Sarah PfeifferModern Tools. Classic Instincts.
Marketing + Consulting

Twenty years of building marketing programs that drive real growth across brands, budgets, and industries. Now I bring that experience together with AI tools that make everything faster and more precise.

I work best with founders and teams who need senior-level thinking paired with hands-on execution.

Career in brief
  • Launched sub-brands at AMC Theatres and Payless ShoeSource — from concept through integrated campaign execution.
  • Co-founded Blueprint, an in-house digital agency supporting 800+ ServiceMaster franchise locations with a multi-million dollar annual budget.
  • Currently building AI-powered outbound sales systems for a B2B client, compressing weeks of work into days.
  • Certified in AI: Claude 101 (Anthropic) and Google AI Essentials, 2026.
The short version

Old school roots. New school tools.

02 — What I Do
What I DoStrategy, execution, and everything in between.
01
Brand Strategy & Creative

From positioning to campaign — built to actually stick.

  • Sub-brand development and positioning
  • Integrated campaign strategy and execution
  • Experiential, trade, and digital channel integration
02
Data-Driven Marketing

Marketing that connects to revenue, with the numbers to prove it.

  • Lifecycle and CRM campaign strategy
  • Full-funnel measurement and attribution
  • Direct mail, email, and digital performance programs
03
AI-Powered Sales & Marketing

Outbound programs and workflows that move faster and convert better.

  • Outbound program architecture using Apollo.io and AI tools
  • AI-assisted prospecting, research, and email personalization
  • CRM integration, lead scoring, and sequence automation
04
Fractional Marketing Leadership

Senior-level thinking and execution, without the full-time commitment.

  • 20 years across B2B, B2C, franchise, and agency environments
  • Cross-functional operator: creative, media, digital, analytics, ops
  • Available for project-based, retainer, or full-time engagements
03 — Portfolio
PortfolioTwenty years of work across brand, data, experiential, and creative.
ServiceMaster Restore · 2022–2025
Choose Your Champion — an award-winning B2B campaign built around nostalgia

ServiceMaster needed a B2B campaign that would stand out at trade shows and actually drive leads. The answer was a retro arcade-inspired world that agents could step into, compete in, and remember. The campaign earned creative recognition and drove double-digit lead growth.

Choose Your Champion trade show boothChoose Your Champion team at trade show
B2B campaignExperientialTrade showInsuranceAward-winning
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AMC Theatres · 2014–2019
AMC Classic — building a sub-brand that stood on its own inside a national chain

When AMC acquired hundreds of smaller hometown theatres, they needed a brand that honored what made those locations special — without diluting the parent. I led the creation of AMC Classic from the ground up: identity, positioning, pre-show content, website, email templates, packaging, and crew uniforms. Every touchpoint carried the same friendly, hometown feel.

AMC Classic homepage and campaign
Sub-brand launchBrand architectureEntertainmentNational260+ theatres
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AMC Theatres · 2014–2019
Dolby Cinema at AMC — launching a premium format nobody had heard of yet

Dolby Cinema was a brand-new premium viewing format entering a market that didn't know it existed. I led the integrated national launch — building awareness, driving trial, and establishing Dolby Cinema as the clear choice for moviegoers who wanted the best possible experience. The campaign spanned digital, experiential, and in-theatre channels and helped establish a new category in premium entertainment.

Dolby Cinema at AMC theatre experience
Brand launchEntertainmentIntegrated campaignNationalPremium format
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Payless ShoeSource · 2009–2014
BRASH — building a teen sub-brand with its own voice, identity, and attitude

BRASH was Payless's answer to the teen market — a brand that needed to feel completely separate from its parent, with its own personality and strategy. I worked with designers to develop brand standards across packaging and digital, and served as the key marketing lead for celebrity spokesperson Sierra Kusterbeck, a rock musician who embodied everything BRASH stood for.

BRASH brand campaign
Sub-brand launchTeen marketCelebrity partnershipBrand standardsCreative
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Faultless Brands / Trapp Fragrances · 2019–2020
Trapp Fragrances — running the full marketing function for a luxury brand, solo

As the sole marketing lead for Trapp Fragrances, I owned everything: brand strategy, creative direction, copywriting, email, social, website, and loyalty program. I revived and redesigned the Fragrance Fan Club, art directed the 2020 Seasonal Collection packaging, and styled and shot the product photography myself. One person doing what an agency would charge a fortune for.

Trapp Fragrances pumpkin seasonal collectionTrapp White Fir seasonal collection
Brand strategyCreative directionCopywritingEmailPhotographyLoyalty
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Payless ShoeSource · 2009–2014
Store closing loyalty strategy — turning an ending into a retention opportunity

When Payless began closing locations, the instinct was to treat it as a clearance problem. I saw it as a loyalty moment. I developed a direct mail strategy that identified high-value customers at closing locations and gave them a clear reason to transfer to a nearby store — with personalized offers, respectful messaging, and a tone that honored the relationship. The result was measurable customer transfer and new revenue from what could have been pure attrition.

Direct mailLoyaltyCRMData strategyRetention
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04 — Contact
Let's TalkOpen to full-time roles, fractional engagements, and project-based work.
Reach out directly

Email is the best place to start. I typically respond within one business day.

What I'm looking for

Roles and projects where strategy meets execution — where I can bring senior-level thinking and actually build the thing. Brand, B2B, data-driven campaigns, or AI-powered programs. If you're building something and need someone who can figure it out and get it done, that's my lane.

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Sarah Pfeiffer
Modern Tools. Classic Instincts.
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