I am a data-driven marketer with over 10 years of experience specializing in marketing strategy and execution across retail, advertising, loyalty, and tech industries. I founded Innova Strategic Marketing, where I lead business development, strategic planning, and digital marketing strategy to deliver impactful lifecycle marketing campaigns focused on driving customer engagement and ROI. Throughout my career, I have worked in various marketing leadership roles including lifecycle marketing lead roles where I collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, customer success, and product teams to design and execute customer journey strategies and product launches. Passionate about delivering measurable results, I apply my skills in data analysis, customer journey mapping, and campaign management to optimize marketing performance and drive growth.

Ivonna Cabrera

I am a data-driven marketer with over 10 years of experience specializing in marketing strategy and execution across retail, advertising, loyalty, and tech industries. I founded Innova Strategic Marketing, where I lead business development, strategic planning, and digital marketing strategy to deliver impactful lifecycle marketing campaigns focused on driving customer engagement and ROI. Throughout my career, I have worked in various marketing leadership roles including lifecycle marketing lead roles where I collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, customer success, and product teams to design and execute customer journey strategies and product launches. Passionate about delivering measurable results, I apply my skills in data analysis, customer journey mapping, and campaign management to optimize marketing performance and drive growth.

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I am a data-driven marketer with over 10 years of experience specializing in marketing strategy and execution across retail, advertising, loyalty, and tech industries. I founded Innova Strategic Marketing, where I lead business development, strategic planning, and digital marketing strategy to deliver impactful lifecycle marketing campaigns focused on driving customer engagement and ROI.

Throughout my career, I have worked in various marketing leadership roles including lifecycle marketing lead roles where I collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, customer success, and product teams to design and execute customer journey strategies and product launches. Passionate about delivering measurable results, I apply my skills in data analysis, customer journey mapping, and campaign management to optimize marketing performance and drive growth.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Work Experience

Founder & Head of Marketing at INNOVA Strategic Marketing
July 1, 2019 - Present
Founded and lead a strategic lifecycle marketing firm handling general business management including business development, goal setting, strategic planning, financial management, and marketing operations. Developed digital marketing strategies and managed execution of multi-channel lifecycle marketing campaigns such as customer journey mapping, social media, email, and SMS marketing. Maintained client and stakeholder relationships ensuring successful delivery of results with positive ROI, catering to both B2C and B2B audiences.
Customer Marketing Lead at Venngage
October 1, 2024 - August 20, 2025
Served as a Lifecycle Marketing Lead, part of the marketing leadership team owning KPIs and reporting to executive leadership including the CEO. Designed and executed lifecycle marketing initiatives focusing on customer adoption and revenue/account expansion. Led cross-functional collaboration with marketing, customer success, support, and product teams. Owned customer journey mapping and product launches from ideation to execution for various user personas.
Senior Lifecycle Marketer at Venngage
October 1, 2021 - August 20, 2025
Owned email marketing initiatives focused on lifecycle stages to boost product adoption and free-to-paid upgrade rates. Collaborated with marketing and product teams to understand customer behavior and designed data-driven email and in-app campaigns. Developed lifecycle strategy and customer journeys for diverse user segments. Successfully implemented an onboarding email journey that increased platform usage by 45% within three months.
Lifecycle Marketing Specialist at LoyaltyOne
April 1, 2021 - August 20, 2025
Developed and executed multi-channel marketing strategies to support various stages of the customer lifecycle for AIR MILES, focusing on digital engagement, acquisition, onboarding, and top-tier customer segments. Led optimization of onboarding email journeys generating above benchmark open rates and a 16% increase in product usage. Managed day-to-day lifecycle campaign execution including creative development, deployment, and A/B testing. Built relationships with partner teams across industries and managed campaign budgets.
Digital Marketing Specialist at Nelson Education
March 1, 2019 - August 20, 2025
Created and executed outbound B2B and B2C email marketing campaigns. Monitored and analyzed social and email campaign performance. Coordinated implementation of a project management tool to establish marketing processes. Managed web and social media content, resulting in a 31% increase in Twitter followers making Nelson the top Canadian educational publisher on the platform.
Online Marketing Coordinator at IKEA
August 1, 2017 - August 20, 2025
Coordinated marketing actions for online channels in Caribbean stores. Managed web design team workload for website and mobile app content creation. Created and managed social media content calendars. Provided digital analytics insights to support marketing strategies. Worked closely with sales teams to align digital marketing efforts with sales goals. Coordinated online advertising campaigns across multiple digital media platforms.

Education

Master of Science in Communication and Media Technologies at Rochester Institute of Technology
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing (Honours: Magna Cum Laude) at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Customer Experience Module
October 1, 2020 - August 20, 2025

Industry Experience

Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Other