Welcome To Our Hive:
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We have been creating buzz-worthy results since 2001 for clients of all sizes, across a wide range of industries.
Forward-thinking. Proven processes. Creative and Collaborative.
Creative Services
This is the heart of the hive: Our core strengths
Demand Generation
We know how to generate leads and nurture them on a journey, using a blend of traditional and leading-edge tactics.
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Social Media
We create relevant content and eye-catching media to grab attention in social feeds, and deliver a detailed dashboard with up-to-the-minute results.
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Sales Enablement
Everything you need to tell your company’s story: customer wins, videos, battle cards, infographics, sales sheets, interactive playbooks, presentations, whitepapers & more.
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Branding & Strategy
We help you see the big picture with positioning and competitive analysis, and develop a compelling brand and on-point messaging that resonates.
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Events & PR
Launches, shows, conferences, internal programs, blowouts or bashes—we know how to throw your company a party that gets results.
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Our hive is full of talented people with the expertise to bring your project from inception to completion with flair and plenty of buzz.
Ellen Pensky
Queen Bee, CEOEllen Pensky
Queen Bee, CEOEllen runs the hive. She’s in charge of client relations, is lead strategist and creative, and oversees partner programs.
Marla Nakaso
Marketing Operations VPMarla Nakaso
Marketing Operations VPMarla guides the swarm of activates, managing campaigns, logistics, daily operations, events, and client relations.
Michele Thornton
Marketing VPMichele Thornton
Marketing VPMichele keeps the mead flowing with creative concepts, content, and strategy for marketing programs and social media.
Sandy Hill
Business Development VPSandy Hill
Business Development VPSandy is in the field cross-pollinating and developing new business.
Kate Deschamps
CFOKate Deschamps
CFOKate lends her expertise to the apiary by providing guidance on financial and operational strategy.
Patrick Pinney
Accounting DirectorPatrick Pinney
Accounting DirectorPatrick keeps all five eyes on managing the budget, tracking and financial analysis.
John Cote
Director, Web ProgrammingJohn Cote
Director, Web ProgrammingJohn gives creative projects their wings through graphics, video & HTML. He knows more than a thing or two about web design & development.
Margaret Miller
Analytics VPMargaret Miller
Analytics VPMargaret is sharp as a stinger – she runs program and database analytics, and manages all technical content.
Genesis Merino
Marketing CoordinatorGenesis Merino
Marketing CoordinatorGenesis is hard at work in the honeycomb assisting with projects, tracking, testing and reporting on programs, creating PowerPoint slides, and coordinating events.
Sabrina McGraw
Marketing CoordinatorSabrina McGraw
Marketing CoordinatorSabrina knows how to fly through PowerPoint, infographics, and any other creative projects we need.
Lisa Lewis
Executive/Marketing Communications ProfessionalLisa Lewis
Executive/Marketing Communications ProfessionalCreative senior level marketing professional with proven track record of successfully conceiving, developing & executing a wide variety of marketing campaigns & programs.
Cassie Balducci
Marketing CoordinatorCassie Balducci
Marketing CoordinatorCassie is a busy bee, helping out wherever the hive needs her on projects, programs and events.
Erik Frantzen & Eric Rabinowitz
Social Nurturing ExpertsErik Frantzen & Eric Rabinowitz
Social Nurturing ExpertsErik & Eric are BumbleBee’s social nurturing partners with expertise in list development, marketing technologies, & social marketing.
Kyle Ogden & Rich Costa
Creative DirectorsKyle Ogden & Rich Costa
Creative DirectorsKyle and Rich run a thriving hive full of award winning graphic designers and creative minds.
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References & Awards
Our customers have been buzzing!
"For Cisco's key partners – including one of our largest, AT&T – I count on Bumblebee Marketing. They consistently develop successful demand generation campaigns, events and sales tools."
Dianne Bruno
Sr. Marketing Manager, US Service Provider Field Partner Marketing, Cisco"I am a sales management expert, but writing and launching a book was a completely new experience for me. The team at BumbleBee made the process painless. I truly appreciate their editing and formatting and they created terrific, attention-getting cover art."
George O’Meara
Go’Meara Consulting Services"Ellen came in and in one week did everything and more, including creating a super cool logo for the Forum. Problems solved. Customers thrilled. Account team impressed."
Pat Wright
Marketing Manager, Cisco"Bumblebee does a terrific job of conceptualizing and creating customer win videos that have become a staple of our partner marketing sales toolkits."
Krista Verhein
Partner Account Manager, CiscoVIDEOS AND BLOG
Honey Bite #1: The Community
09 August 2017
Watch the video to learn the best way to ensure that teams have the information they need....
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Honey Bite #2: Telenurturing
09 August 2017
Watch the video to learn what it takes to engage business decision makers to get results....
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Honey Bite #3: Social Nurturing
09 August 2017
View our video to learn how we create social nurturing dashboards for our clients....
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Mentoring the Modern Millennial
03 October 2017
As summer turns to fall, it’s a good time to reflect on the contributions our interns made over the past f...
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Why you should amplify demand generation with social media
13 June 2017
There are many reasons for a company to participate in social media: brand recognition, customer serv...
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Communities are part of your life and should be part of your B2B marketing strategy
10 May 2017
Not long ago, a community could be defined as the people who lived in the same place as us—quite li...
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