David Blumstein Email & Phone Number

Specialties: marketing strategies, customer negotiations, presentations, product development

Listed skills include Team Building, Marketing, Advertising, Strategic Planning, and 8 others.

• Principal

  D.B. Marketing Associates

  1986 - Present - Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  Representing the finest manufacturers and distributors of consumer products. Help to develop sales and marketing strategies to expand their markets and customer base. I have 33 years experience in wholesale marketing to a wide variety of outlets: Chain Stores, Online Retailers, Catalog Retailers, Specialty Retailers, Discount StoresI have increased sales from $0 to several million dollars. I love challenges and the interface with manufacturers and our retail customers.Highly competitive with other companies that sell similar products.Managed multi-million dollar customer accounts.Successfully obtained new accounts and increased revenues for clients.Knowledge of advertising and selling products and services.Knowledge of providing special services to customers based on their needs.; Obtained new client accounts such as: Target Stores, Cabela's, Gander Mountain, Heartland America, The Sportman's GuideTravel to visit potential buyers and current customers.Show products or catalogs. Give information about prices and availability.Follow leads and participate in trade shows.Analyze sales statistics and study product literature.Prepare reports. Schedule appointments. File expense account reports.Convince others to buy goods or change their minds or actions.Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.Think of new ideas and creative solutions.Persuade others to approach things differently.Solve problems by bringing others together to discuss differences.Develop new product ideas in response to buyer input.AchievementsIncreased sales up to 45% by developing new product ideas that were sold to new and existing retailers. Reduced costs through packaging modification recommendations for customers.Increased profit margin by 10% by developing private-label merchandise for retailers.Saved 15% in defective product costs by establishing a system to monitor product returns