Digital Marketing Portfolio
by Alec Kirby
Blended Data in Business Intelligence Dashboard
Using a data aggregator, I was able to blend various data sources together to give an e-commerce company better insight into their monthly and quarterly sales, site visitors, and value of their customers over time. I also used the base data to build out a moving forecast based on sales growth insights.
- Data Analysis & Visualization
- Coupler.io, Looker Studio, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Ads
Built a Responsive WordPress site for a defense contractor
A client wanted to increase the discoverability and ease of use on their website. So they hired me to build them one
Through a full site redesign, I was able to increase average SEO visibility by 147% and organic site traffic by 125% within six months of site launch.
- Website Design & Development
- WordPress, Google Search Console, Elementor, Google Analytics
Built A Responsive WordPress website for A Beauty Salon
I built a responsive WordPress site for a local beauty salon in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Website Design & Development
- WordPress, Elementor, WP Engine
Built a responsive WordPress website for a non-profit
Developed a responsive WordPress site using Elementor for a local non-profit organization
- Website Design & Development
- WordPress, WPEngine, Elementor
Built an interactive dashboard for speaker and Author
An influential speaker and author needed an interactive dashboard that could give her insight into what sources were driving website traffic and conversions. I was able to pull this information in, blend it, and use custom calculated metrics alongside her Google Analytics property to give her the insight she needed to make better business decisions.
- Data Analysis & Visualization
- Looker Studio, Google Analytics
Captured drone footage for yard management
Captured Drone Footage to be used for Yard Management
- Content & Social Media
- DJI Mini 3, Affinity Photo 2, Wondershare Filmora 13
Conducted A Comprehensive Online Survey For Brand Sentiment Analysis
To better gauge a brand’s reputation in their local community, a company hired me to conduct a city-wide survey of their perceived sentiment.
Through an extensive online questionnaire, I was able to deliver a data-driven report of their company standings within their city and how they were perceived. This aided them in building new advertising messaging to address consumer concerns as well as capitalize on some of their competitive advantages.
- Data Analysis & Visualization
- Qualtrics, Google Forms, Excel
Delivered Marketing Emails With Record-High Open Rates
For the better part of the year, I tested various subject lines to maximize the open rate for a monthly newsletter. Though it was always above industry averages, I kept pushing until I hit a new record-high open rate for the company.
- Email Marketing
- Constant Contact
Generated More Organic Social Impressions & Clicks Through Content Marketing
A client wanted me to improve the amount of traffic generated from their company’s LinkedIn page.
I was able to increase their organic impressions and clicks over time as I helped build and schedule holistic social media content for their company.
- Content & Social Media
- LinkedIn, Canva, Grammerly
Improved reach and engagement with paid social ads
After adjusting target audiences and leveraging 1st part data, I was able to improve engagement of a paid social campaign by 16%
- Content & Social Media
- Facebook Ads, Facebook Datasets, Google Analytics
Increased Clicks & Conversions With The Same Budget On Search Campaigns
A client had an issue with multiple search campaigns not performing to industry standards so they hired me to come in and optimize their Google Ads account for higher performance.
Within 30 days, I was able to increase their click-through rate by 8.01% and conversion rate by 4.36% while simultaneously dropping their average cost/conversion by $46.20. This led to an additional 72 leads being generated with the same budget as months prior.
- Search Engine Marketing
- Google Ads, Semrush, SpyFu
Increased Conversions Through Facebook Advertising
A privately held higher education institution wanted to increase conversion volume through their Facebook advertising.
Making adjustments to their campaigns for smarter targeting decreased their average cost per lead by 15.4% while increasing their reach by 63%. No new ad creative was provided and the budget remained relatively the same.
- Content & Social Media
- Facebook Business Suite, Facebook Ads, Canva
Increased Domain Authority via Backlinking
As part of a content marketing and SEO plan, I increased backlinks to more than double domain authority for an online retailer over the course of 6 months
- Content & Social Media Search Engine Marketing
- Semrush, HIKE SEO
Increased Email Newsletter Open Rate And Click-Through Rate
While optimizing email newsletter CTAs, I also tested various subject lines to increase open rates for a local business.
- Email Marketing
- Constant Contact, ChatGPT
Increased Organic Search Engine Rankings
A client wanted to increase their domain authority and overall rank across search engines without having to add new content.
Along with getting the site correctly indexed, I was able to make various on-page search engine optimizations for easier readability and a better user experience. Because of this, the site rank improved exponentially within six months.
- Search Engine Marketing
- Screaming Frog, SpyFu
Increased performance of WordPress website
Through the usage of image and database optimization, leveraging a content delivery network (CDN), and installing a page caching plugin, I significantly improved the initial load time of a WordPress website.
- Website Design & Development
- WP-Optimize, WebP conversion, Cloudflare
Increased ROAS by 17% on the same budget
A local attraction needed more ticket sales. After adjusting their budgets and targeting other local destinations, I was able to add in ticket sale tracking as well as optimizing their ticket sales to increase ROAS to 11x and increasing conversion value by 17%
- Digital Advertising
- Google Ads, YouTube, Google Display Network (GDN)
Marketing Manager for Colorado Springs Agency
I had the privilege to grow and oversee a team of 10 truly remarkable individuals in the digital, social, and web development disciplines. Together as a team, we executed all digital and web-related advertising and marketing products for an advertising agency in Colorado.
- Leadership
Optimized Search Campaigns For Nationwide Franchise
A franchise organization with over 100 locations nationwide needed a better pay-per-click program to offer their operators. The goal was to maximize conversion volume within each franchise owner’s budget restraints.
Within six months, I was able to build and optimize a pay-per-click campaigns package that delivered leads at a lower cost and a higher conversion rate than marketing agencies hired in the past.
- Search Engine Marketing
- Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Google Keyword Planner, Semrush
Pinterest Ads Optimization
By restructuring targeting toward intent-based discovery, I was able to drive stronger engagement and lower acquisition costs, proving that Pinterest can operate as both a discovery and conversion channel when structured strategically.
- Content & Social Media
- Pinterest Ads
Website Performance Optimizations
In preparation for Google’s search algorithm update, I made specific performance optimizations to a client’s WordPress site.
Though the site structure was already getting a strong grade, I was also able to boost the site performance exponentially to get a much stronger grade in all primary performance metrics. This resulted in a faster, higher-performing website for my client. This also had a positive result on their SEO standings.
- Website Design & Development
- PageSpeed Insights, Semrush
Website Traffic Improvement
Built a comprehensive full-funnel marketing strategy for equipment company to significantly increase online visibility, website traffic, and leads
- Digital Advertising Search Engine Marketing
- Google Analytics, Search Console, Google Ads, Webmaster, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Semrush, Spyfu, and SEO Site Checkup





















