
JOHN H. SAMPLE 
12345 Main Street | Weston, Connecticut 12345 | 877.875.7706 | Info@greatresumesfast.com 
   
 
 
 
HIGH IMPACT SENIOR SALES & MARKETING EXECUTIVE 
 
Strategic Market Planning - Customer Relationship Management - Multi-Channel Distribution 
Customer Acquisition & Retention –Merchandising Promotion - Vendor Relations - Sales Training & Team Leadership - Call Center 
Management - New Product Design & Development - Social Media- Lead Generation Telesales - CRM Philosophy 
 
Enterprising, extroverted and customer-focused sales leader with a natural ability for building new business and forging loyalty 
with clients, vendors and external business partners.  Identifies and capitalizes on emerging business ventures to propel an 
organization to the top tier of its industry.  Motivational management style with a proven history of building, guiding and 
retaining high-performance teams to develop and implement strategies for accelerated growth.  Strives to optimize operations, 
reduce costs and improve service quality while strengthening the bottom line. 
 
▪ Leadership – Talented sales strategist and tactician offering thought leadership, strategic advice, insights for market  
   differentiation, competitive advantage, and go-to market strategies using best-in-class tools and processes.  Extensive  
   experience in a fast-paced highly competitive industry from key roles in online financial services and call centers to the  
   growth development and transition of an original Arrow Wood paper manufacturer.  Secured one of the Largest  
   transactions in Arrow Wood paper. 
 
 
▪ Business Development – Drive market enthusiasm through communications, seminars, trade shows, and industry  
    events, with new media, online marketing, social media, and SEO savvy.  Built a sales network of 10 territory   
    representatives to consistently exceed $500,00 monthly target to increase revenue $6 million in 2001 to $12 million in   
    2005. 
 
▪ Customer Relations – Developed strategic action plan to enhance account retention.  Revamped customer service 
department by infusing the call center with script education to retain customers; stressed a customer engagement 
philosophy.  Credited with closing core programs with Dollar General, Dollar Tree, valued at $1M in 2002 increasing to 
$3M in annual sales by 2005 for more than 11,000 stores nationwide. 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
 
MANAGING DIRECTOR 
ABC Corporate Sales, 2005-Present 
  Conducts Client Relationship Management consulting and home, school and office product sales; major clients include 
Bright Data LP and Confidential Corporation. 
 
SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT   
Light Fast LLC, 2008-Present 
  Hired as change agent to customize “Bright CRM” strategy for improved results, efficiency, and profitability of the 
Yellow Pages/directory network, leading to the creation of a specialized Outbound Sales Team and Communication 101 
Training Course: impacted productivity, service excellence and customer loyalty with a focus on customer contact, 
writing, scripting, and internal training of a team of 40 agents in Florida call center. 
  Spearheaded the development of VIP customer loyalty/testimonial program “The Ecstatic Customer Project” with 200 
select directory clients, which was implemented as a standard companywide. 
  Managed multiple social media profiles (corporate twitter accounts and blogs) and directed PR and Communications 
for media inquiries, press releases, and special projects and producer for NOLAShines.org and numerous environmental 
and charitable verticals (LightGiving, LightGreen, LIGHT.org, LightLocal.net, Lightephant.com). Established and 
nurtured partnerships and strategic alliances for special projects. 
 
NATIONAL ACCOUNT CONSULTANT – Artistic Paper 
KLM Corporation, 2007-Present 
  Key player in reorganization and restructuring of a specialty matte board company into a well-positioned paper entity. 
  Built and developed program of key items which services $2 million in new private-label accounts and increasing. 
  Designed new products and expanded line for Kids’ Room Arts and Crafts products within cross-functional sales teams. 
  Recognized with a promotion to coordinate sales for two additional divisions, Mail Pac, Rupaco.