Marketing, CRM, Customer Growth

Alex Fernandez

Driving Customer Growth at Scale

CRM and lifecycle marketing leadership for national retail and ecommerce brands.

Alex Fernandez
Senior marketing leader with 18 years of digital marketing experience and a track record of building CRM, lifecycle, and customer engagement programs for national retail and ecommerce brands.
3.6M Customer subscribers grown during Sweetwater Sound CRM leadership.
$200M+ Attributable ecommerce revenue generated through customer engagement programs.
300+ Retail locations supported through enterprise CRM and lifecycle programs.
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Professional Journey

From digital acquisition to enterprise CRM leadership.

2024 - Present

Senior Director of CRM, Guitar Center & Musician's Friend

Leads enterprise CRM strategy across email, SMS, customer data, lifecycle marketing, personalization, and customer engagement for the #1 MI retailer in the U.S.

2016 - 2024

Senior Director of Marketing Automation & CRM, Sweetwater Sound

Built one of specialty retail's largest customer engagement and marketing automation programs, scaling subscribers, product launch messaging, and lifecycle capabilities.

2014 - 2015

Marketing Media & Social Media Manager, Rich Dad Education

Managed a $12M+ annual performance marketing budget and integrated acquisition campaigns across digital, traditional, and live event channels.

2008 - 2013

Southwest Florida Marketing Agency Leadership

Southwest Florida marketing agency management and functional ownership — Pushing the Envelope, Inc.; Lexos Media / AdBull; Noise, Inc. Led SEO, social media, content, paid media, and web strategy engagements across hospitality, healthcare, nonprofit, automotive, travel, and professional services.

Alex Fernandez playing guitar in front of a Marshall amplifier wall

Music & Marketing

When you understand your customers, growth & success follow.

With more than a decade in musical instruments and pro audio retail, Alex understands the needs of musicians, producers, engineers, and creators. He is a guitarist of more than 30 years, a former performing musician and private guitar instructor.

What Fuels Alex

Family, music, good food, and the occasional booster pack.

Outside work, Alex is usually somewhere between a guitar rig, a family trip, a favorite meal, or a deck of Magic cards. It is the same mix that keeps him grounded: craft, curiosity, play, and connection.

Alex Fernandez with his family at Disney
Family adventures
Alex Fernandez performing on stage with guitar
Playing live
Alex Fernandez's son smiling at the beach
A.J.
Alex Fernandez's son sitting by the lake
Lake days
Food and wine tasting
Food & wine
Magic the Gathering booster packs
Magic cards
Close-up of one of Alex Fernandez's guitars
Guitars & gear
Pedalboard with guitar effects pedals
Building pedalboards

Contact

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Executive marketing, CRM, retail, and ecommerce conversations.