Dara Taaffe Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Ireland

Driving the company's revenue generation through sales, particularly focusing on advertising, partnerships, and content monetization. Develop and execute sales strategies, oversee sales teams, and build relationships with clients, advertisers, and agencies to ensure the company meets its financial targets.Key responsibilities:1. **Sales Strategy & Execution:** Develop and implements strategies to increase revenue from advertising, sponsorships, and content sales across multiple platforms. 2. **Team Management:** Lead, train, and support sales team, ensuring they meet or exceed sales goals and perform efficiently.3. **Revenue Growth:** Identify new revenue streams, optimise existing ones, and work to expand the company’s market share in a competitive media environment.4. **Client Relationship Management:** Build and nurture strong relationships with major advertisers, sponsors, and partners, negotiating high-value deals.5. **Market Analysis:** Keep a pulse on market trends, audience behavior, and competition to adjust sales strategies and take advantage of emerging opportunities.6. **Cross-Department Collaboration:** Work with departments like marketing, editorial, events and finance to align sales strategies with the company’s overall business goals.7. **Performance Monitoring:** Track sales performance through analytics and reporting, using insights to refine strategies and improve outcomes.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

Developing relationships with key media agencies & Motor dealerships and ensure that the business is considered for important campaigns and exposed to new consumers alike. Maintain a strong sales pipeline through the building of effective relationships, lead generation, and call management.Tasked with driving trade, agency, and consumer direct relationships for the purpose of maximizing revenue across the business as well as designing and proposing creative solutions, advertorial ideas, and sponsorship packages to potential agencies and motor dealerships.

Preparing and delivering marketing plans within key objectives.Working with in-house designers to produce materials of visual impact and within brand guidelinesInvolving key stakeholders for product at each stage of campaign, and reporting results once completed.Sourcing advertising opportunities and placing adverts in the press, radio or TV as appropriate to the product or service.Liaising with media, printers and publishers as required and managing the production of marketing materials such as leaflets, flyers, posters and newsletters, including e-newsletters.Liaising with events coordinators to maximise visibility at conferences, receptions and exhibitions, including compiling product and literature lists to display or demonstrate.Attending key conferences to manage booth, do customer interviews and focus groupsMonitoring competitor activity and generating leads for products and services.

Work behind the scenes to organize every aspect of an event, from seating to speakers. Whatever is necessary to facilitate the organization of and arrangements for meetings, conferences, and other special events. Responsible for communicating with all types of businesses and audiences who need someone to organize an event. Planning, coordinating, and directing the details of conferences or any other type of special event. Budgets, vendor contracts, and travel arrangements. Scout, select, and negotiate contracts for appropriate event locations, such as conference rooms and convention halls. Distribute surveys after the event to gauge its success. Create a marketing strategy that will attract potential attendees. Other tasks include obtaining communications equipment, such as speakers or public announcement systems, and securing gift bags, VIP areas, or green rooms. Delegate enquiries and sales.Events I have worked on include:Digital Media & Marketing Summit 2012-2014UX Masterclass 2014CRO MasterclassCorporate Turnaround Conference 2014American Irish Business Forum 2014Intelligent Systems Summit 2013- Derry City of Culture 2013China Business Summit 2012-2014Start Ups RDS( An Out On Your Own Event) Dublin 2012Franchise Expo RDS 2013National Waste Summit 2012-2014

County Dublin, Ireland

The Player Representative’s role is a volunteer position. To objectively provide feedback to the Committee of issues from a player’s perspective. Key Duties Be a voice on behalf of Playing Members at Committee meetingsPromote Events and FundraisingOrganise the end of season presentation event Perform any other duties as directed by the Executive Committee

Gym Instructor and Gym CoordinatorTeach clients how to lead healthier lives through improved exercise and diet. Motivate them and help them reach realistic, mutually agreed upon goals. Provide instruction and advice to groups as well as individuals.

Education record

Auctioneering, Valuation And Estate Agency