Blake Hickey · Marketing director · Jupiter, Florida

Marketing that brings in the right leads. Twenty years of it, from a Michigan wakeboard shop to a cybersecurity company.

I set the plan and the budget and direct the team and the agencies. I still build many of the ads, the follow-up and the video myself, so one person owns the whole thing and can show you where every lead came from. I've done it in-house for tech, cybersecurity, luxury home technology, retail and action sports, and I host a Florida Bar CLE series on lawyer advertising compliance.

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Blake Hickey, marketing director, in his studio in Jupiter, Florida

Blake HickeyMarketing · Leads · Creative

20 yearsin marketing, since my first job at a wakeboard shop in 2006
$5M+in ad spend I've directed across my roles
1,000+leads at an $8.50 average cost per lead at Premium Digital
$50M+in proposals fed to sales teams, across my roles

Figures are from my own roles and records. Results depend on the market, the budget and the sales team, and past results don't promise future ones.

Marketing Director, MicrotechIT and cybersecurity, since February 2023
The Florida Bar CLE seriesHost and producer, Business Law Section, on lawyer advertising compliance
Walmart "Receipt Challenge," 2013Contributed to the Effie Award-winning campaign as digital imaging technician and second camera

01 / What I'd own

What I'd take off your plate.

Most teams have the ads with one vendor, the website with another and the follow-up with nobody. I pull it into one plan and own the number at the end.

01

The plan

Who you sell to, what they search for, what they need to hear first and where the budget goes. Written down, so the whole team works from the same page.

02

The leads

Google Search, Meta and ChatGPT ads, events and email, with tracking to your CRM so you can see what each lead cost and where it came from.

03

The follow-up and the look

Automated follow-up so leads don't go cold, plus the design and video direction that makes your brand look like you can be trusted.

Regulated industry? Legal, healthcare and financial marketing come with rules. I build them into the campaign from day one, and I'm a member of the National Association of Advertising Compliance.

02 / Selected work

Where I've done it.

Each one says where I did it and what my role was.

Microtech IT & CybersecurityFort Lauderdale · 2023 to today
Marketing Director

Lead generation for a cybersecurity company

I run the whole marketing function: search, Meta, events, email and the CRM. Paid search beat The Marketing Team's 2024 MSP benchmark on both lead volume and cost per lead.

Smart home tech on a yacht
Premium Digital · 2019 to 2023

Marketing for a luxury smart home company

Built and led a three-person team. More than 1,000 leads at an $8.50 average cost per lead, a rebrand upmarket and the 2020 Samsung 5-Star Platinum Direct Dealer Award.

LogoUp.com and R.J. RobertsPompano Beach · 2015 to 2018
Marketing Manager

Growing two B2B uniform brands

Led a four-person team, automated the sales funnels and rebuilt both websites while selling brands like Nike, Under Armour and Ogio.

The Florida Bar CLE seriesBusiness Law Section · Today
Host and producer

Lawyer advertising compliance

I host and produce the Business Law Section's continuing legal education series with Bar ethics counsel and practicing lawyers.

Vans x BC Surf Chukka Low
BC Surf and Sport · 2009 to 2015

Content for an 18-store surf chain

More than 100 videos with over 1,000,000 views, a custom Vans shoe collaboration, a site redesign and the weekly email.

The Boarder LineSouthwest Michigan · Since 2006
First job, client today

Where I started, and still work

My first marketing job, in 2006, at a wakeboard shop and camp. Twenty years later it's a client, and I mentor their in-house team on the website and marketing.

See the full track record

03 / Ways to work together

Full-time, fractional or a project.

I work remotely from Jupiter, Florida. Tell me what the team needs, and if I'm not the right fit, I'll say so on the first call.

Full-time, remote

Marketing director

I own marketing for your company: the plan, the budget, the team and the report on where every lead came from.

Part-time

Fractional director

The same job a set number of hours a month, for a company that isn't ready for a full-time hire.

Contract

A project or a talk

A launch, a campaign, a team training or a speaking date. See the talks

Looking for an agency to run your marketing instead? That's my company, Hickey Media.

04 / How I think

Start with what people hear first.

I grew up working in my family's business. My grandfather built it, my dad ran it, and by high school I was running the sound and lighting for full rooms during some of the most emotional moments in people's lives. Change the music and you change the room.

That's still how I market. Before anyone reads your price or your process, the first thing they hear decides whether they stay.

My first marketing job, in 2006, was for Bill Boston at The Boarder Line in Southwest Michigan. Twenty years later, Bill still hires me. Clients who stay for decades are the best proof I have. My story

Trailer for the Florida Bar Business Law Section CLE series I host. The full episodes are for Bar members in the Bar's CLE portal.

05 / My method

The Double Jaw Method™

I named it after my own double jaw surgery, where both jaws had to move together. Think it through, then do it. Every campaign I run follows it, and it's the book I'm writing. About the book

Top jaw

Think it through

Who are the right buyers, what sends them looking and what do they need to hear first?

Bottom jaw

Take action

Get in front of them, give them a good place to land and follow up fast. Then measure and tune. How it works

06 / In their words

From people I've worked with.

From LinkedIn recommendations, quoted as written and trimmed only where you see an ellipsis. Each is one person's experience.

"We were generating leads like nothing I have seen in my decade-long work. ..."

Dennis C.LinkedIn recommendation. Content designer who reported to me at Premium Digital

"Blake is a great collaborator, especially with marketing, and overall communication. ..."

Christian S.LinkedIn recommendation, 2024. Sales development rep I worked with

"His leadership and organizational abilities were directly responsible for the company's success. ..."

Andrew F.LinkedIn recommendation. Marketing coordinator on my team at LogoUp.com and R.J. Roberts

More recommendations from former employers and colleagues are on my LinkedIn profile. Read client reviews.

Questions

Questions I get asked.

If yours isn't here, ask on the call.

What kind of work do you take on?

Full-time marketing leadership, where I own the plan, the pipeline and the report, plus fractional and project work through my company, Hickey Media. Today I'm Marketing Director at Microtech IT & Cybersecurity Services, working remotely from Jupiter, Florida.

What industries do you know best?

Technology and cybersecurity, legal, healthcare and dental, luxury home technology, B2B apparel, retail and action sports. I've also run insurance lead generation for agencies selling Mutual of Omaha, Aetna and Cigna plans.

Have you managed a team?

Yes. I built and led a three-person marketing team at Premium Digital and led a four-person team at LogoUp.com and R.J. Roberts. I also work closely with sales, IT and outside agencies.

Do you use AI?

Yes, for research and first drafts, so the team moves faster. I review everything before it goes out, and I keep client and patient data out of tools that train on it. I've also built an AI content system for my own site that drafts SEO articles in a brand's voice and runs each draft past a panel of AI reviewers before a person approves it.

Can you guarantee results?

No. No one can. Results depend on the market, the budget, the sales process and things outside anyone's control. What I commit to is the work, the timeline and a clear report on what's working.

What's the difference between you, Hickey Media and Double Jaw Marketing?

Same person, same standards. Blake Hickey is me: roles, projects and speaking. Hickey Media is my company that advises and runs marketing for technology companies, law firms and professional services. Double Jaw Marketing does the same for dental, orthodontic and oral surgery practices. All three are brands of Hickey Media LLC.

Want to talk marketing?

Let's talk for 15 minutes.

Pick a time. Tell me about the team and the goal, and I'll tell you if I'm the right fit. By phone or Zoom.

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A lifeguard stand on an empty Atlantic beach at first light
Based in Jupiter, FloridaMarketing director since 2006