Connie Howard Email & Phone Number

Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Orange, Ca & Austin, Tx (Home Offices)

Sold Professional titles (medical, educational, technical, business, and consumer) within a Southwest (11), and Western (7) state regions.* Surpassed budgeted sales goals on average with double-digit growth, with it resulting in increased territory responsibility and high profiled accounts.* Key customers included: colleges/universities, independent bookstores, specialty distributors, along with national/regional customers (ie: Costco, Fry's Electronics, West Marine).* Managed schedule to optimize account coverage, while staying under budgeted, travel expenses. * Executed promotional/coop funds for (online) advertising, displays, and author events with exposure increasing brand awareness, and improving author/pub relations.* Merchandised titles while improving customer satisfaction, and increasing overall sales.* #1 performer in key, Back-to-School promotions (twice annually). Outcome generated $100k in incremental sales.* Maintained communications thru CRM (Salesforce) and other tools, streamlining optimal flow for customers and colleagues.* Collaborated with Marketing, Editorial, Customer Service, Operations, and Credit Departments to ensure progress of business transactions.

Responsible for direct sales and merchandising for the largest volume territory, and customers, within the Christian bookstore/gift marketplace (So.CA).

Managed direct sales, merchandising, order entry, and services for a seven state, Southwest region. Added responsibilities included managing national distributor to wholesale club accounts (Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's Wholesale).

Oklahoma City, Shreveport, La, Orange, Ca

Sold and merchandised Hormel's line of Grocery Products in three, progressively larger volume marketplaces/territories (Oklahoma City, OK, Shreveport, LA, Orange, CA).

Austin, Tx

Selected as a College Skilled Trainee (8 total) for a year-long training program in Grocery Store Management. Became General Merchandised Department Manager at a Grand Opening (largest) store in Austin, TX.

Bba, Marketing & Management

Activities and Societies: American Marketing Association (President), Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, Alpha Delta Pi Social Sorority.

Grocery Retail And Management

Correspondence courses.

K - 8Th, Multi-Subject Teaching Credential, Elementary Education And Teaching

Attended night classes to complete K-8 Education degree/credential.