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Topeka, Kansas Area

Topeka, Kansas Area

*Responsible for working with and directing a team of multimedia sales professionals to sell integrated digital solutions for businesses ranging from online banner ads to web development and search services.*Conduct training and education presentations and seminars to local business and marketing groups.*Train staff in new developments/technologies/products, including recruiting and ongoing management.*Manage digital inventory/pricing/production, develop business strategy, assist in creation of sales proposals and plans, as well as generate new business individually as well.*Meet quarterly sales goals, doubling revenue since 2012.

Topeka, Kansas Area

*Responsible for developing new and existing client relationships in the Topeka, Lawrence and Manhattan, KS markets, as well as other small Midwestern cities.*All business leads gained by phone or walk-in cold calling and effective sales presentations of the daily deal concept and company’s exclusive advantages over competitors and/or traditional media.*Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, closing roughly 15 – 25 events monthly for multiple markets, generating new leads, working cooperatively with merchants to create successful campaigns, tracking sales data and managing day-to-day operations.*Sold the company to CrowdSavings.com in August, 2012.

*Responsible for product demonstrations, employee training and direct sales.*West Kansas City market, including Overland Park, Lenexa, Lawrence, Topeka, and Manhattan.*Focus is on small business clients in the retail environment.*Documented 22% increase in annual product sales.

*Assigned to generating new revenue from new or inactive accounts exclusively.*Exceeded all monthly revenue goals during my tenure, securing 100+ new retail clients.*Developed and deployed multimedia packages to specifically target strong competitor clients, converting their ad dollars to Morris print and online solutions.*Developed strong business relationships in the entire northeast Kansas region.

*Manage and grow circulation sales of seven regional newspapers products.*Responsible for eleven sales and operational employee's covering a variety of tasks.*Business-to-business sales for various circulation promotional advertising pieces, year-round.*Manage retail accounts of over 120 regional businesses and 500+ locations.*Aided in the creation of subscription programs, technology transitions and customer service improvements.

Lawrence, Kansas Area

*Created successful, year-round door-to-door and outbound sales program.*Consistently met and exceeded monthly sales goals/quotas.Hired and trained sales staff, recouped subscription losses from previous quarters.*Added new kiosk and single copy locations through improved business relationships and partnership deals brokered with business owners/managers.*Rebounded paid circulation numbers from declining sales trends to year-over-year growth. Annual growth in the newspaper industry is very rare. *Oversaw highest period of subscription sales growth in five years.

*Managed property during evenings and weekends. *Directed staff of up to 35 people when on duty to ensure smooth operations of events, lectures, films, etc.*Cross-trained in many other job functions that are used on the property to be able to aid when necessary.*Served as Emergency Coordinator, CPR Certified.

Assisted in managing district wide network with over 30 sites.Performed technical support for teachers and staff.Helped establish city-wide network expansion project, perform system upgrades, troubleshoot network performance issues and more.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration