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Ray Smale

Marketing Leader - Education

7Case studies
12+Clients served
Ray Smale

About

On graduating from Cambridge University, Ray began his career in Strategic Consulting with Arthur Andersen's Business Consulting practice in London. As a Senior Consultant in their Information and Software Services division he led assignments with several B2B clients. After earning his MBA from Kellogg, Ray led Thomson-Reuters' expansion into global markets - including sales, marketing and account management for Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Through creative partnering with prospective customers, he was able to launch an online, legal research service in Hong Kong that doubled forecasted sales while spending less than 40% of the allocated marketing budget. Since then Ray has taken on multiple B2B challenges in sectors as diverse as Education, Ag Tech and Healthcare. His EDU experience covers Childcare (The Learning Experience), K12 School Networks - Private (Meritas) and Charter (Charter Schools USA & Great Hearts Schools), School Learning Solutions (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and Higher Education (Kaplan University). Ray specializes in bringing breakthrough thinking to B2B situations - often leveraging learnings from his roles in B2C sectors. His consistent ability to deliver outstanding results for his clients is a reflection both of his mastery of the science of marketing and the creative flair that he brings to positioning/messaging.

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How Ray helps

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Role

Marketing Leader - Education

A Cambridge University graduate, Ray began his career in strategic consulting with Arthur Andersen's Business Consulting practice in London, where as a Senior Consultant in the Information and Software Services division he led assignments with several B2B clients. After earning his MBA from Kellogg, Ray led Thomson-Reuters' expansion into global markets, including sales, marketing and account management across Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Through creative partnering with prospective customers, he launched an online legal research service in Hong Kong that doubled forecasted sales while spending less than 40% of the allocated marketing budget. Since then Ray has taken on B2B challenges in sectors as diverse as Education, Ag Tech and Healthcare. His education experience spans childcare (The Learning Experience), private and charter K12 school networks (Meritas, Charter Schools USA and Great Hearts Schools), school learning solutions (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and higher education (Kaplan University). He specializes in bringing breakthrough thinking to B2B situations, often leveraging learnings from B2C roles, combining mastery of the science of marketing with creative flair in positioning and messaging.

Selected work in this role

  • Head of Marketing at Meritas Family of Schools

    Led the marketing for this network of private K12 schools in the US and international markets.

  • VP of Marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    Led the expansion of HMH's broad portfolio of K12 textbooks and online learning tools into new, international territories.

  • Interim Head of Marketing at Great Hearts America

    Led marketing for a multi-state charter school network, strengthening positioning, launching new schools and driving enrollment at existing ones.

Focus areas

Marketing StrategyB2B MarketingCRM ToolsData Analysis

Selected clients

Great Hearts America
PetVet Care Centers
Veterinary Innovative Partners
TheKey
Solutionreach, Inc.
Fieldin
Montagu
Intuitive Health
Blink Fitness
The Room
Mears
Blueteam

Chameleon Collective work

Engagements Ray delivered through Chameleon Collective.

Selected work from prior roles

Personal case studies from Ray’s career before joining the Collective. These were not delivered through Chameleon Collective.

Outbound recruiting system for VIP HealthcarePersonal work
Veterinary Innovative PartnersVeterinary Innovative Partners

Outbound recruiting system for VIP Healthcare

Ray as Outbound Marketing Lead

Crafting a Brand That Puts Vets and Pets FirstPersonal work
Veterinary Innovative PartnersVeterinary Innovative Partners

Crafting a Brand That Puts Vets and Pets First

Ray as Brand Messaging Lead

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Experience

  • C

    Chief Executive Officer at Consult Me Inc.

  • Arthur Andersen Business Consulting

    Senior Strategic Consultant at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting

  • General Mills

    Associate Marketing Manager at General Mills

  • Chameleon Collective

    Interim/Fractional Chief Marketing Officer at Chameleon Collective

  • K

    Head of Marketing - On-Campus and Online Marketing at Kaplan

  • Thomson Reuters

    Thomson Reuters

    • Senior Director of Marketing
    • Senior Director
  • Meritas Family of Schools

    Meritas Family of Schools

    • Vice President (Head of Marketing)
    • Head of Marketing
  • Great Hearts America

    Interim Head of Marketing at Great Hearts America

  • Blink Fitness

    Interim Head of Franchise Marketing at Blink Fitness

  • Intuitive Health

    Brand Positioning Consultant at Intuitive Health

  • Sage Dental

    CMO (50+ practices) at Sage Dental

  • Fieldin

    Interim CMO at Fieldin

  • S

    Interim CMO at Solutionreach

  • Kaplan Higher Education

    VP of Marketing - Retail Locations at Kaplan Higher Education

  • The Learning Experience

    Interim CMO at The Learning Experience

  • Dental Network

    Interim CMO at Dental Network

  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    VP of Marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Expertise

Persona DevelopmentBrand ArchitectureBrand MessagingBrand PositioningBrand AnalysisCompetitive AnalysisCustomer ProfilingAudience AnalysisCustomer Acquisition ManagementSearch Engine MarketingBrandingMarketing Management+38 more

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