Rick Parker loves to travel with his family, globe-trotting from New Zealand to Spain and dozens of other destinations. And when he’s not going places with his wife and children, he likes helping companies go places they never dreamed of.
“Growth companies are my passion, and growth is never by mere chance,” says Rick, Snagajob’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. “My job is to get the right forces working together to reach our markets and serve our customers.”
Rick’s 30 years of marketing experience includes leading startups and high-growth companies to success. As Infor’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, he helped the company reach $2.2B in just five years.
Rick has guided companies through the entire growth lifecycle: inception, venture capital, private equity, IPO, M&A and integration phases. He passionately drives all aspects of marketing, including strategy, positioning, branding, product and solution management, business development, press relations, advertising, events, internet, social media, direct marketing, channel management, lead generation, sales training and CRM.
With experience gleaned from more than 35 successful mergers and integrations, Rick brings the ability to quickly assess and dramatically improve marketing impact through a pragmatic, metrics-driven process.
In other words, he has a strategic travel itinerary for helping Snagajob jet away to some uncharted destinations.
First hourly job:
Cleaning construction debris in the Texas heat
Dream hourly job
Delivering new sailboats to island customers
Book smarts
Attended University of Minnesota, but dropped out after three years to start a software company
Past gigs
Rick previously served as Founder, Vantus Partners; SVP Global Marketing, Infor; EVP Marketing, Nistevo; President Business Intelligence Division, Sterling Software; Co-founder and VP Marketing, Information Advantage.
Rick Parker
SVP of Marketing
Rick Parker loves to travel with his family, globe-trotting from New Zealand to Spain and dozens of other destinations. And when he’s not going places with his wife and children, he likes helping companies go places they never dreamed of.
“Growth companies are my passion, and growth is never by mere chance,” says Rick, Snagajob’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. “My job is to get the right forces working together to reach our markets and serve our customers.”
Rick’s 30 years of marketing experience includes leading startups and high-growth companies to success. As Infor’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, he helped the company reach $2.2B in just five years.
Rick has guided companies through the entire growth lifecycle: inception, venture capital, private equity, IPO, M&A and integration phases. He passionately drives all aspects of marketing, including strategy, positioning, branding, product and solution management, business development, press relations, advertising, events, internet, social media, direct marketing, channel management, lead generation, sales training and CRM.
With experience gleaned from more than 35 successful mergers and integrations, Rick brings the ability to quickly assess and dramatically improve marketing impact through a pragmatic, metrics-driven process.
In other words, he has a strategic travel itinerary for helping Snagajob jet away to some uncharted destinations.
First hourly job:
Cleaning construction debris in the Texas heat
Dream hourly job
Delivering new sailboats to island customers
Book smarts
Attended University of Minnesota, but dropped out after three years to start a software company
Past gigs
Rick previously served as Founder, Vantus Partners; SVP Global Marketing, Infor; EVP Marketing, Nistevo; President Business Intelligence Division, Sterling Software; Co-founder and VP Marketing, Information Advantage.