Performance-focused leader specializing in driving multimillion-dollar sales / business growth, building solid teams, creating strategic initiatives, providing world-class customer relations, and cultivating a strong company image with superior product / services quality eager to offer progressive experience toward maximizing your bottom-line results.

• Uses Sharp Creativity and Commercial Awareness to Deliver Profitable Digital Sales Growth and Marketing Plans.
• Achieves and / or Exceeds Goals by Developing and Implementing Results-Generating Strategies to Xxxxxxpture New Customers and Develop an Existing Client Base, including Showxxxxxxsing Knowledge of Mobile and OTT Delivery.
• Excels at Identifying Multiple Lucrative Growth Opportunities, and further builds knowledge with participation in Tradeshows, Ongoing Seminars, Training / Development, and Workshops with Talent in Boosting Digital Business.
• Proven Ability to Drive Leads, Recognize Market Trends, Deliver Presentations, and Negotiate Contracts within the Aggressive Newspaper Xxxxxxtegory, including offering experience with Industry-Leading Gannett, MediaNews Group, San Francisco Media Company, and ANG Newspaper Group, as well as a background in consolidations.

Sales Director

  Xxxxxxpitalized on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking sales within a preferred mobile and OTT delivery partner for many of the most respected publishing brands in the U.S., including collaborating with senior project engineers to proactively develop innovative mobile content delivery strategy for key newspapers, magazines, and TV stations.

  Exhibited solid communixxxxxxtion skills toward building solid rapport for Top 20 newspapers by circulation rates.

  Successfully increased companywide sales by 112% YOY.

  Designed new marketing materials for mobile and OTT strategies.

  Presented mobile and OTT innovation at diverse newspaper and TV tradeshows.

  Expanded networking from 20 contacts to 235 contacts across national, regional, and loxxxxxxl publixxxxxxtions.

Sales Director

  Strategixxxxxxlly steered customer acquisition initiatives for clients, including attaining loxxxxxxl businesses to sign up and pay for services on behalf of high-profile clients such as Microsoft, Google, YP, Neustar, AMEX, and Digital First Media.

  Led targeted decision-making among a top-performing sales team, including coaching and training staff to meet goals.

  Collaborated with the development team to build a system that collects and validates data from multiple sources and eliminates unsuitable merchants, and further facilitated lists of suitable merchants to create a customized intelligent bi-directional digital engagement with SMBs signing up and purchasing the product through the platform.

  Increased sales by 150% in the newspaper xxxxxxtegory.

  Promoted to Sales Director after only 9 months of employment.

  Expanded opportunity list from 25 to 60 national and regional newspapers.

  Actively collaborated with CMO / Co-Founder on shaping strategic plans for the company.

  Assisted companies in sxxxxxxling sales to loxxxxxxl businesses and effectively cut customer acquisition costs in half.

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Advertising Director

  Maximized bottom-line performance by leading results-focused development and management of a sales staff of 20 associates, including managing sales and marketing decisions with annual advertising revenue budget of $17 million.

  Successfully consolidated rates, sales teams, and strategies.

  Led sales planning efforts for 3 weeklies and 1 daily San Francisco publixxxxxxtion, including overseeing accounts with San Francisco Examiner, The San Francisco Weekly, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and Bay Area reporter.

National Director

  Drove business growth by directing sales and marketing initiatives while managing a team of 8 associates, coordinating and overseeing a $30-million annual advertising revenue budget, and leading strategic sales plan efforts.

• Designed a sales strategy, rate xxxxxxrd, and presentation for adding Media Group Newspapers outside San Francisco Bay.

  Increased market exposure in Xxxxxx to 658,027 in circulation.

  Developed an innovative new rate strategy for Northern Xxxxxx properties (Norxxxxxxl).

  Served in an integral role in the development and implementation of a new bay-wide branding strategy.

  Led strategic sales efforts for 10 San Francisco Bay Area daily newspapers, including the San Jose Mercury News, Xxxxxx Times, Oakland Tribune, Tri-Valley Herald, Daily Review, Alameda Times Star, San Mateo County Times, Vallejo Times Herald, Argus, Marin Independent Journal, and Vaxxxxxxville Reporter.

Advertising Director National, Majors, Entertainment & Class Automotive

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic business acumen toward directing sound decision-making across all revenue-generating accounts, including managing a team of 20 sales representatives within this highly competitive market, managing a $49-million annual advertising budget, and handling key strategic planning activities.

  Led planning for 9 area newspapers, including Oakland Tribune, Tri-Valley Herald, Daily Review, Alameda Times Star, San Mateo County Times, Vallejo Times Herald, Argus, Marin Independent Journal, and Vaxxxxxxville Reporter.

Retail Sales Manager Key Accounts & Entertainment

  Expertly developed and managed a details-driven team of 8 sales representatives in a highly competitive market.

  Successfully led sales / marketing decisions with a $16-million annual advertising revenue budget.

Retail Sales Manager Key Accounts & Entertainment

  Played a vital role in boosting revenue growth for key accounts and entertainment initiatives, including developing and managing University of Hawaii sports program with 12 sections annually to meet and / or exceed revenue goals.

  Brought in $1 million in revenue annually between 1994 and 1997.

  Increased team revenue by an average of 5% YOY for 8 of 10 consecutive years.

  Successfully generated $330,000 in annual revenue from the University of Hawaii s sports program.

Bachelor of Arts & Science in Business, Psychology & History (National Collegiate Athlete Track & Cross-Country Sports)

President (2008 2011) ￨ Vice President (2006 2008)

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Dear__________________:

I am currently exploring a new xxxxxxreer opportunity within a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and I believe that I xxxxxxn make a positive contribution to your bottom-line performance.

To acquaint you with my background, I xxxxxxn offer experience in Multimillion-Dollar Digital Sales / Growth Strategies, Territory Development, New Business Development, Multi-Account Management, Business Planning / Analysis, and Trends Tracking. I am also highly skilled in Operations Management, Team Building / Training, Multimillion-Dollar Budget Control, Marketing Materials Development, and Revenue-Generating Strategies, among other areas.

Recently, as a Sales Director for Whiz Technologies, I expertly led forward-thinking sales within a preferred mobile and OTT delivery partner for many of the most respected publishing brands in the U.S. Within this role, I collaborated among senior project engineers to proactively develop innovative mobile content delivery strategies for key newspapers, magazines, and TV stations. Furthermore, I built and sustained a mutually beneficial rapport for Top 20 newspapers by circulation rates.

A sampling of my achievements included:

  Successfully increasing companywide sales by 112% YOY.

  Designing new marketing materials for mobile and OTT strategies.

  Presenting mobile and OTT innovation at diverse newspaper and TV tradeshows.

  Expanding networking from 20 contacts to 235 contacts across national, regional, and loxxxxxxl publixxxxxxtions.

To complement this experience, please note that I earned a Bachelor of Arts & Science in Business, Psychology & History from the University of Portland.

[ Suggestion! Address Here Any Skills / Qualifixxxxxxtions / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting or Delete This Bold Portion]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience in nationwide sales leadership, advertising, and retail sales management roles.

As a proven leader, you will find that I am positioned to deliver both immediate and long-term results with a continued commitment to exceeding your team s goals. I am eager to discuss how my qualifixxxxxxtions uniquely match your current and future needs, and look forward to interviewing with you soon.

Sincerely,

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