About Leslie Whittaker | Digital Marketing Consultant

Leslie Whittaker | Digital Marketing Consultant

Strategic marketing expert, avid writer, Starbucks addict, dog lover, Netflix binger and outdoor adventure enthusiast are all ways to describe me.

As a seasoned Digital Marketing Consultant with over 13 years of experience, I help businesses increase leads, close more business, retain customers better and, ultimately, make more money. Recently, I helped one client grow their website traffic by over 950%, reduce their cost per lead by 60% and increase their leads by over 400%.

When I’m not helping businesses dominate in their market, you can find me throwing toys for my 2 dogs, biking to nowhere on my Peloton, cheering on the Steelers and Tarheels, traveling with friends, or reading a good book.

If you’re looking to grow your client base and revenue, I can help you. I partner with businesses of any size and any industry across the United States and I manage over 2.6 million a year in digital marketing budgets. Contact me for a complimentary consultation.

I graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Studies. Following graduation, I completed additional courses in Graphic Design at Valencia College and in 2013 I became Google Ads certified.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

✔ Client Acquisition
✔ Competitive Marketing Strategies
✔ Lead Generation & Management
✔ Client and Vendor Relationship Management
✔ Digital Marketing Development & Strategy
✔ Digital Content Creation
✔ Customer Analysis & Segmentation
✔ Market Assessment
✔ Data Analysis

RESULTS.

Achieved 500% increase in website traffic, 400% increase in online leads and 69% reduction in cost per lead for medical practice. Watch video and read case study for Mitchell Medical Group.

Achieved 40% decrease in cost per lead, average of 8% increase in revenue per customer and 10% year over year growth for spa without increasing advertising spend. Check out the case study for Skin Spa New York.

Increased revenue for client by $131,000 in 8 months via comprehensive digital marketing plan.

Identified opportunity for improvement in attorneys pay per click campaign which resulted in a 150% increase in leads with less advertising spend per month.

Streamlined a new client’s marketing by reducing their previous budget with another vendor by 50% while still hitting their cost per lead acquisition goal (a 47% decrease in cost per lead compared to their cost per lead with their previous vendor)

Increased Google Business Listing calls for one client by 133% and for another client by 113% by optimizing the listing and utilizing new features.

CLIENT LOVE.

Leslie has been a tremendous asset to our company with webmarketing knowledge. She’s been instrumental to our company’sgrowth with her tireless work ethic and attention to detail. – Pete Nieto, Affordable Granite & Cabinetry Outlet

Leslie set up and managed over 25 digital marketing campaigns for my organization during the time I worked with her at Reach Local. Leslie always provided valuable insights into my campaigns as well as some excellent suggestions. Those recommendations she implemented resulted in significant gains in program enrollments. Leslie was always quick to respond to my requests and even proactively would reach out to me with insights and recommendations. She understood my organization’s business and needs as well as any long-term employee of my organization, and it resulted in the strong performances of my digital campaigns. – Jennifer Sherman, Sr. Marketing Manager at PDI

Leslie has done extraordinarily well helping us grow practices andconsistently generates the highest ROI of all marketing programs I lead. – Dennis Marvel, Managing Partner, Director Fortune Practice Management

EXPERIENCE.

ReachLocal | Gannett

Senior Digital Marketing Consultant | April 2015 – current
Senior Account Executive | December 2012 – April 2015
Account Manager | November 2010 – December 2012

Infinite Labs

Marketing Manager | April 2010 – November 2010

ReferredU

Marketing & Operations Manager | October 2008 – April 2010

Car Wash Solutions

Marketing Manager | April 2007 – September 2008

GAI Consultants

Marketing Coordinator I | April 2006 – May 2007
Marketing & Graphics Assistant | April 2005 – April 2006

Education.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, English and Communication Studies
Hillsborough Community College
AA, English
Valencia Community College
Completed courses in Graphic Design and Website Design