Craig Burkhardt Email & Phone Number

Warwick, Rhode Island

Responsible for managing all sales activities from referrals and guest inquiries. Create and maintain excellent relationships with customers. Conduct business in a variety of traditional and non-traditional methods, such as e-mail, telephone, in person appointments. Superior communication and customer service skills. Excellent follow thru skills, can-do.

Managed, developed and sold (new, existing, local and regional (business). Presentingproposals to major advertising agencies and direct business owners both small and large.Duties include: negotiating and closing sales; exceeding company budgets; revising anddeveloping scripts; interacting with project management and clients to insure smoothoperations.

Responsible for generating new business opportunities and maintaining a existing clientbase of accounts. Duties include: generating leads through newspapers, radio, industrynetworking, magazines, television; sending information to prospective clients; followingup and setting appointments; contacting new businesses weekly; presenting new ideas toagencies.

Managed and directed a $5 million volume off-price, retail branded apparel branch storeduties included: interviewing, hiring, training, evaluating, supervising and developingsix department supervisors; ensuring smooth operations; maintaining inventory control;overseeing loss prevention, opening/closing of store merchandising/display, sales,customer.

Directed and oversaw all operations for a prominent men's specialty store. Dutiesincluded; interviewing, hiring, training, evaluating and supervising staff; scheduling andassigning duties; conducting daily sales meeting; overseeing sales, customer service,inventory control, receiving and verifying of merchandise, merchandising/display,advertising.