Experience

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  Paragon Display Group

  • Senior Account Manager

    • 2013 - Present

    Position involves telemarketing to a broad array of industry contacts, e-mail development, prospect meetings, quoting, developing exhibit designs and working to help save clients money in their marketing promotional budgets. As a high quality graphic printer we work with clients on any internal building graphic signage needs or small displays. My clients include large universities here in Michigan, industrial manufacturers and advertising agency clients.

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  Nimlok Displays

  • Troy, MI.

  • Senior Account Manager

    • Dec 2011 - Oct 2012
    • Troy, MI.

    Developed company prospect list for national major trade show events to sell or rent exhibits to. Intense telemarketing, e-mail programs and direct mail pieces sent out to clients and prospects for this company to help develop the greater Detroit marketplace.

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  Exhibit Exchange

  • Macomb, MI

  • Account Manager

    • Jun 2004 - Jul 2011
    • Macomb, MI

    Increased customer base size and sold Award Winning exhibit designs (i.e. Cadillac exhibit). Developed and worked with many Fortune 1000 companies thus increasing sales for company. Wrote press releases and provided in depth telemarketing to reach out to clients.

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  Designs & Displays

  • Troy, MI

  • Account Executive

    • Aug 1993 - Jun 2004
    • Troy, MI

    Top award winning salesmen who brought in the most new customers and broke all sales records through extensive telemarketing efforts, direct mail, past industry contacts and marketing development and implementation.

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  Designs & Displays, LLC

  • Troy, MI.

  • Account Executive

    • Aug 1993 - Jun 2004
    • Troy, MI.

    Award winning salesmen who broke all sales records including number of new accounts each year. Performed intense telemarketing, direct mail and internet contact to illicit new business accounts. Introduced many older clients to the company to help increase sales and profitability.

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  GTE Valenite

  • Exhibits Manager

    • 1973 - 1988

    Developed and managed a yearly $1 million trade show exhibit budget for an international manufacturer of cutting tools and gaging products. Exhibit sizes ranged up to 8,000 sq. ft. in size and produced thousands of yearly sales leads. Obtained written application stories in national publications and wrote press releases. Created marketing materials and sales analysis for our network of 50+ sales offices.