Jon Itkin

CEO

Rochester, New York, United States19 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in B2B product positioning and messaging.
  • Proven track record with major tech companies.
  • Skilled in transforming brand narratives for growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B marketing strategist with expertise in positioning and brand development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Positioning (marketing)B2b MarketingProduct MarketingGtm StrategyBranding

Other Skills

AdvertisingAdvertising CopyBlog DevelopmentBloggingBrand CommunicationBrand DevelopmentContent DevelopmentContent MarketingContent StrategyContent WritingCopy EditingCopywritingCreative Concept DevelopmentDigital MarketingDigital Strategy

About

If you're a B2B technology company ready to take a leadership position in your market, then I'm ready to help. I’ve spent years working with businesses from Meta, Salesforce, and Google to high-growth startups and scaleups to position B2B products, platforms, and brands. I’ve seen it firsthand many times: The transition from vague to tight positioning is like turning the lights on. It’s a force multiplier that makes your entire go-to-market work harder and faster. It’s the antidote to mixed-up messaging, sleepy conversion rates, and low-energy sales cycles. And the beautiful thing: You’re working with words, not code. If you want to fix your positioning, I want to pitch in. I help founders and executives at established B2B tech companies refactor their positioning and messaging to reach the next big objective. My work has helped: …challenger brands outflank category Goliaths …legacy leaders reclaim their credibility and authority …high-powered upstarts build Fortune 500 pipelines …teams break through years-old logjams and start rowing together And contributed to big funding rounds, smash-hit marketing events, and groundbreaking campaigns. There are two ways you can have my help: One: Follow me on LinkedIn or visit my website for insights, ideas, and frameworks you can use. Two: DM me “Chat” or click the link in my featured section to set up a call and talk over your positioning challenge.

Experience

In the kitchen

Principal

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Rochester, New York, United States

  • I help growth-stage tech companies with positioning, messaging, and brand.
StorytellingB2B MarketingMessagingMarketingPositioning (Marketing)Marketing Strategy

Connect the dots

Director of Product Marketing

Nov 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr · Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • Developing insights, shaping product narrative, and building foundational GTM for a Series A startup.
Product Marketing

Odaseva

Director of Creative, Content, and Customer Insight

Sep 2020Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • GTM strategy, branding, product marketing strategy and execution for the leading Enterprise Data Platform for Salesforce.
GTM StrategyBranding

Article group

2 roles

Head of Strategy

Jan 2020Sep 2020 · 8 mos

Director of Strategy

Apr 2016Apr 2020 · 4 yrs

  • Solving really hairy, house-on-fire marketing and communications problems for forward-thinking national and global brands.

The martin group

Director of Brand Strategy

Jul 2015Apr 2016 · 9 mos · Rochester, New York Area

Eric mower + associates

Senior Account Planner

Jul 2014Jul 2015 · 1 yr

Verdant brand communications

3 roles

Director of Account Planning

Jan 2014Jul 2014 · 6 mos · Rochester, New York Area

  • In attempting to solve problems on behalf of Brand Cool' clients, I ask and do my best to answer a lot of questions. What's at the root of the issue? Who do we need to engage with? How can we make their lives better? Etc, etc.
  • The answers can take any form. WIth us, though, they usually take shape in some type of marketing initiative.
  • Whatever we do, it's my job to be sure our solutions are well-considered, cost-effective and packed with as much insight as we can get our hands on.

Associate Director of Strategy

Mar 2013Jan 2014 · 10 mos · Rochester, New York Area

  • Blending strategic and creative disciplines to help brands change the way people think and act.

Brand Engagement Strategist - Copywriter

May 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos · Rochester, New York Area

  • I put strategic ideas, concepts and words together into cohesive, effective brand engagement for Brand Cool’s clients.

Lichtenstein + associates

Copywriter

Apr 2010May 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Copywriting, branding, strategy development, marketing communications problem-solving

Jon itkin copywriting

Freelance Copywriter, Editor, Creative Project Manager

Jul 2006Apr 2010 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • As a freelancer, I helped clients across the nation concept, develop and implement branded marketing materials, advertising and digital creative.

Education

University of Oregon

Journalism — Magazine Journalism

Jan 2004Jan 2006

University of Pittsburgh

English — Creative Writing

Jan 2001Jan 2003

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