Lynne Brown

Head of US Carrier Partnerships, Devices and Services at Google

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Center for Management Development, Rutgers University

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Sales and brand marketing professional with extensive experience within mobile, entertainment and publishing industries. Expertise in the retail environment, specifically specialty and big box, with an ability to build brands, grow business partnerships and realize increases in revenues.

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Experience

  • Google

    Google

    7 years 2 months

    • Google Graphic

      Head of US Carrier Parnerships

      Google

      - Present 3 years 10 months

      New York, NY

    • Google Graphic

      Strategic Partner Development, Carrier Account Management

      Google

      - 3 years 5 months

      New York, New York

  • Samsung Electronics America Graphic

    Sales - Verizon Team

    Samsung Electronics America

    - 2 years 2 months

  • Vonage Graphic

    Director, National Retail Sales

    Vonage

    - 1 year

    Holmdel, NJ

    Manage relationships with national and regional retail partners to sell Vonage’s portfolio of VoIP home phone service. Develop sales and distribution strategies for both the Vonage and BasicTalk brands, including implementing 3rd party assisted selling as necessary to reach volume, revenue and ROI goals. Collaborate with product and marketing teams on the development of new service offers to reach target consumers to drive incremental sales growth.

  • Virgin Mobile USA

    Virgin Mobile USA

    8 years 3 months

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      Manager, Product Marketing (Go-to-Market Acquisition Strategy and Execution)

      Virgin Mobile USA

      - 3 years

      Warren, NJ

      Lead Virgin Mobile business team in the development and execution of brand strategy through the evaluation of industry trends, competitive positioning and sales history. P&L responsibility focused specifically on strategic brand positioning, portfolio planning, roadmap creation and “go-to-market” tactical planning. Managed Virgin team to facilitate marketing plan execution and distribution strategy to effectively drive customer acquisition. Developed and executed national and retailer…

      Lead Virgin Mobile business team in the development and execution of brand strategy through the evaluation of industry trends, competitive positioning and sales history. P&L responsibility focused specifically on strategic brand positioning, portfolio planning, roadmap creation and “go-to-market” tactical planning. Managed Virgin team to facilitate marketing plan execution and distribution strategy to effectively drive customer acquisition. Developed and executed national and retailer specific promotions for key drive times.

    • Virgin Mobile USA Graphic

      Product Marketing Manager

      Virgin Mobile USA

      - 1 year 8 months

      Warren, NJ

      Collaborated in the creation of payLo by Virgin Mobile, a sub-brand of the established Virgin Mobile USA. Identified target customer segments to create an appropriate offer portfolio and handset roadmap. Partnered with marketing team to develop brand identity. Designed pitch materials for retailers and authored communications for external field sales team.

      Successfully launched Common Cents Mobile, Sprint Prepaid Group’s first new brand – available exclusively at Walmart. Participated…

      Collaborated in the creation of payLo by Virgin Mobile, a sub-brand of the established Virgin Mobile USA. Identified target customer segments to create an appropriate offer portfolio and handset roadmap. Partnered with marketing team to develop brand identity. Designed pitch materials for retailers and authored communications for external field sales team.

      Successfully launched Common Cents Mobile, Sprint Prepaid Group’s first new brand – available exclusively at Walmart. Participated in developing all brand assets including logo, packaging design, messaging hierarchy and web design. Analyzed historical sales data to establish optimal distribution strategy as well as key market selection for advertising and local marketing.

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      Director, National Accounts

      Virgin Mobile

      - 3 years 9 months

      Warren, NJ

      Built and sustained Virgin Mobile’s relationships with key national tier 1 retail partners. Collaborated on the design, marketing and implementation of new products and services, both national launches and retailer exclusives. Lead cross-functional team in establishing sales forecast, setting optimal product mixes, developing in-store merchandising strategies and allocating marketing spend. Successfully negotiated contracts to realize cost savings while meeting company and retailer goals.

  • Director of Retail Sales

    New Video Group

    - 5 years

    New York, NY

    Established overall distribution strategy across all channels of business and product lines with senior leadership. Provided the “voice of the marketplace” in executive meetings with clients such as A&E Home Video, Scholastic Video Collection and Major League Baseball Home Video. Collaborated with business development team on all aspects of acquisitions including pricing, configuration and scheduling. Managed a national key account base. Supervised both account managers and sales support…

    Established overall distribution strategy across all channels of business and product lines with senior leadership. Provided the “voice of the marketplace” in executive meetings with clients such as A&E Home Video, Scholastic Video Collection and Major League Baseball Home Video. Collaborated with business development team on all aspects of acquisitions including pricing, configuration and scheduling. Managed a national key account base. Supervised both account managers and sales support staff.

  • Simon and Schuster Graphic

    Associate Manager, Specialty Retail

    Simon and Schuster

    - 1 year 6 months

    Sold the Simon & Schuster title list, both new release and catalog, into the gift trade. Personally managed key national accounts such as Williams Sonoma and TJ Maxx while overseeing sales via additional inside sales staff and outside commissioned rep groups.

Education

  • Center for Management Development, Rutgers University

    Certificate Finance Essentials

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    Rutgers University

    BA Communication

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    Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honor Society Communication Alumni Award Recipient

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