Celeste Berner
Las Vegas NV ( Phone: 702-***-**** ( abj3ie@r.postjobfree.com
Marketing / Sales
. Extremely competent, results oriented and seasoned sales professional
with direct sales experience in cold calling, consulting, account
management, account retention, up selling, tangible and intangible
product selling and relationship selling.
. Respected leader of creative teams, working with multimedia/print for
successful branding.
. Skilled in the technical, conceptual and content development of sales-
driving collateral. Proven ability to increase sales most recently in the
automotive industry.
. Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills.
Areas of demonstrative skills:
Marketing Strategies & Campaigns Pipeline Development
Corporate Communications Development of Training
Above Quota Revenue Generation Materials
Self Managed and Directed Sales Collateral & Support
Web & Print Content Development Sales Forecasting
Staff Training & Development New Product Launch
Superior Customer Relations Persuasive, Resourceful &
Ethical
Professional Experience
ZOOM AUTOS.COM - San Diego, CA
Las Vegas, Nevada, based free publication
Outside Sales, 7/2010 to Current
Sales of display advertising to Las Vegas DMA automobile dealers.
Responsible for all sales, design, and collections for publication.
Blue Bay Design - Las Vegas, NV
Internet and Proximity Marketing
Owner, 6/2009 to Current
Owner of a total fulfillment internet marketing company primarily focused
on auto dealers. Web and print graphics, custom comments for online
advertising of vehicles, photo overlays, website design, photos and videos,
personnel training, research and reporting designed to assure proper use
of all marketing streams available, analytics including sourcing. In 2010
have added non-auto dealer clients and proximity marketing. Well known for
thinking outside the box and client satisfaction.
Autotrader.COM - Atlanta, GA
Largest national online automotive advertiser
Advertising Consultant, 8/2004 to 6/2009
Utilized a consultative sales assessment approach to generate revenue
within my territory. Employed extreme data mining and reporting to ensure
proper solutions for existing and new clients. Consistently exceeded my
goals while maintaining a low percentage of churn. Customer service,
collections, photography, video, account origination & retention through
prospecting, cold calls and relationship development, copywriting, training
of auto dealership personnel on e-commerce, reports and problem solving.
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cox media - Las Vegas, NV
Cable Advertising in the Las Vegas DMA
Sales Assistant, 5/2003 to 8/2004
Input, check and revise orders up to $1 million per week, maintain client
relationships, interact with accounting to guarantee client accounts are
correct, maintain and update sales tools, selected by top management to
teach new programs to sales and support staff, support company's 1st $10
million producer and 11 out of the last 12 AE's Of The Month, recognized
for ability to identify growth opportunities, then create the necessary
tools and mobilize the required resources to propel sales growth.
gtrs - Las Vegas, NV
Nationwide Title Research Company
Office Manage/Creative Director, 2/2000 to 5/2003
Reviewed all recorded documents in the public record using various database
driven websites to determine whether any title defects exist that could
interfere with transfer of property or encumbrances that would affect
loans, created reports for major lenders, located abstractors countrywide,
human resources, collected and analyzed data used in targeting new
business, all personnel duties. Grew the company from Nevada/California to
nationwide increasing revenue by 68% in a one year period.
United advertising media - Las Vegas, NV
Advertising Design Hub
Graphic Designer/QC, 1/1998 to 2/2000
Designed ads for eight complimentary auto magazines, responsible for
getting books to print under harsh deadlines, motivation of crews and
supervision of quality control, training of personnel and account
executives on new software and procedures.
circus circus casino - Las Vegas, NV
Hotel Casino
Executive Assistant to Marketing Director, 3/1996 to 5/1997
Graphic Designer, 5/1997 to 1/1998
Planned and coordinated marketing programs and promotional campaigns,
conducted demographic and marketing studies to identify trends, developed
marketing concepts, collateral and presentations used in establishing
partnerships with major corporations, dispersement of charity funds,
creative design of employee newsletter and children's coloring book,
creative for the Adventuredome.
Technology
Major Software: Office 2007, Filemaker, PageMaker, Quark Express, FrontPage,
Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, Vegas Video,
Acrobat, Windows, MAC OS, QuickBooks, Quicken
Education
El Camino College, Torrance, California - Concentration in Business
College of the Desert, Palm Springs, California - Small Business
Management, Computerized Financial Accounting, Database Management,
Marketing
Community College of Southern Nevada - Design
Las Vegas School of Insurance - Health and Life
Cox University - Team Building, Effective Communication, various Sales and
Service Classes
Various software certificates