Kirk Anton Email & Phone Number

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Supplier of heat transfer materials for the garmet and textile industry.

Start Up, Business Advisors, Sales, MarketingWe can assist with Web, Sales programs, Project Management, Research & Analysis, Exhibition Trade Shows, Design Work, Social NetworkingWe are your solutions experts, we can handle any project short or long term.

Personally hired to run supplier branch with the purpose to restructure the business Avoided layoffs through cost-savings strategies such as: renegotiation of freight costs and employee hours, as well as emphasis on new sales and marketing strategiesMaintained profitable sales level from previous year within current economic downturn

Coordinated logistical efforts for any emergency management system crisisWorked directly with top-level commanders Awarded Team Spirit Award by peers

Utilized established network of contacts to immediately establish substantial revenueSee www.kktdigital.com for more

Personally hired to setup branch from outsetBuilt top-rated sales team, consistently rated one of the top branches out of 24 totalManaged and handled both inside and outside salesCurrent branch manager and warehouse manager were from the original crew hiredManaged all aspects of business from sales and marketing to warehouse and logistics

Owner/ PresidentSign Supply Company

Implemented grassroots marketing strategies with no substantial budget, proffering 30% profit growth per yearIncreased sales from $200,000 during the first year to over $5 million in 2005Designed and ran annual tradeshow, attracting over 250 businesses from around the nationConsidered top tradeshow in the nation, as reviewed by peers in industryEffectively renegotiated catalog and printing contracts down 40% in costs, while at the same time improving the overall quality and quantity of the printingsSaved labor costs by re-evaluating company software, acquiring new software enabling the sales staff to compile raw market data, track customer communication company-wide as well as the competitors within the industry, all of which provided key information to make better-informed decisionsDeveloped team of twenty office and warehouse staff and a dedicated sales staff of threeAfter 12 successful years, sold business for significant return while coordinating gradual transition to new leadership