Sarah Elali (Hughes) Email and Phone Number

- I am responsible for implementing and executing successful face to face and telemarketing sales call campaigns on an ongoing basis to meet set quotas, goals and key performance indicators. - Analyse sales statistics gathered by your team and report it to the Director of Sales and Marketing to assist them in determining sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of our customers to ensure maximum occupancy and yield.- Telemarketing to solicit sales and leads for future business. - Follow up and maintain relationships with past and existing clients to encourage and retain repeat business. - Plan and conduct client familiarizations, venue showings and site inspections as needed. - Build a profile in the marketplace through the attendance at relevant industry meetings and events. - Networking with an eye to creating business opportunities. - Provide adequate information on clients to ensure quotations are responded to in a personal and relevant manner. - Public Relations support as required. - Review operating practices and procedures in order to determine whether improvements can be made in areas such as workflow, reporting procedures, or expenditures. - In conjunction with the Director of Sales and Marketing, event and theme creation – ideas and concepts with innovation, including the s annual Bridal Expo. - File and retrieve weddings and social functions documents, records, and reports. - Assist with budget preparation, personnel and sales and marketing housekeeping activities as required. - Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration by senior management and boards of directors. - Liaise with the client for the duration of the event planning process, troubleshooting where necessary. - Prepare event sheets, final invoices and floor-plans to be sent to the client two weeks before the event.

- Booking all domestic and international travel with the company.- Assist with preparing budgets and provide periodic progress reports to staff directors for each event project. - Keep track of event finances including requests, invoicing, and reporting. - Constant communication with managers, internal units, stake holder’s contractors and clients.- Supervising events (including outside normal working hours) - Liaising with clients to obtain event requirements. - Assist with negotiations for space contracts and book event space, arrange food and beverage, order supplies and audiovisual equipment, make travel arrangements, order event signs, and ensure appropriate décor to meet the quality expectations of the client.- Conduct research, site visits and find resources to help staff make decisions about event possibilities. - Propose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process. - Serve as liaison with vendors on event-related matters. - Prepare materials, notebooks, packages, gift bags, registration lists, seating cards, floor plans, checklists, event brief, post event evaluation. - Administration duties such as filing, data entry, telephone inquiries, running reports.

- Proficient in managing all communication and media bookings for a wide portfolio of clients including the preparation of airtime proposals, application of material and organising sponsorships for programming.- Effectively liaise with clients in organising client meetings to ensure all campaigns are progressing as planned and securing new campaign bookings.- Working as a team player and taking on responsibilities on behalf of the department.- Efficiently maintaining databases and utilising a variety of specialised software systems.- Organizing extensive bookings through interstate offices and building relationships with contacts Australia-wide.- Administration duties such as filing, data entry, telephone inquiries, running reports.- Providing quality support in all areas to the Account Executive including diary management.- Sound knowledge of understanding in all areas concerning television advertising.- High level of communication and liaising with Accounts Executive and other highly regarded media clients.- Reading and interpreting Media briefs and correlating this to find appropriate media airtime.- Answering telephone inquiries and assisting clients with their requests.- Ongoing contact with the client throughout the project and deal with problems as they arise.