Ann Pappas Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developing and managing Minnesota regional territory, presenting/marketing training and certification programs, and translating organizational mission and vision into impressive revenue and profitability performance.- Implementing a business model, targeting, developing, and onboarding Fortune 500 and 1000 accounts including 3M, Cargill, Hormel, Best Buy, Target, and United Health Group and driving/delivering a dramatic business and revenue increase.- Partnering with Minnesota and Dakotas Region Biomed and philanthropy officers, leading community outreach initiatives, leveraging OneRedCross partnership, and building and enhancing strategic business alliances.

Maple Grove, Mn

Partnered with Creative Service Teams, and developed/executed marketing and branding promotions, projects, and programs for a business-to-business marketing company.- Consulted with account directors and marketing managers, defined project requirements, consistently surpassed client expectations, and achieved high account retention ratios.

Prospected new business, pioneered business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets, presented print and online advertising service offerings, and developed/established new accounts.

Initiated contacts on museum, visitor, and history centers, educational, corporate, and political institutions, marketed exhibit projects valued from $100,000 to $1 million, and drove consistent business profitability.

Championed/leveraged social and online media marketing strategy, presented/marketed online advertising and search engine optimization programs, and dramatically expanded sales volume and profitability.

Created and promoted event center marketing strategy, accommodated events for guests ranging 50 to 450, drove $1.5 million in annualized sales revenues, and exceeded sales objectives by 50%.- Recruited, hired, trained, and managed a Sales & Event Management Team, developed/implemented sales procedures and protocols, and improved team consistency, quality, and productivity.

Honored with prestigious 2001 Marketing Achievement Award for outstanding professional performance among 70 national and international Marketing Managers.- Directed sales and marketing operations and developed annual dining room and private dining marketing plans for large, company-owned, upscale restaurant operation.- Supervised Management and Service Team, created/executed news making events, winemaker/charity dinners, and Broadway theatre openings, contracted major corporate accounts, and delivered record-breaking sales results for 10 consecutive years.