Karen Jessop

Experience

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  Hirt & Carter

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2011

  Key Accounts Executive
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  ELan Property Group

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2013

  Sales manager
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  DNA PRINT & PACKAGING

  Feb 2013 - now

  Senior Account Executive DNA print & Co owner: Origin stationery/Lou Harvey stationery

  With more than 8 years experience in the print industry, a Sales Account Executive is a professional who is responsible for taking care of business relationships between the clients and companies they are employed in. Our services are availed by many industries; but are mostly used by advertising, public relations, marketing, and sales companies.The Sales Representative or Account Executive focuses on securing new business through skilled prospecting and follow-up, networking, and cold calling while serving an existing account base. • Utilize consultative selling practices by applying questioning techniques to uncover customer needs and offer solutions to them.• Set appointments and call on customers at the decision-maker level: Designer, Buyer, Marketing Director, VP of Marketing.• Provide quotes as needed within acceptable profit parameters.• Develop presentations for current and prospective customers in support of new businessdevelopment activities.• Apply and adhere to prescribed selling techniques to grow new and existing accounts.• Learn and maintain an understanding of current technology solutions includinginteractive media to grow sales through non-traditional services.• Communicate sales activities/forecasting on a monthly basis with management.• Work closely with Client Services by providing job details that support our customer’sprojects.• Interface with and provide support to the entire sales team assisting in sales and clientactivities.• Work with the Marketing Director and Business Development Specialist to develop clienttarget specific campaigns to obtain long-term strategic partners.• Conduct market research to obtain key target information. Show less

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  ORIGIN STATIONERY - LOU HARVEY STATIONERY

  Feb 2013 - now

  Senior Account Executive at DNA Print&Packaging & Co Owner: Origin Stationery/Lou Harvey Stationery

  Owner Origin Brand HoldingsWith a love of paper and all things creative and many years in the printing and scrapbooking industries Karen and Francie launched Origin stationery.Our Stationery turns an average everyday into fun and we are passionate about helping you achieve the sense of achievement that comes from being organised in style. All product is printed and manufactured in South Africa, we are proudly local!For our first product range we proudly partnered with Lou Harvey as her bright, trendy fabric designs & product range have been a hallmark of creativity for South Africans over the last decade and remains one of our favourite creative brands in South Africa.WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ORIGINSTATIONERY Show less

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  Easi-bind (Pty) Ltd

  Mar 2018 - now

  • Senior Account Executive at EB Print & Packaging & Co Owner: Origin bespoke stationery

    Mar 2018 - now

  • Senior Account Executive at EB Print & Packaging & Co Owner: Origin bespoke stationery

    Mar 2018 - now

  • Senior Account Executive at EB Print & Packaging & Co Owner: Origin bespoke stationery

    Mar 2018 - now

  • Senior Account Executive at EB Print & Packaging & Co Owner: Origin bespoke stationery

    Mar 2018 - May 2024
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  Coco & Salt

  Mar 2019 - now

  Director

  www.cocoandsalt.co.za