Michael Sass Email & Phone Number

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Develop revenue generating strategies and plans to identify new business for our manufacturers and provide new and current customers with quality products that will increase their sales.

• Food Broker (Retail & Foodservice) - (Past)
• Italian Artisan bread maker that crafts all-natural, high-quality, delectable artisan and deli bread the old-world way. All natural, long fermentation, zero additives, zero preservatives, zero trans fats, VEGAN and.
• Italian Artisan pasta maker that creates all-natural delicious Gluten Free & Vegan pastas. *Top 3 specialty pastas are Cannelloni, Ravioli and Gnocchi. *Plant based special spaghetti/penne flavors such as Red beet.
• Assisted with refining business model
• Identified new opportunities to generate new business and revenue
• Contributed feedback to shape strategy based upon target market researchOrange County Choppers (Past)

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Played key role in success of multimillion-dollar direct mailing and monitoring company, including:providing ongoing analysis and continuous improvement of key internal and external business processes; directing sales and marketing life cycle activities from: developing campaigns; measuring and analyzing performance; and delivering and maintaining best.

Doubled customer base by creating demand for new-to-market gluten-free products, including puff flaky pastry dough, hors d’oeuvres, and meals. Devised successful new business development strategies and tactics for growing revenue; and established relationships with leading distributors, re-distributors, and foodservice management companies.

Delivered and managed new media advertising capability from the ground up, generating results which included more than 25% in incremental revenues within the first year.Worked with web developers, graphic artists, public relations teams, and focus groups to establish compelling website content and promote new media capabilities.Helped hire, train, and.

Established business offering diverse services, such as: list protection, mail monitoring, telemonitoring mystery shopping, and quality control of product fulfillment process.Recruited, hired, and trained 15 full-time employees and 200 agents nationally.Presented service portfolio to senior executive clients and prospects, generating interest in enhancing.

Introduced new research product to National Catalog conference, meeting with and assessing interest of executives from major catalogers such as LL Bean, Spiegel, Victoria’s Secret, Sears, and Sharper Image.Delivered pricing strategy feedback that price point of $20,000 was too high and with some minor modifications, buyers felt $10,000 provided the value.