Brian Franklin

I am a product marketer with over 5 years of experience in the tech industry. I have a proven track record of successfully launching products, leading cross-functional projects, and conducting market research. I am passionate about engaging with customers, learning from them, and leveraging data to tell compelling stories.Click the icons below to check out my social media profiles, resume, educational background, and projects.

Professional Experience

July '22 - Sept '23

Hiro Systems

Product Marketing Partner

  • Hiro Systems is the developer tooling company for the Stacks blockchain. Stacks is the fastest growing web3 project on Bitcoin, brining smart contracts to the oldest and most secure blockchain.

  • Skills: Go-to-market, competitive analysis, content, strategy, messaging, project management

Sept '21 - July '22

Zendesk

Senior Product Marketing Associate

  • Planned, led, and executed product launch and marketing campaigns for newly released features

  • Built actionable go-to-market and marketing campaigns based on business data analysis

  • Trained commercial and enterprise sales teams on new product and feature launches

  • Conducted engaging quarterly webinars across multiple topics

Sept '18 - Sept '21

Zendesk

Product Marketing Associate

  • Communicated product value to sales team and developed assets to support sales process

  • Created product positioning and messaging to differentiate our product in the market and expand visibility

  • Interviewed customers and created referenceable stories and use cases

  • Assisted Director of PMM with market research to help hone ideal customer and target audience for sales teams

  • Wrote a demo script to provide new hires with baseline product knowledge and teach them how to demo our product

July '18 - Sept '18

Base CRM

Growth Marketing Associate

  • Base CRM is a web-based all-in-one sales platform. Providing tools like email, phone, pipeline management, forecasting, reporting, and more, Base CRM gives sales teams the tools they need to be successful, in a clean and easy-to-use UI.

  • Skills: Demand gen, top-of-funnel content, marketing campaigns, customer research, surveys, sales enablement

July '17 - May '18

Chicago Wolves

Inside Sales Representative

  • Chicago Wolves Hockey Club compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) one step below the NHL. The team plays in Rosemont at the All-State Arena.

  • Skills: Sales, cold-calling, prospecting, ticket operations, customer service

Nov '16 - June '17

Ticket Monster

Marketing Manager

  • Planned and executed email marketing campaigns to generate sign-ups and ticket sales

  • Analyzed comprehensive email campaign statistics to optimize campaign efficiency and identify potential areas for improvement and expansion.

  • Managed the development and execution of personalized email marketing strategies, tailoring content to individual customers based on their preferences and buying behaviors.

Education

Aug '12 - May '16

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

  • B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Sports Management and Finance

  • Graduated Cum Laude

  • Served as President of the Student Alumni Association

Projects

2022-2023

Hiro Systems

Hiro Platform Launch

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2016-2022

Let Me B-Frank

Chicago Sports Blog

  • Created and operated a Chicago based sports blog. Managed and grew to a team of 25 writers, creating blog posts, podcasts, and video content. In 2020, we were acquired by a Seattle-based company The Sports ON Tap.

2016-Present

The B-Fox and B-Frank Show

College Sports Podcast

  • Host a weekly podcast talking about the biggest news and results in the world of college sports.