Sales Marketing

Stu Klitenic

Atlanta Georgia ***** 404-***-**** ***********@*****.***

**** - ******* **************/********* ********, Oyo USA – Atlanta, Georgia

The world’s second largest hotel technology company.

Sales and communications executive representative for the world’s second largest hotel technology company. Kept 25 Atlanta field operatives and management up to date on company objectives and initiatives. Led B2B marketing through email and digital campaigns targeting owners of Atlanta hotels which increased open rate by over 25%. Effectively established and monitored sales KPI’s for Atlanta marketing and sales team and strategically tracked, analyze and utilized user data for optimized sales efficiency.

2015 - 2018 Communications & Marketing Director, Sports – GPB, Atlanta, Georgia

Communications and marketing director for GPB Sports properties. Acted as liaison between GPB and Georgia High Schools. Communications leader for Market Enginuity, the underwriting platform supporting and finding sponsorship opportunities for most of public broadcasting nationwide.

2014 – 2015 Show Host & Communications Leader – Gem Shopping Network Duluth, Georgia

Internal and external communications leader for the nation’s largest gem shopping network. Developed overall communications and marketing strategies leading to sales and growth. As show host, sold between $300,000 and $500,000 of gems every day.

2013 – 2014 Communications & Sales – Radio Partners Rome, Georgia

Managed sales and communications for network of stations. Successfully helped launch a new station in the Atlanta market. Served as spokesperson for the radio group and also the top selling sales person in Atlanta. Proposed and implemented media strategies. Identified untapped opportunities for media coverage.

2011 – 2013 Communications, Host, Sales - CBS Radio Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia

Created and executed both internal and external communications. Host of NBA This Week with co-host Dominique Wilkins, show featuring NBA stars from throughout the country. Exceeded all financial goals.

2009 – 2011 Director of Communications – Fulton County Government Atlanta, Georgia

Directed all internal communications to county employees and all external communications to citizens. Developed and maintained all digital assets for Fulton County. Led citizen outreach team and served as the lead spokesperson for the county. Maintained and worked local, regional and national media contacts. Constructed and implemented crisis communications plan heavily employed during ‘Snowmageddon’ as well as on a voting day when some machines failed to work and voters had to be directed via media communications to other polling places.

2004 – 2009 – Communications, Host, Sales – Atlanta Braves Radio Network Atlanta, Georgia

Created, produced and anchored programming for the largest local network in the major leagues. Station leader for communications and outreach programs. Sales person and lead account executive signing on local, regional and national accounts. Hosted all pregame and postgame shows.

1999 – 2004 Communications & Marketing Director - Turner Broadcasting Atlanta, Georgia

Conceptualized, developed and managed marketing and communications strategies for targeted audience known as Turner Broadcasting College Television Network. Similar to Airport Network and aired in numerous public spaces at over 180 colleges in the US. Aligned expectations, agreements and schedules between Turner Broadcasting and New Vision Media.

Core Strengths:

●Forming, Framing and Continuing Strong Ties with local, state and national media

●Driving value and exceeding revenue gains via a combination of traditional and digital media

●Identifying potential and aiding the development of “next generation” communications

●Developing, Orchestrating & Implementing Strategies for media plans with strong ROI

●Understanding business issues & implementing solutions to solve complex problems

●Changing the pace of organizations communications to match today’s high-speed business environment

●Emmy Award winning journalist

Brand Experience

Turner Broadcasting Network Cumulus Radio Fulton County Government

WSB – TV CBS Radio Atlanta Braves

CNN - Headline News GPB iHeart Radio

SOFTWARE

Salesforce

Pardot

Microsoft Office:

Word, Excel, Outlook

G-Suite:

Google Docs, Google Sheets

Education and Affiliations

Masters of Arts in Journalism University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina

Attended College on a Basketball Scholarship playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks

CHRIS Kids – Member

Project Open Hand - Volunteer

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