July 2011 to present Suburban Woman Magazine Advertising consultant.

Selling ad space to medical practitioners for the health and fitness magazine, a nd creating marketing campaigns to bring in new patients, as well as handling al l aspects of the sales process, Sales ,ad design, proofing, delivery, billing, c ollections, all record keeping. Cold calling ,telemarketing new prospects major part of position. May 2008-Dec 2010 Sun -Times Media , Chicago ill Automotive Account Manager Held accountable to maintain and grow one of the largest sales territory consis ting of 52 different Sun Times Media Group publications, that were all stand al one properties with independent rate structures, Diversification in a sales appr oach was vital. Presented to top executives at Auto dealerships and Advertising Agencies in a specific geographical territory. Excelled in all of the functions of this sales territory, rate structures, problem solutions, Customer service. E xceeded revenue budget by 130 % in 2010. By building lasting relationships with General Managers and agency executives, while listening and creating programs th at returned ROI. Increased customer base during a down economic time. A true hu nter who turns over every rock to grow business. Dec 2005-Dec 2007 Shaw Publications Crystal lake ,Il Advertising Director Responsibilities included Managing, creating revenue streams, training and devel oping the best sales team and growing all areas of Advertising, creative service s and some pre-press. Managed new product development. Trained and motivated em ployees through seminars, weekly sales training, , personal mentoring with two p erson sales calls with all reps to grow revenues and personal sale skills. Worke d in collaboration with all Managers in all areas of the business as we created a winning team. April 1999-Dec 2005 Courier News , Elgin,IL Advertising Director / Marketing Director / Production Manager Managed Three departments at once, Advertising, Marketing and Production pre pre ss. Set Budgets for all three divisions , took publication from a losing 1.3 mil lion dollars to a 570,000 profit margin within two short years, motivated and wo rked hand in hand with all staffs, New business development, Liaison for all dep artments, Worked closely with Publisher to create and initiate new revenue oppor tunities, Researched and set all rate structures as well as developing all Sales and Marketing materials. Administered all employee evaluations, set and initiat ed all raises, Disciplined as necessary to maintain an energetic and productive sales team.

April 1986-1999 Beacon News , Aurora, Il Advertising Account Executive Consistently met or exceeded, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual sales goals. I was s ales Person of the month July through December 1997.And continued to Achieve tha t title throughout my tenure at the Beacon News, Consistently increased number o f active accounts in my territory, Took a $25,000 territory and increased it to $80,000 in three years selling small to medium sized businesses in a geographic area. !985-1986 Metropolitan Insurance Co

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