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We are working with 1-800-DENTIST in their search for a Sr. Online Marketing Manager based in Los Angeles, CA. 1-800-DENTIST is the nation’s #1 dentist referral service and the dental profession’s leading provider of advanced SaaS marketing solutions. The firm’s success is driven by an innovative team of marketing experts who have transformed and grown its B2C online channel by 10x in just three years.
Most companies would be satisfied with performance like that. But not 1-800-DENTIST. As a high-profile member of 1-800-DENTIST’s marketing team, you’ll have the opportunity to wear many hats, learn many new skills and basically show the world that you’re an online marketing rock star. Your duties will include:
- Managing online marketing campaigns from start to finish (e.g. negotiate with vendors, coordinate proposals, creative assets, and technical implementations)
- Identifying new marketing tactics/partnerships and new sources of lead traffic
- Conducting granular-level performance analysis of advertising expenses
- Managing media buys through ad networks and portals
- Managing relationships with affiliates and advertising partners
- Oversee the search agency
- Testing advertising creative and landing page designs
- Managing development and execution of mobile marketing initiatives
- Researching and benchmarking competitor efforts
Desired Skills & Experience
This position is ideal for a process-oriented problem-solver whose love of root-cause analysis is balanced by excellent interpersonal communication skills, strong strategic/tactical thinking and a “can-do” attitude. We are ready to invest in the right person. However, to qualify you must have:
- 3-5 years of experience working in online marketing
- Expert knowledge of online marketing metrics and best practices
- You know what “pivot” means and can actually build and play
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Impeccable time management and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and changing priorities
- Superior ability to use data and do data analysis to make business decisions
- Bachelor’s degree
HARRY’S COMMENTS: You’re going to like working at 1-800-DENTIST, a privately held company combining the excitement and energy of a startup with the stability and financial resources of an established industry leader. The firm is fast-moving, nimble and non-bureaucratic. There are no silos: If you see a new way to increase market share and can make it work profitably, then management has the funds to test and prove your campaign quickly.
The market for dental services is massive: Roughly 120,000 dentists offices operate in the USA, with combined annual revenue of ~$100 billion. Demand is driven by demographics, with children ages 5-19 and adults 55+ needing the most dental work. Typically, profitability is related to efficient operations and effective marketing. The industry is highly fragmented, with the 50 largest practices generating only 5% of revenue.
Incredibly, more than 70% of consumers in the United States do not have a regular dentist. The reasons vary: Some people will relocate to a new area, while others may have gotten new insurance which is not taken by their current dentist. Others simply don’t like dentists enough to have a regular practitioner, while weddings, new jobs, and emergencies can drive demand as well.
With so many orphan patients, the need for 1-800-DENTIST is obvious.
The firm seeks to make the perfect match between consumers and dentists, which means that the firm’s value proposition is about discovery. Every patient is different, and so is every dentist, which each having different approaches, abilities, environs, payment requirements, schedule availabilities, and more.
Now, some consumers don’t mind doing several hours worth of research to find a new dentist — with online research, phone calls, friends’ referrals, and background checks. 1-800-DENTIST is for people who need a good dentist, don’t have a lot of time, and need handholding in the process.
How does 1-800-DENTIST make money?
The firm has existed for 26 years, and until 3 years ago, it leveraged a subscription model whereby dentists paid a monthly fee for “X” number of leads. Today however, 1-800-DENTIST offers both a pay-per-lead model as well as a subscription model, with half of its customers being pay-per-lead and half being subscribers.
1-800-DENTIST has moved beyond its roots as a simple lead gen company where consumers clicked an Adword result, went to a landing page and called a call center for conversion into a lead. Today 1-800-DENTIST offers a suite of SaaS-based dental marketing solutions, including white label websites; mobile websites; email marketing; directories; reputation monitoring solutions, and a patient activator CRM solution …
These are very sharp people with an entrepreneurial bias.
As a key member of the team, you’ll enjoy a very competitive salary/benefits package with bonus potential, paid parking, 401(k), etc. You’ll work in a friendly, business casual setting where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is on a first-name basis with the CEO. You’ll also find everyone very big on work/life balance. Most importantly, you’ll have the visibility, opportunities and hands-on learning experiences that lead to significant career growth.
UPDATE: THIS SEARCH IS CLOSED.
