Courtenay Verret

CONTENT STRATEGY | BRAND NARRATIVES | EXECUTIVE GHOSTWRITING

Courtenay
Verret

Content strategist. Message architect. Executive ghostwriter. I shape how companies show up in the world—through content ecosystems, executive voices, and strategic campaigns that build authority and drive business impact. Currently VP at NielsenIQ (NIQ). Previously at Indeed and the American Red Cross National Headquarters.

~$4.8M Revenue Influenced
1.8M+ Annual Content Views
26% C-Suite Engagement Rate
111% Web Traffic Growth YoY
200+ MQLs Single Campaign Pipeline

Featured Work

Integrated Campaigns

End-to-end content campaigns built on strategic messaging and activated across web, social, PR, and demand generation.

Integrated Campaign · NIQ

CMO Outlook:
Guide to 2026

NIQ's flagship annual thought leadership report for CMOs reflects conversations with and survey feedback from senior marketing leaders across the globe, offering insights and actionable strategies on topics like brand investment, ROI, and AI adoption. I orchestrated end-to-end content strategy and development, executive messaging, and full multi-channel activation including a WSJ feature at the CMO Council Summit, earned media in Marketing Dive, and social media campaigns.

+2K Unique Visitors
8.06% Conversion Rate
5.4M Ad Impressions
+472K WSJ Video Views
73% Share of Voice
2.1% LinkedIn CTR

✓ All metrics exceeded campaign benchmarks

Content Ecosystems

Building Content Ecosystems at Scale

Transforming a bootstrapped thought leadership program into a full content marketing operation—one quarterly bundle at a time.

NIQ BASES

From Bootstrapped to Full-Funnel

When I joined NIQ BASES, their thought leadership program had existed for years as a "labor of love" led internally by business leaders in their spare time. Assets were robust but built for client presentations—not marketing activation.

As de facto Editor-in-Chief overseeing a network of 20+ contributing writers, subject matter experts, and freelancers, I transformed the program into a true content marketing operation, building quarterly content bundles aligned with the division's key commercial priorities. Each bundle centered a key theme and messaging and produced 7–10 assets per quarter—including a primary article, executive byline, infographics, webinar, sizzle reel, and sales enablement materials—designed for activation across the full funnel.

The result: a content program that could generate demand, enable sales, and build brand authority simultaneously.

Sample Bundle Assets

Sizzle Reel →

Masterclass Webinar →

Article →

Executive Byline →

Sales Enablement →

Infographic →

Annual Program Metrics

83% Web Traffic Growth
1M+ LinkedIn Reach
57k Landing Page Visitors
+1k Masterclass Attendees
+2k Inquiries

Content Partnerships

Co-Branded Thought Leadership

The most authoritative insights aren't always the ones a brand produces alone.
I build content partnerships with complementary institutions to bring independent credibility and build NIQ's brand authority—opening doors to C-suite audiences and conversations that were previously inaccessible.

Co-Branded Report · NIQ

The New Growth Frontier

As agentic commerce and LLM search began reshaping how consumers discover and buy, I identified an opportunity to position NIQ at the center of that conversation.

In partnership with Kearney, I led the content strategy and development for The New Growth Frontier—an analysis of how AI is democratizing capabilities once exclusive to large brands, and what that means for CPG innovation and discoverability.

The partnership included a full multi-channel activation: an executive roundtable hosted by NIQ and Kearney leaders, social and paid campaigns, and earned media coverage in the Financial Times.

Published March 2026

Report campaigns and measurement ongoing.

200 MQLs Executive Roundtable

Campaign Activation

Report →

Sizzle Reel →

Social Campaign →

Financial Times →

Co-Branded Reports · NIQ

The Budget Lab at Yale

Following the 2024 US election, urgent client questions arose about new tariff policies from the incoming administration. I identified economists from The Budget Lab at Yale as the right institutional partners to contextualize macro trends with NIQ's consumer data.

Time for Tariffs was our first collaboration—a direct response to immediate market confusion about tariff structures, supply chain exposure, and consumer impact. View Report →

When economic uncertainty grew beyond tariffs, we followed with The Business Resiliency Playbook—analyzing 50+ years of US consumer spending data across major economic disruptions to build a framework businesses could actually use: signals to watch, actions to take, and how to plan when the rules keep changing.

Activated across a full content ecosystem: research report; executive roundtable; and integrated paid, social, and PR campaigns—with report citation in Harvard Business Review.

Campaign Activation

Report →

Sales Enablement →

Social Campaign ↗

Harvard Business Review →

Sizzle Reel →

~3.5k Report Views
350 Downloads
24% C-Suite Engagement
65% Share of Voice
13% Social Engagement
40% Paid Search Conversion

Event Content Strategy

Indeed Interactive

Global enterprise conference content, from strategic programming through full content transformation and distribution.

Flagship Global Conference · Indeed

Indeed Interactive 2021

Global Event Content Lead

Owned all content strategy, keynote and mainstage programming, and editorial direction for Indeed's enterprise events, including its flagship annual conference, Indeed Interactive. Managed a team of 4 direct reports, 2 freelancers, and 3–5 agency producers. In 2021, led the fully virtual execution of Indeed Interactive, producing content for a global event that reached audiences across 17 countries with localization in 7 languages.

6,000+ Attendees
17 Countries
61 Content NPS
7 Languages

🏆 Indeed Enterprise Excellence in Marketing Award

Indeed Interactive 2021—Sizzle Reel

Conference Assets

Conference Program →

Full session abstracts, agenda, and programming: the complete editorial blueprint.

Insights from Indeed Interactive →

Indeed presenters reflect on conference learnings and what gives them hope for the future of hiring.

Future of Candidate Experience →

Conference-to-content transformation: event insights repurposed as interactive thought leadership for year-round distribution.

Executive Ghostwriting

Giving Voice to Leadership

Trusted ghostwriter for C-suite executives, translating leadership perspective into thought leadership that resonates with industry audiences.

By its nature, ghostwriting is confidential. The pieces below represent the types of executive content I've developed, written in the voice of senior leaders across marketing, analytics, and innovation. Attribution is shared with permission or kept anonymous per the executive's preference.

NielsenIQ BASES Division President

AI Messaging Framework & Executive Positioning

Developed comprehensive BASES AI messaging framework and value proposition for divisional leadership, translating complex product capabilities into executive-ready language for external audiences and industry events like CES and Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Strategic Messaging / Thought Leadership

Senior NielsenIQ Executives

Thought Leadership & Industry Commentary

Ongoing ghostwriting for multiple senior executives at NielsenIQ, crafting thought leadership articles, event keynote content, and industry commentary on consumer behavior, FMCG innovation, and AI adoption. Content represents executive voice to external audiences, media, and C-suite peers.

Thought Leadership / Event Content

Indeed Leadership

Enterprise Conference Keynotes & Mainstage Content

Developed executive keynote content and mainstage programming for Indeed enterprise events, working directly with Indeed leadership to shape the narrative arc of the company's flagship enterprise conference, Indeed Interactive, across multiple years, including the 2021 virtual event.

Executive Keynotes / Event Programming

American Red Cross National HQ

Employer Brand Narrative

Developed employer brand messaging, positioning, and value proposition for one of the country's most recognized nonprofit organizations, contributing to national recognitions and a significant growth in employer brand visibility through content strategy and executive communications.

Brand Narrative / Executive Communications
Courtenay Verret

About Courtenay

Some people have data. Some people have ideas. I help turn both into narratives that move businesses forward. I'm currently VP of Thought Leadership & Content Partnerships at NielsenIQ, where my beat is AI and FMCG innovation—two spaces where the story changes faster than most companies can keep up.

The part I love most? I get to see what's coming before most people do: consumer behavior shifting, trends forming, markets reacting in real time. My job is turning those signals into actionable information businesses can actually use—especially now, when no one has a clear picture of what comes next.

Based in Austin, TX. Bilingual: English & French.