Experience

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  Timesnewspapers

  Mar 1998 - Apr 2012

  Multimedia Advertising Consultant -Times Newspapers, Peoria, ILMay 2006 - present• Assist local business with marketing using print, web, mobile and video• Prospect new businesses through cold calling via in-person meetings, phone and email.• Maintain #1 sales status. Increased sales year-over-year 12%• Present sales presentations to new and existing customers in order to sell new advertising programs, and to protect and increase existing advertising.• Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices in order to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.• Maintain assigned account base while developing new accounts. Process all correspondence and paperwork relating to accounts.• Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.• Write copy and generate marketing ideas for clients.• Build and strengthen relationships by attending local Chamber events and donating graphic design services. Show less

  • Multimedia Sales Consultant

    Apr 2007 - Apr 2012

  • Art Director

    Mar 1998 - Apr 2007
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  Gatehouse media

  Apr 2012 - Feb 2017

  Advertising sales manager

  Accomplish marketing and sales human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.Achieves marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Feb 2017 - now

  Marketing sales executive

  To stay in the field and active, during the interim between careers, I am working with MarketGuide Magazine in the Peoria Tri-County marketplace as a independent sales executive.I also continue to work with clients as a freelance marketing agent.

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  Peoria charter coach

  Mar 2017 - now

  Charter sales manager / marketing

  Charter Sales Manager:Manage more than $5 million in annual sales and 700+ private charters YTD. Manage orders through the sales process from quoting to billingCommunication daily with clients primarily though email and phone with occasional in-person meetingMarketing / Design:Peoria Charter and Peoria Charter Travel Agency.