Chris Tompkins & Associates is an independent publishing and media sales/consultancy company offering bespoke solutions across all print and digital platforms. I formed the company in 2014, with 18 years of experience in Contract publishing and media sales, previously helping high profile companies, brands and organisations in the Business-to-Business and Consumer world achieve their media goals.Atalink Ltd - Specialising in new business development and Client relations - my expertise as a Director of Business Development is to seek and create new business opportunities, for both in-house and contract publishing titles within B2B and Consumer sectors; including monetising websites and digital platforms, to research those sectors, assess business propositions and profitability, liaise and train the sales team to the appropriate level, ensure that all ethical codes and specified guidelines are being adhered to and maintain a close relationship with clients to a level where full confidence is assured.In the last three years I was also responsible for the integration of two companies within the Ten Alps group to Atalink. This included streamlining those companies, re-evaluating all of their contracts and re-negotiating or terminating those for which the necessary profit margins were not satisfactory.Prior to Atalink I worked for Publishers/Contract Publishers in various capacities, such as; Hobsons Publishing - Head of Sales – Corporate Publications Division, Stroudgate Australasia (in Sydney) – Media Executive, Sovereign Publications – Media Sales Executive, and previous periods at Atalink – Media Sales Executive/Project Manager (Freelance).