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TECHNICAL STRATEGY & EXECUTION FOR CREATIVE OPERATIONS



Marketing and creative operations teams are significantly challenged today. Marketing schedules continue to shrink while the demand for content increases exponentially. Perhaps marketing keeps up with demand, but can they also optimize processes,
apply technical automation, or measure and improve content quality?

Enter the IT department, typically eager to assist but often out of sync with how marketing and creative teams actually work, and lacking the resources to learn quickly.

TorreyCC begins here by quickly bridging the gap between IT and Marketing, and providing actionable plans for deploying technology in support of creative work at high velocity.
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the type of work we enjoy



Martech selection and Optimization



Is your DAM system delivering value to your users, is your PIM system enabling your ecommerce team to improve content quality metrics? Ensuring your MarTech solutions are selected and tuned to deliver against your changing business needs is a crucial and collaborative activity for the business and IT.


Over the past 10 years TorreyCC has developed and refined a process and toolkit for quickly aligning business needs to technical requirements, and then narrowing a broad field of potential vendors down to a match.



creative operations optimization



Speed to market, speed to site, speed to customer - nearly every marketing process is moving faster with each cycle. We have deep experience with the full content lifecylce, or what we call "the content supply chain".


TorreyCC understands the roles of the people involved and the technology requirements behind constant content development. We also have strong process re-engineering skills gleaned from years of working alongside senior six sigma practitioners. If your content operation needs optimization, let's talk.



digital transformation



Digital transformation is not an IT project,
it is a business endeavor. As IT leaders we have helped lead digital transformation projects across marketing and creative operations for over 10 years. ​


Starting with a clear understanding of your marketing strategy, and then analyzing your operational processes and supporting technology - TorreyCC can help you determine where, when, and how best to implement change across people, process, and technology.



Content strategy and metadata



What do we believe content strategy is? A framework that guides content teams towards best processes for each stage of the content lifecycle, and aligns content with business objectives. It begins with a deep understanding of your customers, products, channels, and existing content and content operations.

From this foundation TorreyCC will develop content and metadata models, taxonomies, optimized processes, customer journeys around content consumption, and finally KPIs and governance plans to measure and continuously improve the strategy over time.



martech stack analysis



The only part of marketing that has grown faster than the number of new channels is the applications, systems, and vendors that make up todays marketing stack. Is a DAM system at the center, a PIM, an Experience Manager, a CMP, or a WTNAHB (whatever the next acronym happens to be)? How are these applications and systems integrated, and who owns the roadmap towards the horizon?


TorreyCC can be a trusted partner to both your IT and Operations teams, quickly understanding the internal capabilities and defining the gaps with where the business needs to be.



martech project execution



Need to roll out a DAM system upgrade, implement a campaign management workflow, or deploy a new metadata model globally – sometimes an objective and experienced external resource can save time and improve your chances for success.


TorreyCC has led and participated in a wide range of marketing and creative operations projects and programs, from high-energy short turnarounds to carefully orchestrated multi-month engagements – we will improve your results and delivery value.



Who we are



Derek Torrey



Principal Consultant



TorreyCC is led by Derek Torrey, Principal MarTech Consultant with 20 years success delivering product and services innovation and operational value to marketing and creative operations in the Agency, Retail, and CPG markets.

Derek has led MarTech, digital transformation, and content development projects with Nike, The Coca Cola Company, the American Medical Association, FedEx, Quad Graphics, the State of New York, Sears, and the Bon-Ton. His ability to quickly refine business needs and translate these into actionable technical strategy and solutions provides his clients with a trusted liaison for business and IT leadership.


Many project types require additional resources such as business analysts, enterprise architects, and software engineers; and Derek's deep local and global network is at the ready.





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