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Clear Channel Outdoor is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising companies with more than 675,000 displays reaching more than half a billion people in more than 40 countries on five continents each month. We help advertisers create inspiring out-of-home campaigns via traditional and digital display formats, roadside, urban, transit and airport environments, on street furniture and a retail near point of sale.

Chicago, Il

Optic Outdoor Media/Shout Outdoor Media are OOH Billboard companies owned by a large private equity firms. I was hired to launch the Sales, Marketing, and Contracting for the company. Assets sold in New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Orlando, Newark, and Milwaukee.

Glenview, Il

Harvest Outdoor Media is an outdoor advertising company in the Chicago market. We provide high impact outdoor signs on wallscapes and bulletins on major roadways in Chicago and the suburbs.

EYE is a leading Out-of-Home media supplier made up of five business models:Eye Drive (Large format roadside billboards) Eye Fly (Internal and external airport signage) Eye Shop (Shopping mall media) Eye Study (Higher education institution signage) Eye In-Store (Point-of-Purchase merchandising signage) EYE operates Out-of-Home media businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States of America providing clients with a single branded multi-format advertising solution.EYE's hallmarks are accountability and innovation with a commitment to the evolution of the Out-of-Home media advertising sector internationally.

Develops the Quarterly and Annual Sales Plan and strategies, tactics, and resources necessary to achieve the company’s growth and profit objectives.Directs the necessary research and critical analysis to continually monitor market position, competitive movements, pricing policies, industry trends, and other forces, which impact the organizationEstablishes the strategies and long-term goals including growth of customer base and channel strategy to increase sales, gain market share, and entry into new channels through an increased emphasis on customer based solutions

Foxmark Media, LLC provides backlit advertising services for shopping malls in the United States. It offers various back-lit mall signage products, including impact illuminators, rotating sign board, wall murals, display floor graphic extensions, hanging mobiles, stareways, and specialty products. The company is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Generates revenue-producing relationships with accounts (both agencies and direct brand channels) conducting presentations; initiating account strategies; and leading prospects through the sales cycle, including building relationship at the senior-most levels of client organization, optimizing exiting programs and constantly driving/evaluating at the senior-most levels of client organization, new opportunities to expand scale of program with eachMaintains and targets new and mature markets aggressively driving sales to meet corporate goals by directly interfacing with corporate level contacts to identify requirements and develop specific product and advertising programs for each account. Fulfills client campaign planning, execution, management and analysis.Develops the Quarterly and Annual Sales Plan and strategies, tactics, and resources necessary to achieve the company's growth and profit objectives.Directs the necessary research and critical analysis to continually monitor market position, competitive movements, pricing policies, industry trends, and other forces, which impact the organization.Establishes the strategies and long-term goals including growth of customer base and channel strategy to increase sales,gain market share, and entry into new channels through an increased emphasis on customer based solutions.Significant Accomplishments: Drove sales in 2008 to $1.4M while consistently rank as #1 in sales for both Foxmark Media and Eye Mall Media with an average of opening 40-55 new accounts each and every year.Agencies: Starcom, OMG/OMA Chicago, Kinetic WW, Posterscope, OSI, Zenith Media, GMR, Matrix MediaServices, Empower, Lipman Hearne, Fallon, Campbell Mithun, Carlson.Accounts: US Cellular, Disney, DeVry, BlackBerry, Gap, Old Navy, Allstate, Nintendo, CLEAR Wireless,Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Miller Coors,

One of the world's largest OOH advertising company focusing exclusively in all areas of the market - street furniture, billboards,transport and digital; Responsible for fostering client relationships, developing and delivering pitches for new business and closing deals Prospected, negotiated and secured media sales, achieving quarterly and annual quotas and maximizing revenue Contributed strategically to the growth and direction of products and services through evangelizing the company's proposition to the advertiser community Established and maintained significant relationships with senior level people at advertisers and agencies Developed and maintained marketing intelligence and an understanding of market trends, client business needs, and industry reactions to the company's initiatives Served as the corporate "voice of the customer" ensuring client opinions, concerns and opportunities were represented internally Ensured client satisfaction by measuring internal performance and client satisfaction Helped resolve any major conflicts with clients and ensure absolute satisfaction with our service Supported the finance department in client invoicing, account information, credit and payment related activities Significant Accomplishments: Due to success (dollars, account growth, and profitability) was promoted to launch the Miami territory

Managed effective marketing programs in the sale of Pennzoil products to a wide range of oil product users, including automotive dealers, lube centers and independent garages. Directed sales and field service activities designed to achieve maximum market penetration, sales growth and profitability Created, implemented and managed long and short term strategies Negotiated all contracts, including: pricing, delivery, and freight Provided all necessary support and training to customers, operations and manufacturing Implemented elements of marketing plans utilizing direct sales, follow-up, product briefings and direct sales presentations Organized and staged marketing events (i.e., service clinics, seminars, exhibitions) Accomplishments: Built account structure to more than 118 active accounts Achieved quota in every product category 8 out of 10 monthsDEARBORN VALVE & FITTING COMPANY

Built territory in DuPage County from 89 to over 130 active accounts generating more than $600,000 annuallyHighest percentage of new account openings among 8 person sales force

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business

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