MaxBP

Client

MaxBP

Role

Sales & Marketing Intern (June 2025 – August 2025)

Overview

As a Sales & Social Media Marketing Intern at Max BP Sports, a leading wholesaler of baseball and softball training equipment, I supported both customer acquisition and digital brand engagement. My role combined sales outreach, product education, and content development aimed at reaching coaches, athletes, and retailers.

Key Responsibilities

Sales

  • Assisted with sales prospecting and lead generation for Max BP Sports and affiliate brand Frost Gear

  • Supported product sales through direct outreach, lead follow-ups, and relationship building with coaches, teams, and retailers

  • Helped manage and organize CRM data to streamline communication and track prospect status

  • Coordinated internally to support product inquiries, order needs, and wholesale account communication

Marketing

  • Contributed to social media strategy, including content ideation, planning, and execution across TikTok, Instagram, and X

  • Supported brand activations at events and tournaments by helping run demos, engage with athletes, and capture content

  • Played a key role in planning and executing community outreach initiatives and training clinics within the local baseball and softball communities

  • Assisted with content production, including short-form videos, product highlights, and educational posts to increase brand awareness

Achievements

  • Increased Instagram engagement by 27% over the course of the internship through consistent posting, improved content quality, and community interaction

  • Helped generate 38 new customer leads (coaches, teams, and retailers) through targeted outreach and follow-ups

  • Produced 4 pieces of content highlighting key product features, drills, and athlete use cases, contributing to improved brand visibility

  • Enhanced CRM organization, improving sales team follow-up speed and accuracy by consolidating and updating lead information across HubSpot

Tools & Skills Used

  • Canva & Adobe Express – Graphic design, content layout, and social asset creation

  • X (Twitter), TikTok & Instagram – Social media content creation, scheduling, and engagement

  • Google Workspace (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Drive)

  • HubSpot CRM – Lead tracking, outreach organization, and data management

  • Shopify – Product backend updates, merchandising support, and order coordination

  • Photo & Video Editing – Short-form content production for training equipment and drills

  • Sales Outreach & Client Communication – Engaging coaches, retailers, and athletic programs

  • Product Positioning (Athletic/Training Equipment) – Highlighting features and benefits to target audiences

  • Team Collaboration – Worked closely with a cohort of interns on content strategy and project workflows

Content Strategy Insight

During my internship, I noticed a recurring pattern across Max BP’s social media channels: many users commented on the price of the machine, often assuming it was too high without understanding what made it valuable. Because I spent time in the office learning about the engineering, assembly, and quality behind each unit, I realized there was a major knowledge gap between what we understood internally and what customers knew externally.

To address this, I helped strategize a video series built around one core goal:

make the value of the product as clear and visible as its price.

Key Ideas Behind the Videos

  • Explain why the machine costs what it does.

    We highlighted the craftsmanship, durability, and engineering that go into every unit—elements that justify the higher price point.

  • Showcase the handcrafted assembly process.

    Each machine is assembled by hand in Portland, Oregon, by skilled engineers who test and refine every product. Showing this process helped customers understand the quality they’re paying for.

  • Humanize the brand.

    Featuring the team behind the product helped build trust and transparency. Customers could see the real people designing, assembling, and testing each machine.

  • Highlight “Made in the USA.”

    Emphasizing local assembly increased perceived value and reinforced the brand’s commitment to quality manufacturing.

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