Alton B. Etheridge Iii Email & Phone Number

South Windsor, Ct, Us

East Hartford, Connecticut, Us

All Natural Products That Help You Feel Good!Wild Essentials branded products such as sprays, roll-ons and inhalers using all natural ingredients to help with common issues such as migraines, pain, sleep, allergies, smoking, etc., are all made in our USA based facility in CT. No medicines, pharmaceuticals or harsh chemicals used here! We use only the best natural and organic ingredients, so our customers know they are getting safe reliable products. Wild Essentials also designs and makes aromatherapy diffusers for the home, office, auto and even jewelry for you to wear!Dream Essentials branded sleep masks come in variety of fabrics such as mulberry silk, fleece, satin, organic cotton and many others in different sizes and cuts to fit any face. Sleep deprivation is the most common productivity killer and our products offer part of a solution to help people sleep better, longer and wake up refreshed. Dream Essentials also offers travel neck pillows, ear plugs and bed pillows to help promote rest and rejuvenation.

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

BigMouth, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of outrageous lifestyle products based in Glastonbury, CT. Led and developed a customer network of over 5000 accounts including opening over 3000 new accounts. Built and structured a global team of 25 internal and over 100 external team members including customer service, marketing managers, manufacturer’s reps, account managers and sales directors that all directly manage every customer relationship built on trust, execution and “world class” service. Direct the overall coordination, functional management and leadership of all sales and marketing department activities including P&L. Coordinate and direct cross-functional internal teams, drawing representatives from product development, logistics and finance to develop profitable customer programs, ensure order accuracy and on time delivery. Opened new accounts and built teams to manage Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon, Kohls, Costco, Kroger, Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond and many other retail partners including over 3000 independent/specialty stores. Developed e-commerce strategy and launched several online retail programs with Amazon global, Zulily etc., in addition to all brick and mortar Omni channel programs.

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

Led a team of account managers, account specialists and manufacturer’s representatives selling consumer electronics, toy, musical instrument and mobile accessory lines at mass retail. Design and implement retail programs including product mix, planogram, pricing and advertising with Wal-Mart, Target, Apple, Toys R Us, Costco, BJ’s, Amazon, Sears/K-Mart, Guitar Center, Meijer and many other retail partners. Developed e-commerce strategy in 2007 and launched several online retail programs. Represent company at toy and electronic industry trade shows. Collaborate with license partners (Disney, Nickelodeon, etc.) on marketing programs and growth opportunities. Directly responsible for $150M in gross revenue.

Purchase, New York, Us

Responsible for growth and development of Northeast region’s $600M sales volume. Liaisoned between headquarters brand teams, channel marketing groups and the Northeast region field sales office. Negotiated, sold and leveraged marketing resources to directly affect the region's performance. Designed and executed new product rollouts as well as existing product strategies. Facilitated bi-annual region meetings. Managed staff of 10 committee members to organize region roll out meetings. Developed and coordinated all regional media advertising, sponsorship and marketing events.

Purchase, New York, Us

Supervised development and management of retail chain accounts in Supermarket, Drug and C-store channels. Interacted with executives at account headquarters to negotiate incremental volume through temporary and permanent locations. Responsible for all promotional and advertising activity, P&L management, plan-o-gram management, equipment & fixture management, service compliance and weekly, monthly, and annual forecasting for all accounts.

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed distribution center with a team of 20 commissioned route sales, 5 part-time detailers and a utility coordinator. Executed sales growth plan and achievement of key initiatives through direct reports. Interviewed, hired and coordinated training and development of sales representatives.

Purchase, New York, Us

Responsible for maintenance and sales growth of accounts within specified geography. Manage truck inventory by planning for daily volume activity through expected base volume and expected incremental and promotional space gains.

Sales Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing, Management

Communications

General Studies