SmartBug Media Hires Veteran Oracle Marketer

HubSpot Diamond Agency Continues Strategic Hiring to Support Client Growth

IRVINE, CA (Marketwired – September 17, 2015) – SmartBug Media today announced the hiring of Bethany Jurns as a Senior Inbound Marketing Consultant. SmartBug is an Irvine-based HubSpot Diamond inbound marketing agency that helps businesses modernize their approach to marketing and sales in order to increase website traffic, capture higher quality leads and enhance brand value.

Jurns comes to SmartBug from Oracle and will play a lead role in executing inbound and content marketing strategies to help a portfolio of clients exceed their sales and marketing goals. As a North America Marketing Campaign Manager, ERP and Applications, for software giant Oracle, Jurns developed and implemented inbound and outbound strategic marketing plans.

“Bethany brings a proven track record of marketing expertise to SmartBug,” says Ryan Malone, Founder and CEO of SmartBug Media. “Her experience and creativity will be a valuable asset to our clients. We are excited to have her on board.”

Previous to her successful stint at Oracle, Jurns spent three years as a marketing specialist and manager at Advantix Solutions Group, a business management consulting firm. She is also Hubspot- and Inbound-certified.

“I’m really excited to be joining an agency where I can stretch myself professionally while making full use of my experience in creative problem-solving and inbound marketing strategy,” said Jurns. “SmartBug combines a creative approach to business with a solid, data-driven strategy that meshes really well with my philosophy of marketing and client service.”

Jurns brings an English and creative writing educational background to SmartBug. Her interests include nonfiction writing, sculpting, theater, and costume design. She currently is in the middle of a yearlong World War II re-enactment project aimed at recreating (and podcasting about) the experience of home front life by cooking and eating according to food rationing laws and restrictions of the time.

About SmartBug

SmartBug Media is a nationally-recognized and full-service inbound marketing agency that helps companies utilize inbound and content marketing to increase leads, customers and revenue. One of only six HubSpot Diamond Partners in the world, SmartBug Media boasts the highest ROI documented from any HubSpot partner -- 3,558% and 14,500% ROI on a six-month and three-year campaign. SmartBug Media invests heavily in marketing talent, agency processes, content and creative to consistently exceed customer expectations. For a free inbound marketing consultation or to learn more about SmartBug Media, visit http://www.smartbugmedia.com/ or call 949-236-6448.

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