Sales & marketing professional

BEN DEETER SALES & MARKETING PROFESSIONAL

937-***-**** • *********@*******.***

PROFILE

Executing tactical sales and marketing plans that have delivered MM-$ in new business throughout career

Customer-and quality–focused professional that provides results at all levels of sales. Highly motivated- a self-starter,

creative, dependable and detail oriented by nature, able to work in a team environment or independently.

Invites new challenges and looks to continually grow by accepting additional responsibilities.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

EAST Manufacturing Inc.

Sales/Marketing Representative

2005 to 2007

Recruited to sell products to over 200 existing customers as well as prospecting and interfacing CEO’s, Presidents, Company Owners, Senior Managers and Purchasing Agents. Ability to sell on features and benefits rather than price as EAST has positioned themselves to be the most elite/expensive in the industry. Took charge of territory consisting of forty-one southern counties in Ohio. Territory brought in $2.1MM in FY 2005. Led product sales efforts and refocused territory in FY 2006 to bring market share to 51.76% and increased revenues to $3.96MM. In FY 2007 grew territory to $4.63MM while maintaining the company goal of a 40% market share in Southern Ohio.

• Top Direct sales representative FY 2006

• Developed and executed quarterly sales strategies for Southern Oho territory.

• Fastest new hire to make multi-trailer deal.

Heidelberg Distributing LLC

Sales/Marketing Representative

2002 to 2005

Received Gallo Corporate sales training. Placed in charge of A, B, and C level accounts consisting of owner-operated retailers, restaurants and pubs. In charge of large retail chains such as Kroger, Meijer and USAF Class VI. Consistently exceeded monthly and yearly sales goals. Two months in 2002 corporate training route Sales were 107.4%. In 2003 increased territory by 122%. In 2004 grew sales an additional 108.9%. 2005 YTD Sales tracked at 110.3%

• Won trip to Napa Valley and Sonoma County

• Consistently Recognized as Top Five of Thirty-five sales people.

• Initiated Saturday Wine Tastings at Class VI to gain exposure & drive annual wine sales (Wright Patterson AFB)

• Organized and conducted wait-staff training/contests to increase on premise wine sales from wine lists.

University of Dayton

Fine Art Adjunct Professor

2000 to 2002

Planned and efficiently managed class time including delivering lectures and demonstrations as well as maintaining a

budget for 3-D Foundations. Gallery Committee member charged with recruiting and organizing exhibits.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Education & Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bowling Green State University – 3.0 GPA

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