Keith J. Email & Phone Number

Broadview, Il

Home Theater products sales representative at one of Chicago's largest independent consumer electronics distributors. Responsible for managing 200+ accounts thru phone, email, and in person sales calls. Have consistently grown the Custom Audio/Video business yearlyLed efforts in adding Denon, Marantz, Martin Logan and other lines to the product offerings.Facilitated new product trainings.Additional responsibilities include:1) Prospecting for and signing new dealers2) Create weekly email marketing campaigns 3) Updating company's Facebook page.

Elk Grove Village, Il

•Managed the top 20% of the Midwest dealers who did 80% of the business.•Successfully managed relationships with dealer base to have over 50% of assigned dealers increase sales on a Year-Over-Year basis.•Crestron Prodigy trainer for the Midwest, conducting product trainings in Chicago and Indianapolis. •Wrote White Papers on Sales Techniques for the education of the AVAD dealer base. Because of this, was promoted to Key Account Specialist in Summer of 2009

Elk Grove Village, Il

Inside Sales/Customer Service Representative

●Designed and managed the installation and support of dozens of new construction home entertainment systems, several over $35,000.●Developed new builder and home improvement company relations.●Maintained Theater Displays in RecRoom Furniture Stores located in Algonquin, Downers Grove, and Deerfield. Followed up and converted sales leads generated from those displays.●Added several corporate clients, including Miller Brewing Sales Office located in Elk Grove Village, IL

Tweeter Home Entertainment was one of the nations largest retail home electronics chains. Responsibilities included managing and leading custom home entertainment sales, design, and installation efforts. Was also responsible for managing daily operations, including staff direction, store inventory reconciliation, staff sales training, and organizing and deploying store merchandising. Was Assistant Manager at the Mt. Prospect and Wilmette stores.Accomplishments include:1) Designed and managed the installation and support of dozens of in-home entertainment systems over $30,000 and hundreds of systems from $10,000 to $30,000.2) Raised the profit margins of the Mt. prospect store by 3 percentage points in 3 months through training and follow-up with the store staff3) Increased sales from $500K annually to $800K annually through increasing the focus and staff awareness of custom sales at the Wilmette store.