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Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Leading a high performing sales team across Qld, achieving exceptional results while increasing customer and employee sentiment.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for the Residential, Commercial & Developer Real Estate sales teams. Also managing the strategic direction of the Real Estate Advertising Sales pillar in Brisbane & Sydney, across News Corp print and digital assets.

Brisbane, Australia

Managing the Inner North team and the transition of the Bayside Star office into the News family.

News Corp Australia is Australia’s No.1 media companyAs the No.1 destination for news, lifestyle, sport and business, News Corp Australia plays a key role in the lives of consumers and provides a valuable channel for advertising partners to engage these consumers.I am responsible for the print and digital advertising needs of SME's on Brisbane's Westside across Newscorp's product range.

Brisbane, Australia

Helping people grow. Helping businesses grow.MBC Vision: 'A level playing field, where people are recognised for what they do and what they have done.'Incorporate our Recognition of Prior Learning system in with your training processes so you can access funding and accredited training and assessment to help your people and your business grow.My areas of specialty:SalesProblem SolvingCustomer ServiceEffective Communication

Brisbane, Australia

Sales and customer focused role within a bank. The key to this role is getting to know my customers and provide a full solution, it is my solution selling strengths that allow me to excel here. Looking for cross sell opportunities given the goals discovered for my customers are paramount to achieving success in this position. Core tasks of this position are:Personal LendingInbound and Outbound SalesRisk Compliance and AwarenessFace to Face and Phone sales

Brisbane, Australia

At Sensis (Yellow Pages) I serviced customers in a 'face to face' role throughout the Gold Coast. I was responsible managing existing customers, and acquiring new business. It was essential to my role to know the current marketing environment of my customers industries to provide sound advice and products that would deliver the greatest return. Prefect preparation, presentation and time management were a must for this position.The product suite I was selling and needed to be extremely… Show more At Sensis (Yellow Pages) I serviced customers in a 'face to face' role throughout the Gold Coast. I was responsible managing existing customers, and acquiring new business. It was essential to my role to know the current marketing environment of my customers industries to provide sound advice and products that would deliver the greatest return. Prefect preparation, presentation and time management were a must for this position.The product suite I was selling and needed to be extremely proficient in included:Google AdwordsFacebook AdsSocial Media CampaignsSEOYellow Pages onlineYellow Pages printWebsitesMobile optimisation Show less

My role was primarily selling digital advertising at point of sale within BIG W, Target & Coles.I managed large national accounts including (but not limited to) Telstra, Optus, Microsoft, Sony, Pacific Brands, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, HarperCollins, Random House and several Media Agencies. I was also responsible for acquiring new accounts, picking up customers such as Dell along the way.In addition to regular face to face meetings and presentations, I also provided post… Show more My role was primarily selling digital advertising at point of sale within BIG W, Target & Coles.I managed large national accounts including (but not limited to) Telstra, Optus, Microsoft, Sony, Pacific Brands, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, HarperCollins, Random House and several Media Agencies. I was also responsible for acquiring new accounts, picking up customers such as Dell along the way.In addition to regular face to face meetings and presentations, I also provided post campaign reports, created monthly newsletters, helped develop campaign strategies and helped train new staff. Show less

Gold Coast

My role in this position was primarily selling digital gaming into major retailers.My major customers included David Jones, Toys 'R' Us, WOW Sight & Sound, Betta Electrical, as well as working with Rebel Sport, Harvey Norman and The Good Guys. I was also responsible for setting up the account with Costco in Australia.

I managed a portfolio of customers across the South Island of New Zealand. My customers included financial advisers and insurance brokers ranging for large organisations such as AMP, through to smaller offices with few staff.I ran frequent presentations to teams and individuals promoting TOWER branded insurance products, training advisers in the product range and giving sales strategies for individual policies.In this time I would spend 4 weeks travelling and 2 weeks locally in… Show more I managed a portfolio of customers across the South Island of New Zealand. My customers included financial advisers and insurance brokers ranging for large organisations such as AMP, through to smaller offices with few staff.I ran frequent presentations to teams and individuals promoting TOWER branded insurance products, training advisers in the product range and giving sales strategies for individual policies.In this time I would spend 4 weeks travelling and 2 weeks locally in Christchurch to ensure all my customers were seen on a regular basis. In my time at TOWER, we were the most successful region Show less

B.Com, Management, Marketing, Hr

Activities and Societies: Class Delegate 2001 - Managing Change Member of the Commerce Society

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