Brendan Ellis Creative
Demand Gen · Partner Marketing · B2B Tech

Turning partner funding into measurable pipeline.

Partner & Channel Marketing/Demand Generation/Events

8+ years in B2B tech marketing. I drive $5M+ in campaign revenue and 37x MDF ROI, run a 100+ activity multi-partner MDF program, and lead 20+ national tradeshows a year, with deep Zebra and Honeywell OEM expertise.

// impact at a glance

Performance that scales

Program breadth and results owned end to end

$5M+
Campaign revenue, 2026
37x
Combined MDF campaign ROI
46%
MQL→SQL at ProMat 2025
$1M+
MDF managed with OEMs
0
MDF activities / year
0
National tradeshows / year
0
OEM & distributor partners
0
Years in B2B tech marketing
// about

Demand gen & partner marketing leader

Demand generation and partner marketing leader with 8+ years driving measurable pipeline, revenue, and MDF ROI in B2B technology. I own partner co-marketing, demand generation, and event marketing end to end: a 100+ activity multi-partner MDF program across 11+ OEM and distributor partners, 20+ national tradeshows, and omni-channel campaigns across healthcare, manufacturing, retail, education, consumables, and government in the US and Canada. Deep OEM expertise with Zebra and Honeywell across digital, PPC, events, and webinars. I turn complex partner funding into executed, measurable pipeline, and build the Eloqua automation, attribution, and reporting that scale it.

Partner & channel marketing

End-to-end MDF and co-op ownership across 11+ partners, from funding and approvals to claims, reconciliation, and reimbursement.

Demand generation

Omni-channel, multi-vertical campaigns across email, paid search, social, landing pages, webinars, and content, built and measured end to end.

Event & field marketing

Sponsorship strategy, partner co-presence, logistics, and lead-capture-to-CRM automation for 20+ national industry shows a year.

Marketing operations & analytics

Eloqua automation, campaign-influence attribution, SKU sales analysis, and reporting that connect activity to pipeline.

// flagship projects

Programs I led

Real work, sanitized of confidential detail

Partner / MDF

Multi-partner MDF reporting suite

Built the quarterly MDF reporting and claim-packaging process across partners.

  • Partner-exclusive performance recaps and program summaries
  • Claim-status and deadline-risk tracking that protects reimbursement
  • System managing 100+ activities and 1,000+ tasks
Campaigns

OEM targeted-account campaigns

Zebra and Honeywell targeted-account and reactivation programs.

  • $5M+ campaign revenue and up to 37x combined MDF ROI
  • Hundreds of closed opportunities across targeted accounts
  • Mobile computing, printing, scanning, and trade-in plays
Healthcare GTM

Zebra–Levata clinical-mobility GTM

Co-branded healthcare GTM to reach clinical decision-makers, funded through OEM MDF.

  • Co-branded flyers, infographics, purpose-built tablet content
  • Co-branded Becker's Healthcare webinar, built and promoted
Retail

Retail RFID playbook & nurture

A crawl-walk-run RFID program to move retailers from pilot to scale.

  • RFID playbook landing page and gated ebook
  • Multi-email nurture, thought-leadership article, and social
Events / Ops

Tradeshow lead-capture automation + ROI case

Standardized how show leads become pipeline, and made the case for the tooling.

  • Event app → Eloqua opportunity creation → sales routing
  • Vendor ROI and cost analysis for lead-retrieval tooling
  • 46% MQL→SQL at ProMat with 240+ MQLs
Analytics

Attribution & Eloqua automation

Built the measurement and automation layer behind the campaigns.

  • Campaign-influence attribution model for executives
  • Eloqua nurture, lifecycle, and repurchase programs (+15% conversion)
  • Eloqua Python toolkit and SKU-series sales analysis
// career timeline

8+ years, one trajectory

From customer success to demand gen and partner marketing leadership

Jan 2024 – Present

Demand Generation Specialist

Levata (formerly Barcodes, Inc.)

Own multichannel demand gen, the multi-partner MDF program, and 30+ annual events; $5M+ 2026 campaign revenue and up to 37x MDF ROI.

Apr 2021 – Dec 2023

Marketing Healthcare / ISV Specialist

Barcodes, Inc. (a Levata company)

ISV partner onboarding, co-branded launches, and webinar programs; 15% YoY Zebra mobile computing growth and 22% healthcare pipeline lift.

Feb 2019 – Apr 2021

Customer Success & Marketing Specialist

Emkat (acquired by Barcodes)

Enterprise account management, MDF and co-marketing programs, and an Android migration campaign generating $200K+ in new revenue.

Jun 2018 – Nov 2018

Marketing & Events Manager

Wild Prairie Harley-Davidson

Owned the full marketing budget; multi-event programs drawing 400+ attendees and 30% social engagement growth.

2013 – Oct 2017

Marketing Coordinator

Lundstrum Performing Arts

Multichannel campaigns raising $200K+ for annual galas; led a rebrand and site update driving a 40% traffic lift and 3x social growth.

// campaigns by vertical

Omni-channel work across industries

A snapshot of the programs I run

Healthcare

  • Always-on demand programs
  • Co-branded partner webinars
  • Reverse expo & conference campaigns
  • Clinical device-refresh campaigns

Manufacturing

  • Vertical & always-on campaigns
  • Blog and thought-leadership emails
  • Warehouse & supply-chain plays

Retail

  • Always-on and SMB campaigns
  • RFID and store-technology programs
  • Kiosk & self-service promotions

Consumables & Supplies

  • Printer and label supply promotions
  • Price-change announcement campaigns
  • Incentive and rebate programs

Education & Government

  • K-12 secure-credentials / student ID
  • Law-enforcement conference programs
  • Public-sector solution campaigns

Paid Search & Digital

  • Core and SMB paid-search programs
  • Marketplace advertising
  • Partner-funded digital campaigns

Channels

Email & NurtureLanding PagesPaid SearchMarketplace AdsSocialWebinarsContentEventsABMProduct Launches
// partner ecosystem

Co-marketing partners

OEM and technology partners I run funded programs with

// skills & stack

What I bring, and what I run it on

Partner & Channel MarketingMDF / Co-Op ManagementDemand GenerationAccount-Based MarketingEvent & Tradeshow MarketingSales EnablementCampaign AttributionMarketing OperationsEloquaHubSpotSalesforceNetSuite / CRMGoogle Ads / GA4ZoomInfoLinkedIn AdsPythonClickUp
// get in touch

Let's build something that scales.

Open to senior B2B marketing and partner marketing leadership conversations