Tony Franco
Testimonials
Services
Experience

Testimonials

Experience

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Sagewell Advisors
Strategic Growth Consultant
Feb 2025 - Present
Guiding businesses in digital strategy and e-commerce operations to streamline systems and boost profitability.
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DaySpring Cards
Ecommerce Director + Digital Operations Lead
Oct 2020 - Mar 2025
Business lead for digital commerce and marketing - DaySpring.com, Amazon, Walmart.com. Strategy, consumer relationships and advertising, sales and merchandising, operations and insights. Member of DaySpring Leadership Team (2024), driving corporate strategy refinement and communication. - Achieved 40% YoY gross margin improvement (2024) by optimizing digital commerce channels, driving out transportation costs, improving site performance, and streamlining product information management. - Drove 2x growth in Amazon topline sales and gross margin, enhancing the customer experience, optimizing listings, and refining operational processes. - Led projects end-to-end for site re-platforms, website re-designs and streamlined workflows, optimizing the experiences across DaySpring.com (Adobe Commerce) and marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart. - Developed a high-performing digital operations team and established a Center of Excellence (COE), driving collaboration with marketing and retail sales for improved execution. - Refined and launched a new Ambassador/Affiliate program, leveraging a new platform to increase brand awareness and create a scalable structure for future growth. - Collaborated closely with the VP of Retail Sales with efforts toward Unified Commerce and effective Customer Experience (CX) for DaySpring, aligning back-end platforms (like PIM) and streamlining operations. Led efforts to enhance customer and consumer brand experience through better onboarding flows and introductory touchpoints, improving conversion and customer loyalty. - Developed and mentored digital teams across marketing, merchandising, and operations, leading to enhanced performance and strategic alignment across DaySpring’s ecommerce channels.
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DaySpring Cards
Senior Ecommerce Merchandising Manager
Mar 2017 - Oct 2020
Led merchandising teams and functions for DaySpring direct to consumer businesses - DaySpring.com, Marketplaces (Amazon, Walmart.com, Zulily) and ecommerce Wholesale accounts. Site merchandising, product information creation and management, 3rd party product buy, UX. - Explored, Built Strategy and Led Implementation of Salsify product information management system across DaySpring’s digital platforms, improving product listing accuracy and consistency across Amazon, Walmart.com, and DaySpring.com. - Enhanced merchandising strategy, leading to a 30% increase in marketplace sales and a 15% boost in conversion rates on DaySpring.com. - Led cross-functional teams to streamline product information workflows, improving product presentation and user experience. - Optimized site merchandising and UX, increasing customer retention and driving higher sales per customer. - Pioneered consumer analytics efforts by configuring Google Analytics, segmenting customer data, and producing reports to drive data-driven decisions. This drove a 10% reduction in bounce rates and a 5% increase in average order value by prioritizing UX and merchandising strategies.
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DaySpring Cards
Ecommerce Marketing Manager
Nov 2011 - Mar 2017
Led digital retail marketing direction for DaySpring.com - Consumer marketing: promotion planning, email marketing, social media marketing. Led web store management: product buy, merchandising, UX, website mgt. - Increased email open rates by 25% and sales by 20% through targeted promotional and social media strategies. - Led the redesign of DaySpring.com, optimizing product display and improving site conversion by 15%.
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DaySpring Cards
Demand Planner
Apr 2007 - Nov 2011
Forecasted and managed product demand and inventories. Analyzed financial impacts and coordinated efforts in Sales & Operations planning. Program management owner and Walmart category management associate. - Reduced stockouts by 30% and improved forecast accuracy, reducing excess inventory costs by 15%. - Streamlined the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring better cross-departmental alignment and smoother execution of promotional strategies.