Dave Dowd Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Achieved outstanding ticket sales success by finishing in the top two in NBA attendance 15 of 17 seasons, with a win record of less than.500 during that time, while leading the league ten of those years with a sellout.
• Generated almost a billion dollars in ticket sales revenue over seventeen years, an average of $55M per season, with a franchise high of $100M in the 2016-17 season (41 wins).
• Hired, trained, mentored and advanced the careers of more than 250 Inside Sales Reps., Ticket Execs. and Managers. The NBA’s Team Marketing and Business Operations Executives continue to use the Bulls Inside Sales.
• Helped create and launch a designated service team of 5 Account Service Executives in 2017 which has proven essential in exceeding our STH retention goal each year through legendary service and experiences.
• Led the weekly Ticket Sales Task Force, a meeting of Dept. heads and managers from Business Strategy and Analytics, Marketing, Digital and Technology, to collaboratively support maximizing ticket sales. Together, we.
• Evaluated our ticket sales processes on a regular basis (i.e. guiding principles, hustle metrics, goals, routines, technology, training, recognition and staffing) to ensure the Department’s constant progress and.

• Managed the credit card portfolios, marketing efforts, contract negotiations and relationships of top Sports teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB, and other professional organizations throughout the Midwest.
• Achieved steady monthly increases with totals of over $300 million in outstanding balances, 250,000 open accounts and high balances averaging $3,500 per active account.
• Identified, researched, developed and presented several marketing initiatives to clients to maximize account production and overall portfolio growth.