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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meet the hive

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, CEO

Ellen Pensky

Queen Bee, CEO

Ellen runs the hive. She’s in charge of client relations, is lead strategist and creative, and oversees partner programs.

Marla Nakaso

Marketing Operations VP

Marla Nakaso

Marketing Operations VP

Marla guides the swarm of activates, managing campaigns, logistics, daily operations, events, and client relations.

Michele Thornton

Marketing VP

Michele Thornton

Marketing VP

Michele keeps the mead flowing with creative concepts, content, and strategy for marketing programs and social media.

Sandy Hill

Business Development VP

Sandy Hill

Business Development VP

Sandy is in the field cross-pollinating and developing new business.

Kate Deschamps

CFO

Kate Deschamps

CFO

Kate lends her expertise to the apiary by providing guidance on financial and operational strategy.

Patrick Pinney

Accounting Director

Patrick Pinney

Accounting Director

Patrick keeps all five eyes on managing the budget, tracking and financial analysis.

John Cote

Director, Web Programming

John Cote

Director, Web Programming

John gives creative projects their wings through graphics, video & HTML. He knows more than a thing or two about web design & development.

Margaret Miller

Analytics VP

Margaret Miller

Analytics VP

Margaret is sharp as a stinger – she runs program and database analytics, and manages all technical content.

Genesis Merino

Marketing Coordinator

Genesis Merino

Marketing Coordinator

Genesis is hard at work in the honeycomb assisting with projects, tracking, testing and reporting on programs, creating PowerPoint slides, and coordinating events.

Charlotte B.

Follow her on Twitter @charlottebumble

Charlotte B.

Follow her on Twitter @charlottebumble

Charlotte B. is the friendly face of our giving back programs.

Lisa Lewis

Executive/Marketing Communications Professional

Lisa Lewis

Executive/Marketing Communications Professional

Creative senior level marketing professional with proven track record of successfully conceiving, developing & executing a wide variety of marketing campaigns & programs.

Cassie Balducci

Marketing Coordinator

Cassie Balducci

Marketing Coordinator

Cassie is a busy bee, helping out wherever the hive needs her on projects, programs and events.

Erik Frantzen & Eric Rabinowitz

Social Nurturing Experts

Erik Frantzen & Eric Rabinowitz

Social Nurturing Experts

Erik & Eric are BumbleBee’s social nurturing partners with expertise in list development, marketing technologies, & social marketing.

Kyle Ogden & Rich Costa

Creative Directors

Kyle Ogden & Rich Costa

Creative Directors

Kyle 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!

"Creating our new website was a smooth process from start to finish. BumbleBee was easy to work with and made the transition a seamless one, and it was on schedule. We love that our new site not only has an updated look and feel, but it’s responsive and much easier to navigate."

Parker Pearson

Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Advanced Logic Industries

"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, Cisco

VIDEOS 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.... View

Honey Bite #2: Telenurturing

09 August 2017 Watch the video to learn what it takes to engage business decision makers to get results.... View

Honey Bite #3: Social Nurturing

09 August 2017 View our video to learn how we create social nurturing dashboards for our clients.... View

Before and After: Designing for Clear Communication

20 March 2018 Recently, a client came to us with a dilemma. They had redesigned a newsletter, but it wasn’t working out ... View

What Does Marketing Have to Do With March Madness?

13 March 2018 March Madness is exciting, isn’t it? Try pairing it with a demand generation program, and you have a can�... View

Doing Our Civic Duty by Helping Students Get Engaged in Civics

02 March 2018 At BumbleBee, it’s a central part of our philosophy to give back, and we especially like to support our ow... View

Contact us

Let the Hive help your business!

Ellen Pensky 925–699–7921 ellen@bumblebeemarketing.net

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Headquarters

3825 Hopyard Rd. Suite 225
Pleasanton, CA 94588