Sales Manager

LARRY BLOOM

**** ****** ****** *************@*******.***

Edina, Minnesota 55436 952-***-****

Professional Profile

. Strong background in marketing includes sales, account manager, project

management, proposal development, and collateral design, backed by BS and

MBA degrees.

. Previous experience with computer and printing sales.

Professional Experience

Printers Marketplace, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2008-present

Sales

. Sell print, web, direct mail, and e-marketing advertising for Printers

Marketplace.

. Manage approximately 1,000 accounts and grow the customer base through

networking, referrals, and cold calling.

. Attend trade shows to present our product to potential customers.

2010

Kaplan University 2008-present

Adjunct Instructor

Online instructor for marketing classes

. Each week present a one hour audio class for online classes using Adobe

Connect.

. Active in discussion threads in the class which consists of writing every

day.

Allianz Life, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002-2008

Designer/Account Representative

. Designed applications, collateral pieces and forms (print and web) for

Allianz internal clients.

. Lead the bar code project from the design side which increased the

efficiency of tracking 30 agreement documents used in over 300

applications.

. Participated in a $6M project to convert all documents and forms into pdf

format.

. Consistently produced on time and on budget printing projects.

Bolger Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota 1999-2001

Designer/Account Representative

. Designed applications, collateral pieces and forms (print and web) for

external clients.

. Consulted with clients and advised on cost-effective methods to market

manuals and forms.

. Supported sales by working with clients to create and analyze what-if

scenarios for new product designs. Tasked with managing largest corporate

account and all related projects.

. Managed migration of over 1,100 forms and manuals to print-on-demand and

Web-based formats for St. Paul Companies client.

Education/Professional Development

The University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Masters of Business

Administration, Marketing

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Bachelor of Science,

Marketing

Premier Training, Inc., Edina, Minnesota, Certified Internet Webmaster

Certificate

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MIS Certificate

Computer Skills

Proficient in Mac & Windows, Word, Excel, Quark, InDesign, Photoshop,

Illustrator, Acrobat, and Adobe Connect.

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