Marketing Manager, Growth
Fornella — D2C specialty foods·Milan, Italy
May 2021 - presentOwn acquisition and retention for a D2C specialty-food brand shipping to Italy, France, and Germany. Team of five plus agencies.
- Grew annual revenue from €4M to €11M in three years while reducing blended CAC by 27%.
- Rebuilt the CRM program on lifecycle segments; email and SMS now drive 31% of revenue, up from 12%.
- Launched the German market with a €280K test budget and reached payback within five months.
- Cut agency spend €190K a year by bringing paid social creative production in-house with a two-person studio.
Paid socialCRMMarket launchBudget ownership
Digital Marketing Specialist, then Team Lead
Cascata Beverage Group·Milan, Italy
Feb 2018 - Apr 2021Ran digital campaigns for two beverage brands with a combined €1.5M digital budget.
- Led the relaunch campaign for the group’s flagship aperitivo brand: 18M video views and a 14% lift in aided awareness.
- Built the group’s first always-on influencer program, generating content 3x cheaper per asset than studio production.
- Promoted to team lead in 2020, managing three specialists.
Brand campaignsInfluencer marketingVideo
Junior Account Manager
Studio Ardesia — digital agency·Turin, Italy
Sep 2016 - Jan 2018Managed social and search campaigns for six SMB retail clients.
- Handled €40K monthly spend across accounts with all six clients retained through both years.
- Doubled newsletter signup rate for the largest client by redesigning the on-site capture flow.
AgencyPaid searchClient management