Vp, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships ★ Solutions Provider ★ Sales Team Developer
New York, Ny, Us
CBS Television Stations consists of 27 owned-and-operated stations, including 14 that are part of the CBS Television Network, three of The CW Network, and ten independent stations.In this position, I was responsible for recruiting, training and leading a sales team whose mandate was to generate incremental media dollars by identifying new business opportunities within Fortune 500 companies. As part of this process, I direct the team in prospecting, researching, soliciting and developing business for the division; generating revenue; developing influential relationships with clients and agencies; developing and submitting marketing plans for prospective clients; and negotiating budget, rate, ratings, and share.My team develops multi-market, fully integrated sales and marketing solutions utilizing one or more assets in our CBS Local Media portfolio (consisting of 14 CBS-owned television stations and other CBS Local Media assets, including CBS RADIO stations and combined local TV/radio digital properties; as well as CBS Outdoor and EcoMedia, CBS Corporation’s environment media unit). Recent achievements include:✔ Successful delivery of over $60M in revenue in 2012, and grew to $90M in 2013.✔ Spearheading of the EcoMedia new business initiative. Purchased as a start-up, EcoMedia is now the fastest growing division at CBS with 90% growth. Closing business for clients includes Select Comfort, Wellpoint, Perdue Farms and AOL. ✔ Coordination of all sales efforts across TV, Radio, OOH & Digital for CBS Local Media. Closing major new clients include Gucci, Mary Kay, Etihad Airways, New Jersey Lottery and Truvia.For detailed accomplishments, please contact me directly.