Marketing Automation Manager

Summary

Results-driven Marketing Automation Manager with 10+ years of experience executing high-volume, segmented email programs across Salesforce Marketing Cloud — with a track record of delivering measurable results including 35.8% subscriber list growth and 99.5%+ sustained email delivery rates.

Experience

Precept

Senior Marketing Automation Specialist

Jun 2024 – Jun 2026

  • Grew the email subscriber list by 35.8% by identifying list decline and recommending lead generation tactics.
  • Increased quarterly average click rates for product emails by 13% through advanced segmentation and AI send optimization.
  • Built email campaigns that generated $660K+ in attributed revenue over 12 months using AMPscript-driven dynamic content and SQL-based audience segmentation.
  • Led transition to new marketing platform, including requirements research, template migration, data integration, and IP warming.
  • Reduced email quality assurance (QA) issues by 39% over tenure, accelerating campaign approvals by an average of 3.1 days.
  • Designed complex audience segments to support lifecycle marketing, lead nurturing, and triggered journey campaigns.
  • Partnered with marketing stakeholders to launch a podcast averaging 5,500 IAB downloads per month.
  • Maintained process and technical documentation to support team consistency and scalability.
  • Increased open rates an average of 3 percentage points quarter-over-quarter through advanced segmentation, AI scheduling, and subject line A/B testing.
  • Modernized email development processes, improving accessibility and render consistency across email clients.
  • Cross-trained and mentored team members in HTML/CSS, email deliverability, operational processes, and CMS management.
  • Created a modular component library for efficiently building scalable HTML email templates.

Digital Media & Web Developer

Dec 2019 – Jun 2024

  • Improved email deliverability from a variable 94–99% range to a consistent 99.5%+ across all campaigns.
  • Produced 1,300+ responsive and accessible campaigns, consistently achieving a 100% accessibility score (Email on Acid).
  • Transitioned six UA properties to GA4 and unified multiple siloed accounts.

Mercy Multiplied America

Web Content Specialist

Apr 2018 – Dec 2019

  • Executed end-to-end email campaigns, including planning, HTML coding, copywriting, and design.
  • Built event registration landing pages, donation forms, and content directories to support fundraising and audience growth.
  • Maintained website code and content standards, optimized for SEO, and managed digital advertising.
  • Planned and launched a new blogging strategy that increased website engagement.
  • Redesigned and rebuilt the full Mercy Multiplied website (hundreds of pages), delivering improved information architecture.
  • Built and executed end-to-end HTML email campaigns in Blackbaud Luminate Online, including donor appeal and year-end giving communications through cross-functional collaboration.

Columbia Coatings

Digital Marketing Specialist

Jun 2017 – Feb 2018

  • Managed concept, design, and implementation of weekly email newsletter.
  • Managed 4,000+ ecommerce product listings and maintained site content to support customer experience and conversion.
  • Produced product-focused content and training materials, including product videos, imagery, and sales resources.

Southwestern Investment Group

Director of Client Communications, Deering Wealth Team

Jan 2016 – Jun 2017

  • Produced cohesive client communications and content that strengthened brand consistency across marketing channels.
  • Planned, coordinated, and executed client events and seminars.
  • Engaged with clients to manage event participation and schedule financial meetings.
  • Navigated finance industry regulatory compliance for public-facing materials.

Batson Chiropractic Group

Marketing Director

Aug 2013 – Jan 2016

  • Built the marketing program from the ground up — inheriting a near-dormant social presence, a third-party-managed website, and a sporadic email newsletter; left behind a fully integrated marketing function.
  • Oversaw 60% business growth over 2.5 years.
  • Increased monthly new patients from a baseline average of 64 to 81 per month (25.9% increase).
  • Planned and implemented customer email journeys and workflow automations, reducing errors and improving efficiency.
  • Grew Facebook following by 267% through targeted social media marketing.
  • Launched nashvillebraincore.com and optimized its content for search engines.
  • Managed all design and production of marketing collateral: web, print, email, social, outdoor, and event materials.
  • Planned and executed all events, including festivals, learning lunches, and corporate sales events.
  • Implemented email marketing automation including a welcome series and journey workflows using Infusionsoft (Keap).
  • Planned and executed community events (seminars, festivals, contests) and a referral program that drove growth.

Skills

Marketing Automation & CRM:

  • Email Marketing Automation
  • Audience Segmentation
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Lifecycle Marketing
  • Lead Nurturing
  • CRM Operations & Data Management
  • IP Warming
  • Deliverability & List Hygiene
  • A/B Testing
  • Campaign Optimization
  • AMPScript
  • SFMC Email Studio
  • SFMC Journey Builder
  • SFMC Content Builder
  • SFMC Automation Studio

Analytics & Data:

  • SQL
  • Marketing Analytics
  • KPI Tracking
  • Marketing Attribution
  • Revenue Attribution
  • RFM Analysis
  • Google Analytics (GA4)
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Data Visualization
  • Campaign Reporting

Email & Web Development:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • MJML
  • AMPscript
  • JavaScript
  • Responsive Email Development
  • Email Accessibility
  • VML
  • Ghost Tables
  • JSON-LD
  • Structured Data

Platforms & Tools:

  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Klaviyo
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Salesforce CRM
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • GA4
  • GTM
  • Asana
  • Email on Acid
  • Parcel
  • Git
  • Figma
  • Canva

Certifications

Email Deliverability

Klaviyo  · 

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Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

Salesforce  · 

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Email Marketer

HubSpot Academy  · 

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Education

Bachelor of Arts: Organizational Communication for Consulting & Research

Lipscomb University  ·  2011

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Brandon Caples do?

Brandon Caples is a data-driven marketing automation specialist with 10+ years of experience executing high-volume, segmented email programs across Salesforce Marketing Cloud — with a track record of delivering measurable results including 35.8% subscriber list growth and 99.5%+ sustained email delivery rates.

What is Brandon Caples' current role?

Brandon Caples currently works in marketing automation, most recently serving as Senior Marketing Automation Specialist at Precept.

What skills does Brandon Caples specialize in?

Brandon Caples specializes in the following skills:

  • Email Marketing Automation
  • Audience Segmentation
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Lifecycle Marketing
  • Lead Nurturing
  • CRM Operations & Data Management
  • IP Warming
  • Deliverability & List Hygiene
  • A/B Testing
  • Campaign Optimization
  • AMPScript
  • SFMC Email Studio
  • SFMC Journey Builder
  • SFMC Content Builder
  • SFMC Automation Studio
  • SQL
  • Marketing Analytics
  • KPI Tracking
  • Marketing Attribution
  • Revenue Attribution
  • RFM Analysis
  • Google Analytics (GA4)
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Data Visualization
  • Campaign Reporting
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • MJML
  • AMPscript
  • JavaScript
  • Responsive Email Development
  • Email Accessibility
  • VML
  • Ghost Tables
  • JSON-LD
  • Structured Data
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Klaviyo
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Salesforce CRM
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • GA4
  • GTM
  • Asana
  • Email on Acid
  • Parcel
  • Git
  • Figma
  • Canva

Where has Brandon Caples worked?

Precept, Mercy Multiplied America, Columbia Coatings, Southwestern Investment Group, Batson Chiropractic Group