Evp, Sales & Advertising Operations- Us And Canada
Captivate Network / A Gannett Inc. Company
New York, New York
Captivate is a digital media company with a network of 12,000 high-resolution, flat-panel elevator and lobby displays in 1,800 premier office buildings across North America. Published in two countries and spans over 31 metro areas across the United States and Canada.✔ Achieved $17,000,000 in incremental bookings within first two years ✔ Grew total sponsorship and brand activation revenues by 158% ✔ Built and led a North American team of over 45 employees in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Toronto, including; sales management , sales executives, sales support and ad-operations✔ Developed training modules that focused on consultative, solution based selling✔ Created a share-shift strategy that leveraged our audience data to gain market share and tap into traditional television advertising budgets ✔ Closed and negotiated key advertising and experiential marketing deals with Ford, GM, Lexus, Hyundai, Coke, P&G, Amex, Bank of America, Prudential, Sprint, Verizon, Snapple, AT&T, Amex, Hilton, Starwood, Marriott, American, Delta and Southwest Airlines✔ Reorganized and re-energized the sales organization, advertising operations and sales support teams after Captivate experienced a significant drop in revenues and profits during the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years ✔ Named Top Digital Out-of-Home Sales Organization ~ DPAA Strategic Planning Survey, 2009, 2010 & 2011