Kim Burdett: Marketing & Growth Leader

Plot Twist Marketing

I turn strategy into story — and story into measurable revenue.

Marketing and growth executive. 18 years building revenue engines, brand transformations, and operating systems for healthcare, education, and mission-led organizations.

Audience-first

Revenue-driven

Mission-led

Kim Burdett, marketing and growth executive

01

Strategy

The system. Audience insight, demand design, and a plan that compounds.

02

Story

The signal. Complex value translated into something people act on.

03

Revenue

The proof. Attribution, ROI, and growth a board can rely on.

The system

Marketing as an operating advantage, not decoration.

Three capabilities that work together — and a way of working that makes good results repeatable.

Growth engines

Audience insight, lifecycle, demand, and attribution connected to business outcomes — not channel activity.

80% lower acquisition cost

Brand transformation

Complex offerings translated into clear, differentiated value that audiences understand — and remember.

450% visibility increase

Human leadership

Teams, systems, and cross-functional momentum that make great work repeatable after the campaign ends.

Two brands, 14 programs

For organizations

Ready to connect brand, demand, lifecycle, and customer value.

For leaders

Who need both a strategic partner and a hands-on builder.

For teams

That want clarity, craft, and a culture of accountable experimentation.

The work

Every engagement has a plot twist.

The insight or shift that turned marketing from activity into measurable growth. Situation, twist, system, result.

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5×

Transforming Marketing for Revenue Growth

How a restructured marketing function turned scattered activity into measurable, scalable revenue growth.

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600%

Transforming a Nonprofit: Strategic Rebranding

How a rebrand and new infrastructure turned a 15-year-old nonprofit’s outdated identity into measurable, lasting engagement.

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2.5×

The Power of Omnichannel Marketing: UC’s Bicentennial Bash

How an integrated, multi-channel campaign turned the University of Cincinnati’s Bicentennial into a record-breaking celebration.

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The evidence

The KPIs Behind the Campaigns

$68M

In marketing-supported revenue

450%

Increase in brand visibility

48:1

Marketing ROI, a 5× increase

1,177%

Increase in web donations

6

National and regional marketing awards

5

Websites launched

2

Full rebrands delivered

82%

Increase in site traffic

10

Products launched

#25 → #8

Average Google Search rank improvement

~$500K

savings from AI implementation

How these numbers are measured

Figures reflect multi-touch attribution in CRM and marketing automation, reconciled against finance-reported revenue. Results are rounded and stated at a directional level for the program and period noted. Detail available in conversation.

Let’s talk shop

Every good conversation has a plot twist.

I’m always glad to compare notes with marketing leaders, collaborators, and people building something worth talking about. Pick whichever fits.

Let’s compare notes

Peer conversations about growth, attribution, and mission-led marketing. No agenda required.

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Advising & board work

A second set of eyes on your growth system, brand positioning, or marketing operating model.

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Speaking & panels

Topics, past stages, and a one-sheet for conference and event programmers.

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