{"id":25414,"date":"2021-10-19T14:38:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzie.ac.nz\/?p=25414"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:38:23","slug":"blog-nzie-tutor-and-email-marketing-expert-jen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nzie.ac.nz\/blog-nzie-tutor-and-email-marketing-expert-jen\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know NZIE tutor and email marketing expert, Jen!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
When I think about it, I\u2019ve always been a marketer. As a kid, I enjoyed watching television commercials, I\u2019ve always been drawn to magazine ads, and though I\u2019m a massive fan of American football and definitely watch the Super Bowl for the game, I equally watch it for the commercials. I studied marketing and advertising in university, worked in a few areas of marketing early on. Then took a leap (with a company who took a chance on me) into my digital career in 2008, and the rest is proverbially history. Digital marketing was an immediate hit with me, as I fell in love with the capabilities, measurability, and features it allowed marketers. Of course, these benefits have just kept growing, which makes this career ever-changing and ever interesting for me.\u00a0<\/p>
When I started my digital career, email was really the only channel available. We had websites, but they were primarily just static pages, and were certainly not true tools which worked for us the way they do now. As my career has progressed, I\u2019ve expanded and refocused quite a few times, making sure that I am comfortable working across channels and disciplines to some extent, but always staying pretty true to my email roots. I really love a great email programme or campaign, but it\u2019s all the hard work that goes into it from the back end that\u2019s truly important, and that\u2019s where a lot of my focus lies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Vision is my superpower. I have the ability to look at situations through many lenses, all with the intent to put the focus on the end result and the customer\u2019s experience. Also I review both macro- and micro-level activities and performance, analyse it all, and then help guide clients down the optimal paths to drive results and create the best experiences for their customers (or prospective ones). I don\u2019t always tell my clients exactly what they want<\/em> to hear, but I tell them what they need<\/em> to hear. And then help bridge the gap between what they might have thought they needed with what they actually need. Having the perspective of someone outside the business is usually a valuable one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Hearing thoughtful questions from my students as we\u2019re discussing a topic is really exciting, as I can tell they\u2019re thinking about what I\u2019ve said, then applying those thoughts by wanting to know more. I\u2019ve always loved helping people to think differently or see things from new points of view, but seeing students take their thoughts and ideas, coupled with a few things I\u2019ve been able to teach them, and produce great insights is really rewarding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t I approach teaching my classes with the same enthusiasm I have for my work, and I truly love it. And I try to bring some humour, insights, and first-hand experiences from my work to each topic we discuss. I also include a relevant, topical meme<\/a> and at least one marketing highlight (something cool I\u2019ve seen a brand do recently) for each class session, too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tWhat do you enjoy most about now being able to teach your area of expertise as a tutor at NZIE?<\/span><\/h3>
Give us an insight into what learning at NZIE is like with you? What can students expect when they show up to one of Jen\u2019s online classes?<\/span><\/h3>
With the skills you are teaching, along with the other subjects included in the Digital Marketing Diploma, what is possible for these students upon graduating?<\/span><\/h3>