Sales Marketing

Benjamin Asztalos

Email: abpely@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ** ****** *****

City: Sewell

State: NJ

Zip: 08080

Country: USA

Phone: 856-***-****

Skill Level: Senior

Salary Range: $100,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

Account Management Team Building Client Relations - Cultivate, Develop, Mend Sales Management Microsoft Office Applications

Educational Background:

Bachelors Degree, History

Rutgers University, 09/1995 - 10/2000

New Brunswick, NJ

Job History / Details:

BENJAMIN E. ASZTALOS

33 Haines Drive

Sewell, NJ 08080

Phone: 856-***-****

Email: abpely@r.postjobfree.com

MARKETING & ACCOUNT MANAGER

An innovative and results-driven Marketing and Account Manager with over 12 years of demonstrated success in conceptualizing, developing and implementing competitive business strategies. Strong expertise in driving revenue and optimizing performance, and maintains executive-level presence with ability to develop effective channel and marketing strategies. Highly accomplished in managing marketing developments and building and maintaining relationships. Outstanding leadership record in driving ROI, business and market share growth.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

-Project Management

-Program Implementation

-Strategic Planning/Analysis

-RFP and RFI Proposal Writing

-Customer Acquisition

-Organizational Development

-Marketing Materials

-Industry Networking

-Lead Generation

-Customer Relations

-Sales/Forecast Management

-Training and Recruitment

NOTEWORTHY CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

-Launched 6 sales teams within 90 days from recruitment to execution, acted as the sole implementer.

-Successfully implemented a 2-week event-marketing program at the Super Bowl, with over 100 company representatives participating.

-Exceeded increase goal of a national account`s revenue from 12-20% to over 30% within 90 days.

-Cultivated an account that was grossing $100,000 and grew it to over $2 million in annual gross revenue in under 2 years.

-Recruited and hired high-performance sales and marketing managers, resulting in the lowest attrition rate amongst competitions.

-Achieved priority sales and marketing goals independently and developed plans to go beyond established business goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ON-SITE MARKETING, COATESVILLE, PA

2003 - PRESENT

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING (2008 - PRESENT)

Supervise 15 or more managers and handle recruiting, hiring and training. Conduct needs assessment, implement marketing campaigns, manage stakeholder relationships and collaborate with distribution channels to increase revenue targets. Manage and implement strategic initiatives to increase company revenue and efficiency.

-Led strategic direction for planning and executing corporate credit card programs for high profile clients such as Barclaycard US, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase as well as professional sports teams including the NFL, NHL, MLB and PGA Tour, NCAA athletic groups, university alumni groups, and airline industries.

-Achieved 30% profit margins (against goals of 20%) for the last three consecutive quarters of 2011-2012.

-Doubled corporate profitability in first 12 months through business analysis and strategic implementation.

-Delivered 75% increase in close ratio with executive presentations and RFP proposals exceeding P&L ratio.

-Recruit, hire and train high-performing national sales and marketing managers as well as sales representatives.

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER (2003 - 2008)

Responsible for leading industry expertise in marketing department and managing sales of credit card programs. Charged with driving profitability, creating market presence and new business development.

-Optimized staff productivity and sales through implementing training programs, one-on-one coaching and targeted goal setting, which resulted in boosting revenues from $100,000 to $2 million in first two years of employment.

-Created, developed and executed 10 in-airport credit card sales programs with 100+ member sales team; launched an additional 26 kiosks with team at 2008 Super Bowl, capturing 19,000+ applications in three weeks.

-Planned and executed corporate credit card programs for high profile clients, including those in the university industry.

-Cultivated and maintained relationships with clients and partners.

FRONTLINE EVENT MARKETING, PHILADELPHIA, PA

2002 - 2003

SENIOR PROGRAM MARKETING COORDINATOR

Tasked with driving national university credit acquisition program for key client (Bank One). Conceived, developed and executed marketing and event planning at more than 75 national universities. Interfaced with university stakeholders to ensure program delivery. Supervised 4 direct reports. Reported directly to Senior Vice President.

-Built effective marketing strategies through weekly strategy sessions with national program managers, resulting in exceeding revenue goals by 33% in first year with 220,000 applications in first 3 months.

GOOD STUFF MARKETING, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

1999 - 2002

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (2001 - 2002)

Managed day-to-day operational management with full P&L responsibility for one of six national offices. Led strategic direction for planning and executing sales strategies, recruitment and training of marketing reps as well as building corporate relations. Oversaw team of over 30 employees and handled payroll and new business development.

-Recognized as the youngest director of operations in the company.

-Recruited, trained and managed field representatives delivering a 40% return, the largest return out of six national offices.

-Developed, planned and executed national fleet safety training program resulting in no further safety incidents.

ASSISTANT NATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER (2000 - 2001)

Assigned to lead business growth on national basis. Handled new product launches, recruitment and training, and implemented national grassroots campaigns to capture market share with high profile clients such as Pepsi-Cola, Dunkin` Donuts, Freschetta Pizza and Dalton Enterprises.

-Recognized for increasing market exposure through successful execution of promotions for X-Games in Aspen, CO, which resulted in additional contracts at the Final Four and Frozen Four Games.

FIELD MARKETING MANAGER (1999 - 2000)

Maintained a thorough knowledge and understanding of the marketing, transportation, and event procedures to lead other employees in creating a successful corporate presence.

-In charge of leading 2-4 marketing reps at various events.

-Responsible for event set-up and organization, and functioned as the go-to contact person.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts, History, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Advertising and Sales Internship, Rolling Stone Magazine

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Experiential Marketing

Marketing Executives Group

Field Marketing Professionals

Marketing and Sales: Networking Forum and Jobs

Sales and Marketing Management

TS2 Total Solutions Marketing Participants

Rutgers University Alumni Group

The Kappa Sigma Fraternity

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