Dan Steele Email and Phone Number

As Director of Business Development at Little Brook I Media, I am responsible for the management of our sales team and clients. I work with clients to tailor a plan to meet their digital marketing needs. We generate leads via our exclusive partnerships. We deliver leads in real time and can target users by age, location and gender. Our platform is fast, accurate and user friendly. Reach out to me today and let's create a digital marketing solution for you and your clients.

Hurricane Grill & Wings Area Developer; New York, New Jersey & Connecticut • Development responsibilities include ; identifying leads, qualifying prospects, sales, non-traditional development, franchise financing, real estate and site acquisition, design & construction• Responsible for defining trade areas and development timetables for each specific franchise and development agreement.• Conduct discovery day and tours of open restaurants with potential franchise’s.• Develop and execute marketing strategies to attract new franchisees.• Oversee store training process for each new store opening.• Oversee ongoing operational support of all franchised restaurants in NY, NJ and CT.• Assist in setting up accounts with local vendors to utilize economies of scale for all franchisees.• Conduct quarterly franchisee market meeting to better understand market challenges and changing conditions

• Developed and managed a Cost Per Lead (CPL) advertising program for qualified franchise leads• Managed and trained sales team to achieve quarterly sales goals on franchise website.• Researched and analyzed target audiences and site selection; evaluated placement opportunities and made recommendations for the interactive media plan • Negotiated interactive media buys based on cost and added value.• Monitored and optimized campaigns to improve ROI • Provided ongoing reporting/tracking.Accomplishments:• Increased Franchise lead generation revenue from $400,000 to $3,000,000 in 2007• Above & Beyond Award winner for 2007 (The award is for employees who have helped to raise the bar on original thinking, exceptional performance, teamwork, mentoring, and delivering results.)Dan has provided a strategic approach to the franchise vertical, outside the box thinking, web site development, ability to work with any and all co-workers in an attempt to improve results, great client service, competitive research and analysis, new client acquisition, personnel development, juggles managerial and individual responsibility, project ownership, and a desire to keep going when some success has already been achieved,. This is the definition of above and beyond, and Dan has earned a spot in VDW history by winning the inaugural A&B Award.

Area directorship territory consists of the following areas:Manhattan, Staten Island, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and Bergen, NJ.• Responsible for new store development and existing store transfer sales, which includes: identifying leads, qualifying prospects, approving applications, interviewing franchise candidates, negotiating agreements, and closing sales.• Maintain pipeline report of sales leads and the status within the sales cycle, and report this information to president of company. • Manage existing stores for sales to ensure that all stores are sold in a timely manner to minimize store closures. • Work with Vice President of real estate to define franchise trade areas and development timetables.• Run “Open House” seminars for franchise prospects to learn about the Quiznos franchise opportunity.• Develop and execute marketing strategies to attract new franchisees for both new store sales and transfer store sales.

• Manage and train in house website advertising sales team.• Handle prospecting for new clients as well as maintaining existing accounts and negotiating contracts.• Doubled website advertising sales within a six month period.• Handle all day to day company operations, which are then reported to the president of the company.