KIEL D. JONES
CLARKSTON, GA 30021
*************@*****.***
SUMMARY
MARKETING AND SALES PROFESSIONAL WITH FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE. EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVITY AND OUT-OF-THE- BOX THINKING. EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH ABILITY TO BUILD RAPPORT, IDENTIFY CLIENT NEEDS, AND CLOSE THE SALE.
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Precision Roof Contractors Atlanta GA 2009-
Appointment Setter/Telemarketing Supervisor
• Successfully prospected, qualified, and sold discount home improvement products.
• Collaborated with outside sales teams and cold called CEOs to effectively expedite interviews.
• Responsible for the distribution and collection of calling material every night.
• Effectively used cold calls to generate leads.
Protect Security, Norcross, GA 2005-2008
Appointment Setter
• Effectively used cold calls to generate new business.
• Collaborated with outside sales teams to develop new clients.
• Set appointments for the outside sales team.
MCI, Alpharetta, GA 2001-2005
Inside Sales Represenitive
• Sold MCI products, local, long distance and DSL to residential and business customers.
• Made aggressive outbound sales calls to potential clients using MCI's telemarketing computers and software.
• Searched International calling rates for customers using Merlin proprietary software.
• Researched local laws and ordinances to ensure proper handling of the new accounts information.
• Performed credit checks on high risk clients to minimize future account collection problems.
• Organized contacts into a company database for easy future reference.
• Sent out company memos on upcoming events.
• E-mailed customers detailed summaries of services rendered (by request).
COMPUTER SKILLS
• MS Office, including Word , PowerPoint , Adobe Photoshop