David Blake

Experience

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  The San Diego Union-Tribune

  Jun 2005 - Oct 2005

  Sales and Marketing Internship

  • Marketing of the Newspaper’s subscription scheme to the public of San Diego County, California, at various different locations across the county: Supermarkets, Baseball games, County Fairs and Naval Bases.

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  GE Capital

  Jun 2007 - Sept 2007

  Marketing Intern (Praktikant)

  Duties: • Analysis of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) activity and Product Data• Preparation of management summaries for senior management• Process/Channel analysis and analysis of Broker activity• Breakdown and preparation of sales data (support to sales team)

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  Enterprise Ireland

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2011

  Marketing Executive, Life Sciences

  A Marketing Executive, (BBS & Lang.), managing and developing the internationalisation of a portfolio of over 40 Irish companies offering a wide range of products, services and solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices industries. Working in Ireland and Germany, I have delivered services to Irish companies, ranging in size from start-ups to multinationals, in their international expansion and business development in German-speaking markets.Duties:• Support Irish companies in developing and executing sales and marketing export strategies, tailored to the German, Austrian and Swiss markets• Implementing and carrying out business development and lead generation projects for Irish firms • Securing and conducting meetings with senior-management level executives of some of the world’s leading Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Distribution companies on behalf of Irish companies• Coordinating Enterprise Ireland activities at trade fairs, conferences, business/networking events• Providing companies with extensive market research and strategic insights into the market• Executing PR activities for Irish businesses and Enterprise Ireland initiatives Show less

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  LinkedIn

  Oct 2011 - Mar 2018

  Launching a new suite of LinkedIn professional solutions for Sales Professionals, I was part of a team that is transforming how sales people approach prospecting and building pipeline. LinkedIn is now one of the most powerful sales tools in a company's Sales Strategy. Partnering with Senior Sales, Sales Operations, Marketing, and Social Media executives formerly in EMEA but now throughout APAC to increase revenue by implementing LinkedIn Sales Solutions to dramatically improve lead quality, pipeline, conversion rates, CRM adoption and sales effectiveness. Show less LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network and our mission is to connect the worlds professionals to make them more productive and successful, thereby providing economic opportunity for every single member. We have over 150m members and 2 members a second.As part of the LinkedIn Hiring Solutions team, I help my Corporate HR clients in DACH, UAE and UK & Irish markets, enhance their business, build their employer brand and save money and time by providing the tools for them to match the highest quality talent to opportunities more efficiently and effectively. Show less

  • Senior Account Executive - LinkedIn Sales Solutions Asia

    May 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Account Executive & Social Selling Consultant - LinkedIn Sales Solutions

    Jan 2013 - May 2015

  • Sales Development Specialist - LinkedIn Sales Solutions

    Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Sales Development Specialist - LinkedIn Hiring Solutions

    Oct 2011 - Jul 2012
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  Expedia Group

  Jan 2018 - now

  Senior Account Manager

  Working with of a portfolio of partners across APAC, to create new opportunities to fuel their business growth across the travel sector, while increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty.Partnering with online travel agents, airlines, loyalty & travel management companies, integrating Expedia’s innovative API & Website Template technology, Financial Solutions, Digital Marketing Campaigns & Customer Support to grow their accommodation revenue streams.