Jared Karner Email & Phone Number

NEVCO Sports offers the best in sports scoreboards and video displays for football, baseball, basketball, hockey scoreboards, LED, and electronic signs.⌨ Learn more about our products at: www.nevco.com As Scoring and Display Consultant, I am accountable for generating sales of electronic sports scoreboards across the Michigan territory.I routinely prospect new clients and employ a solution-based selling approach to grow sales within the government and education verticals.Among my responsibilities, I cultivate and nurture strong consultative relationships with current and potential customers to identify their needs, achieve key sales goals, articulate the unique value proposition of NEVCO Sports’ product portfolio, and effectively differentiate company products vis-à-vis the competition.I also represent the company at trade shows and customer events, and partner with sales teams of other divisions to identify opportunities to promote scoreboards to existing NEVCO Sports customers.Among my accomplishments, I have:➥ Routinely exceeded the annual sales quota in a market dominated by a single competitor.➥ Exceeded the sales quota by 35% in 2019 & 25% in 2021. ➥ Shaped the development of cohesive marketing programs to optimize marketing ROI. ➥ Successfully limited the sales impact of the global supply chain disruption by taking advanced, pre-season orders for scoreboards.

Bingham Farms, Mi

As Business Development Manager, I was tasked with developing strategic partnerships with a range of non-profit organizations to promote the company’s portfolio of natural gas and electric solutions to their core constituents across the MI, OH, IN, and IL territories. To carry out my mandate, I cultivated mutually beneficial agreements that generate revenue for both Just Energy and partner organizations.Here are some of the ways I made positive contributions to business growth: ➥ Prospected and scheduled meetings with potential business partners to promote the Affinity Program, a value-added energy program that achieves sustained cost savings for members.➥ Collaborated with Just Energy partners to design a targeted engagement strategy to penetrate their membership base.➥ Managed the full lifecycle of business partnerships; ensured that all partners were optimally positioned to derive maximum value from their relationships with Just Energy.➥ Partnered with the Regional Operations Team to create new products and marketing collateral for each business partner.

As Telesales Account Executive, I was responsible for managing and growing existing customer accounts to drive sales of MSC’s industrial products.To carry out my mandate, I worked with customers to evaluate their needs, implement the sales plan, generate new business opportunities, identify strategic up-selling or cross-selling opportunities, and achieve key sales goals.Some of my accomplishments include:➥ Exceeded the 2015 sales quota by 54%.➥ Supported customers across the sales cycle to enhance customer satisfaction and retention. ➥ Generated strong repeat and referral business.

Bingham Farms, Mi

I joined Power Play Marketing in 2014, where I sold a portfolio of USA today special publications. I employed a combination of prospecting, cold calling, lead generation, networking, and sales closing to achieve key revenue objectives.

Comerica Park

As Manager of Promotions, I was accountable for managing all pre- and in-game entertainment, special events, promotional items, and the kids’ club. Some of my key contributions include: ➥ Implemented the Mascot Program to achieve 600%+ revenue growth over 7 years.➥ Provided leadership, oversight, and direction for a staff of 30. ➥ Managed and maintained a $1MM annual budget; ensured that resources are allocated where they are most effective.➥ Partnered with the Corporate Sponsorship Department to plan and implement sponsored pre-, in-, and post- game assets.➥ Produced pre-, in-, and post-game inventories, including: national anthems, first pitches, ceremonies, and copy for public address and video needs.➥ Produced and supported key portions of the 2005 MLB All-Star Game, Super Bowl XL, and MLB postseasons including 2 World Series.➥ Developed compelling in-park premium promotional item giveaways to generate brand engagement.

Ba, Sport Management & Communications

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