Bigcommerce Taps HubSpot Alum for New VP of Product Marketing and Brand Strategy

AUSTIN, Texas, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigcommerce, the leading e-commerce platform for fast-growth small to medium businesses, today announced that Kirsten Knipp is the company's new vice president of product marketing and brand strategy. 

With more than 10 years of product strategy and inbound marketing experience, Knipp's results-driven marketing expertise is well suited for Bigcommerce. Formerly at HubSpot, she led product marketing and evangelism, managing product content, sales enablement, customer stories and events — including the first two HUGS user summits which are now annual events that draw over 5,000 marketers. Most recently at SolarWinds, she led a team responsible for lead generation across multiple product lines and managed a cross-functional sales and marketing team. Previous senior marketing and strategy leadership roles include Vignette (acquired by OpenText), Intel and Siemens.

Knipp is based in Austin, Texas and welcomed the opportunity at Bigcommerce.

"With over 35,000 clients in 60 countries, it's clear that Bigcommerce is a force helping businesses grow online and empowering entrepreneurs to live their dreams," said Knipp. "The company's fast growth, incredible product offering and unrelenting energy make it a perfect fit for me. I couldn't be more excited to jump in and continue to build a world-class brand with this amazing team of rockstars."

Eddie Machaalani, co-founder and co-CEO at Bigcommerce, is delighted to have Knipp lead the company's product marketing and branding strategy.

"Bigcommerce is dedicated to massively growing our e-commerce platform by helping smart, nimble businesses not just start online stores, but build brands and sell more," said Machaalani. "Kirsten is a powerhouse — the influence she had at HubSpot was unbelievable and her expertise in storytelling through content marketing is completely aligned with our business strategy and hard-hitting marketing goals. She has a get-stuff-done mentality that totally fits our culture, our drive to succeed and our mission to change lives through software. I couldn't be more pleased to have her join our incredible team."

Additional resources:

• Bigcommerce blog
• Kirsten Knipp can be found on Twitter @kirstenpetra

About Bigcommerce

Bigcommerce is the leading e-commerce platform for fast-growth businesses, enabling them to easily launch professional online stores in hours, not weeks or months. Existing clients Gibson Guitar, Zaggora.com, YETI Coolers and over 35,000 others are using Bigcommerce's built-in e-commerce and marketing capabilities to sell more with less effort. Bigcommerce was founded in 2009 by two Aussies turned part-time Texans with a vision to build a scalable, powerful e-commerce platform for every small to medium business in the world.

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SOURCE Bigcommerce