National Senior Account Executive
Toronto, Canada Area
“Mark is one of the top sponsorship and media sales people in the sports media industry” – President of Sportsnet and NHL Properties•Prospected, developed, and retained corporate partnerships to grow revenue through advertising sales. Started as TV exclusive broadcast, evolving over the years to additional platforms including digital, radio, and magazine. • Sold a full line of product offerings including sponsorship inventory and commercial airtime. Proactively built clientele… Show more “Mark is one of the top sponsorship and media sales people in the sports media industry” – President of Sportsnet and NHL Properties•Prospected, developed, and retained corporate partnerships to grow revenue through advertising sales. Started as TV exclusive broadcast, evolving over the years to additional platforms including digital, radio, and magazine. • Sold a full line of product offerings including sponsorship inventory and commercial airtime. Proactively built clientele base through outreach and networking. • Aligned marketing and sponsorship programs with clients’ strategic business objectives. Communicated and collaborated with customers on implementation and activation of all partnership agreement components. • Brokered and managed Molson account for many years as point person for many years which purchased exclusivity deals with a number of NHL teams, including Toronto Maple Leafs "Molson Leaf Hockey on Sportsnet”. • Helped negotiate corporate sponsorship deals, including Molson’s March Madness NCAA tournament -Brackets Pool, valued at approximately $100K. DELIVERED RESULTS:==> Managed over 100 + accounts, growing yearly revenue over the years from $ 1.5M to $ 9M. ==> Launched Sportsnet as a start-up with 0 revenue to $13M in the first year of business.==> Consistently grew business revenue YoY for 10+ years, developing solid industry reputation.==> Added speciality channels OLN,FX,G4, BIO and SN1 to portfolio, increasing revenue over 100 % in 3 years.==> Integrated media assets and brand into multi-platform sales, selling the first multi-platform campaign to Molson - “Coors Light Hockeycentral Trade Deadline” sponsorship on Sportsnet.==> Presented custom sponsorship content to Unilever -Degree brand, securing one of the largest multi-platform sponsorships at that time. Show less