Sales Control

Former Business Owner for * Years For Marketing/Sales Job (Iowa)

Date: 2012-12-02, 11:51PM *********************@*****.***

I am seeking a marketing manager or assistant position as well as advertising or sales.

I have extensive knowledge and experience in Marketing and Advertising to include: Group Networking (part of mastermindsofbiz.com), Trade Show Design and Presenting, Public Speaking, Successful Direct Mail Campaigns, Vehicle Advertising, Signs, Website Building, Promotional Materials. Details listed on resume below, email me for contact phone #.

I am always seeking a way to be part of a successful business and driving customers to that business through my creative and compelling marketing ideas. I enjoy the challenge it brings to my table and look forward how I may be of service to your company

Joshua Jones

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Career Objective:

To use my abilities learned through business ownership and on the phone in a field of marketing, advertising, sales, account executive, and other like fields.

Experience:

Credit Card Collector 1 02/06/2012-present

Wells Fargo Consumer Lending Group West Des Moines, IA

Outbound Calls to collect money on past due and over the limit payments

Inbound Calls to verify all information before accessing accounts

Knowledge of collection laws with card holders and third parties

Work as a team as well as an individual

Wildlife & Pest Control Sales/Service Technician 02/2011-11/2011

Orkin Pest Control West Des Moines, IA

Market wildlife services to existing pest control clients

Develop new wildilfe control business through networking and asking for referrals

Traveled throughout Orkin territory to include 23 counties

Owner & Operator of Wildlife Control Business as a Franchisee 01/2004-01/2011

Josh's Wildlife, LLC DBA A All Animal Control Sarcoxie, MO

Answered inbound calls and sold services over phone and in person

Created trade show booths, designed and printed up flyers, brochures, acquired unique promotional materials and found a company to make "mole" shaped business card magnets

Managed direct mail campaigns--created mail pieces, printed, stuffed envelopes, acquired correct addresses for mail merge for labels and mailed to specific areas pre-scouted to make sure the pieces went to the correct market

Created yard signs to be attractive to potential clients and seen over 40% of our calls for mole services come from yard signs

After 3 years in small business, maintained over $100,000 in gross sales/services for 5 years straight, best year just over $150,000

Created a name for A All Animal Control as one of Southwest Missouri's Premier wildlife control businesses and as the Go To Company for Mole Control Services (our niche)

Developed Entertaining and Informational Presentations on Power Point

Assisted in creation of website to get traffic desired for mole control services

Assisted in design of vehicle graphic wrap on service truck

Redesigned voicemail to be more energetic and unique and rec'd 40% more messages left by potential clients

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Word, Publisher, Power Point, Excel, Internet, Photo Shop, Outlook

Education:

Faith Baptist Bible College, completed third year of a four year Pastoral Program, '96-'99; '01-December 2002

Studied public speaking and understanding why the need to research deeply to know what to say and how to say it

Learned how to read people and understand their thoughts behind their words

References Available Upon Request

p.s. no insurance positions or door to door sales opps thanks

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