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CONSULTING & STRATEGY
We are passionate about analyzing data to develop effective strategies that drive results. We use data to fuel our strategies and ignite growth for our clients. Whether you need to improve customer experience, advocate for change, optimize technology, or implement innovative growth plans, we can help you achieve your goals.
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DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS & MEDIA BUYING
Every campaign is unique. We are agnostic towards the ever-evolving media landscape, ensuring our clients a better return on investment (ROI) by utilizing various channels, platforms, and creativity throughout the customer journey. Our team has a combination of long-term direct relationships and programmatic proficiency.
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CUSTOM LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Struggling to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing or user experience? We offer custom course development in strategy development, digital marketing, social media, platform setup & optimizations, and technical skills, such as Google Analytics setup & report building.
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CONSULTING & STRATEGY
Digital Strategy Development
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Marketing Operations Strategy
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Technology
Consulting
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Digital Transformation
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Team & Individual
Training
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At our digital marketing agency, we put analysis and strategy before design and implementation. We aim to attract the right audience with the right message at the right time. Our digital marketing solutions and strategies are unique and effective, driven by what works and not just for the sake of being different. We stay ahead of the curve in digital technology and test ideas before recommending them to clients. Our goal is to provide digital marketing solutions that produce results.
To begin our work, we develop an overarching marketing strategy that is tailored to your business. Our team meets with you to understand your needs and performs in-depth research on your target market. This allows us to develop an integrated digital marketing campaign that positions your brand exactly where you want it to be.
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​At Higher Strategies, we believe that technology should support and enhance your organization’s success, not constrain it. With our wide range of best-in-class services, we provide customized solutions that fit your unique IT needs. We’re committed to excelling at our job so you can focus on doing yours.
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DIGITAL &
ADVERTISING SERVICES
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Paid Media
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SEM / Paid Search
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Paid Social
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Digital Display & Native
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Digital Video
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OTT / CTV
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Podcast / Radio
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Direct Buys
Influencer Marketing
Break through the noise and reach your audiences in an authentic way. We have partnerships with influencers that believe in your mission, and you only pay for real results.
Audience Building
Wheter it's using 3rd Party data or prospect modeling, we can help build your audiences to increase social following, build an email list, or for digital targeting.
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UX Optimization
Looking at the entire journey your users take, we can help to define and optimize their digital experience to increase conversion rates.
Landing/Web Pages
The key to a successful campaign is aligning landing pages to the audience and goal. We can build pages from scratch or optimize existing pages that drive results.
SEO Strategy
Build long-term equity for your brand by optimizing your site for search. Get found by ranking higher in search results.
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Let's start with an audit.
Performance Marketing
Starting with your goal and based on the results you want to achieve, we build channel media mix models to forecast performance and drive the best possible channels for your campaigns. Campaigns are optimized to achieve your desired conversion.
Analytics & Reporting
Better data collection means better-informed marketing strategies and stronger performing campaigns.
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​All campaigns will have weekly or monthly reporting on the metrics that matter to you.
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GA4 Set Up
In July 2023, Google will remove the ability for organizations to use the current version of Universal Analytics and move to the new format, Google Analytics 4. You'll need to have this set up well. in advance or risk losing data.
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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
There is increasing pressure on the marketing function to deliver tangible results. With the accelerated rate of consumers’ adoption of new technologies, the use of fragmented digital and social channels, changing buying behaviors, and the ever-increasing amounts of data being generated, marketers must continually adapt to keep up with the pace of change. The future of work has already arrived. Today, workers must apply creativity and critical thinking with digital competencies to solve complex business problems,
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Organizations need to create a Learning Organization within their marketing to create the learning and development of employee capabilities and subsequent strategies for the modern marketing function to adapt new capabilities and skills that align with organizational needs to achieve marketing excellence.
Our Philosophy
We've identified learning as an investment that improves performance as long as learning is spent in productive learning, which occurs when it is goal-relevant and leads directly to action. We focus on productive learning that is job-related, either a soft or hard skill that will directly affect the quality of work output aligned with your organization's capabilities and objectives. Josh Bersin, the founder of Deloit, coined the term “learning in the flow of work” to refer to the practice of employees learning something when needed, then immediately applying the learning to their work. This learning concept takes productive learning to the micro-level.
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All courses and modules use best practices in Adult Learning Theory and align with the day-to-day work that employees do, thus enabling them to implement learning in real time, leading to an open environment of knowledge sharing.
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Opportunities
We offer custom course development in strategy development, digital marketing, social media, platform set up & optimizations, and technical skills, such as Google Analytics setup & report building.
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KRISTEN'S TEACHING & TRAINING BACKGROUND
Internal Agency Experience
Kristen was able to elevate past organizations to a collaborative learning culture. L&D curriculum development aligned with job descriptions, including skills and competencies needed at each level. Courses included in-person (live Zoom) sessions, asynchronous modules, certifications, and peer-led collaborative learning
Teaching Experience
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University of Virginia (UVA)
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Kellogg School of Business (through Emeritus)
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General Assembly
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NOVA & PCC Community Colleges
Kristen has taught continuing education courses, for-credit digital marketing courses, & certification courses in digital marketing for executives & career changers alike.
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The majority of her teaching experience included curriculum development and student mentoring.
Degrees & Education
Currently persuing a Doctorate In Business Administration (DBA) in Strategic Marketing
Degrees
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Master of Arts, International Commerce & Policy
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing Major
Certifications
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User Experience Design (UXD)
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Front-End Web Development