Ashley Brown

About Ashley Brown

I\'m a growth-focused marketing and communications leader with 15+ years of experience building brands, launching campaigns, and driving measurable business results across Fortune 100 companies and high-growth startups. My career spans the full marketing mix: corporate communications and analyst relations, integrated campaign strategy, demand generation, content marketing, brand storytelling, social media, event marketing, influencer marketing, and international market expansion. I\'ve led teams at Amazon and AWS, The Coca-Cola Company, and Spredfast (now Khoros), and most recently as Head of Marketing for the Inspection division at Porch Group, where I\'ve grown year-over-year revenue pipeline on a flat budget and launched the largest podcast and media property in the property inspection industry. A few things I\'m particularly good at- Building marketing and communications functions from scratch, including the first digital communications team at Coca-Cola and the first startup digital marketing function at AWS - Running global campaigns at scale, including multi-country launches across the U.S, EU, UK, Australia, India, Japan, and Singapore - Driving outsized returns on media investment: at AWS, a $300K budget generated $3M+ in qualified pipeline, a 10:1 ratio - Developing teams and people, having led teams ranging from 3 to 59 across Austin, New York, London, and beyond I hold an M.A. and B.A. in International Relations and am proficient in French, with conversational German and basic Italian. I have EU work authorization available without sponsorship.

Experience

1. Porch Group

   Present

Education

• William & Mary

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations and Affairs

• Boston University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), International Relations (Africa)

• William & Mary

  Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Affairs

• William & Mary

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations (Africa)

• Stellenbosch University

  Study Abroad, Politics

Skills

• Online Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Editing
• Press Releases
• Digital Media
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Creative Direction
• Sales
• Online Advertising
• Brand Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Management
• Public Affairs
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Communication
• Digital Strategy
• Crisis Communications
• Social Media
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Product Marketing
• Social Networking
• Social Media Measurement
• Digital Storytelling
• Leadership
• Digital Communication Strategy
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Brand Management
• Content Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Copywriting
• Product Management