. Having been COO at the ad agency Publicis acquired, Stacey maximized post-acquisition performance to exceed all earn-out and financial goals. Stacey’s experience, and passion, spans many industries – including healthcare, consumer goods, financial services and retail. Email: s•••••@stratconnections.com; office number: 41••••••94 Website:

Experience

1. CEO

   Strategic Connections, Llc

   Apr 2004 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Stacey is founder and CEO of Strategic Connections a strategic planning consultancy. She serves as an adviser and guide to CEOs, COOs and heads of sales, marketing and HR executives, identifying the most efficient and effective way to leverage current business opportunities. Her expertise has resulted in advising on new digital channels, creation of new programs that align with competitive shifts, reaction to market changes, and connecting to emerging cultural communities in the United States to build new customer sources. Over the years she has worked with clients that include her prior employer, Publicis Groupe, CDW (Healthcare Division), Lifescan (division of Johnson & Johnson), and many regional healthcare systems and providers.One of her ongoing engagements is with Compass Health Healthcare Marketing. Stacey has been the lead strategic planner for healthcare clients since 2013.Through her consulting services, Stacey also has been engaged as a personal adviser of CEOs to assist with management of board issues, to navigate internal company conflicts, align sales and marketing, facilitate business planning, assess market dynamics and improve internal communications.

Education

• San Francisco State University, College of Business

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Retail
• Direct Mail
• Brand Developement
• Brand Management
• Sem
• Brand Architecture
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Management
• Corporate Branding
• Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
• Social Media
• Product Marketing
• Direct Marketing
• Digital Strategy
• Online Advertising
• Copywriting
• Interactive Marketing
• Digital Media
• Lead Generation
• Creative Direction
• Brand Development
• Interactive Advertising
• Marketing Research
• Marketing Communications
• Management
• Hospitals
• Mobile Marketing
• Relationship Marketing
• B2b Marketing
• Content Strategy
• Web Analytics
• Email Marketing
• Advertising
• Strategic Planning
• Brand Awareness
• Customer Insight
• Strategic Partnerships
• Creative Strategy
• Strategic Communications