I'd love to grow the wedding industry field in this community
Lauren Boudousque�
5640 Charles Place, New Orleans, LA 70124
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Professional Summary
I�m a talented, motivated, and effective sales professional. My ability to multi-task, listen and understand customer needs, while building loyalty and strong relationships as their business consultant, is how I consistently reach my sales goals and targets.
Work History
Safeguard / NOLA / Ad sales + Partnerships � Sept �17 to Feb �19
Safeguard is a national distributor of a vast range of products in the print, promotion and apparel space. My role consisted of growing The Greater New Orleans market through networking, up-selling current clients, cross-selling and prospecting. Specifically, I:
� Worked hands-on with the design + artist team to ensure delivery of a quality product
� Increased my prospecting calls by 57%
� Increased my referrals base by 51%
� Kept organized by using Funnel Maker
� Collaborated with events for non-profit organizations
� Created marketing campaigns to ensure delivery of new business and referrals
� Worked hands-on with the design + artist team to ensure delivery of a quality product
� Helped grow my clients businesses by 12%
Clipper Magazine / NOLA / Multi-Media Consultant � Nov �16 to August �17
Clipper Magazine is a national publication with a presence in 444 local markets, offering services in print, mail and design as well as digital content to consumers nationwide.
My role was marketing outreach. I set appointments with potential clients, assessed their needs and matched them with the product that fit them best to close the sale. Specifically, I:
� Helped grow the New Orleans market by generating my own leads
� Created a need-analysis approach that leveraged my product and client knowledge
� Helped create the ads in terms of content and layouts to ensure the most successful campaigns and
ROI
� Created new business leads, signing more than 50% of prospects
� B2B Sales
� Off-Page, on-page and digital product knowledge
� Managed and recorded all leads from inbound / outbound telephone calls
� Prioritized daily work flow, including quotes, and sales-related inquiries
� Maintained strong professional relationships with clients
� Ad sales
Fox Print Services / NOLA / NaIonal Account Manager � June �14 to May �16
Fox Print Services offers services in print, design, mail, digital and content to the newspaper industry. They specialize in fully-templated, niche publications that mean newspapers can save editorial time and expand readership while staying true to their community's needs and interests.
My role included:
� Helped launched Forever, Home & Garden, Active Living, Moments & Memories, and Inspire Health magazines. High-gloss, newspaper-distributed magazines with distribution to small and large markets nationwide
� Helped launch digital, embedded content for customers� websites as well as Facebook and mobile-optimized campaigns
� Rate Card Consultation to help improve bottom line profit margins for customers
� Created sales collateral and tools needed to be successful with products (mock-ups and ad kit)
� Created new business leads, signing more than 50% with 100% customer retention
� Managed and recorded all leads from outbound and inbound telephone calls
� Prioritized daily work flow, including all inbound / outbound calls, proposals, and sales-related
inquiries
� Maintained strong professional relationships with customers
� Printing Sales
Dedicated Merchants / NOLA / Manager, MarkeIng & Sales � Feb �10 to April �14
� Helped direct various marketing efforts for the company to ensure it was top-of-mind for new business
� Helped to grow existing business relationships to ensure medium to long-term growth of the company
� Performed a sales function with new business leads, signing more then 55% of prospects
� Helped manage those, and existing, client relationships
� Wrote sales contracts for orders obtained and submitted orders for processing
� Set up new accounts, established customer credit, and set up payment methods
Education
Bachelor of Business Management, 2011, University of New Orleans National Sales Training (NST)
Clipper University
Corporate Training
Skills, Training, Other Experience + Awards
My skills include CRM, marketing outreach, digital and embedded content, data analysis and demographic studies. Self-motivated, people-person, detail-oriented, strong communication skills, am a dedicated team player, interpersonal skills, flexible and adaptable, persuasive negotiator.
Safeguard Corporate Training, Safeguard and Flesh CO Essentials of Print, SANMAR Apparel Training , SAGE, ASI Roadshow New Orleans, ASI Show Orlando, LRA Show , Certificate of Recognition for Service
Excellent references available upon request.
Lauren Boudousque�
5640 Charles Place, New Orleans, LA 70124
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Professional Summary
I�m a talented, motivated, and effective sales professional. My ability to multi-task, listen and understand customer needs, while building loyalty and strong relationships as their business consultant, is how I consistently reach my sales goals and targets.
Work History
Safeguard / NOLA / Ad sales + Partnerships � Sept �17 to Feb �19
Safeguard is a national distributor of a vast range of products in the print, promotion and apparel space. My role consisted of growing The Greater New Orleans market through networking, up-selling current clients, cross-selling and prospecting. Specifically, I:
� Worked hands-on with the design + artist team to ensure delivery of a quality product
� Increased my prospecting calls by 57%
� Increased my referrals base by 51%
� Kept organized by using Funnel Maker
� Collaborated with events for non-profit organizations
� Created marketing campaigns to ensure delivery of new business and referrals
� Worked hands-on with the design + artist team to ensure delivery of a quality product
� Helped grow my clients businesses by 12%
Clipper Magazine / NOLA / Multi-Media Consultant � Nov �16 to August �17
Clipper Magazine is a national publication with a presence in 444 local markets, offering services in print, mail and design as well as digital content to consumers nationwide.
My role was marketing outreach. I set appointments with potential clients, assessed their needs and matched them with the product that fit them best to close the sale. Specifically, I:
� Helped grow the New Orleans market by generating my own leads
� Created a need-analysis approach that leveraged my product and client knowledge
� Helped create the ads in terms of content and layouts to ensure the most successful campaigns and
ROI
� Created new business leads, signing more than 50% of prospects
� B2B Sales
� Off-Page, on-page and digital product knowledge
� Managed and recorded all leads from inbound / outbound telephone calls
� Prioritized daily work flow, including quotes, and sales-related inquiries
� Maintained strong professional relationships with clients
� Ad sales
Fox Print Services / NOLA / NaIonal Account Manager � June �14 to May �16
Fox Print Services offers services in print, design, mail, digital and content to the newspaper industry. They specialize in fully-templated, niche publications that mean newspapers can save editorial time and expand readership while staying true to their community's needs and interests.
My role included:
� Helped launched Forever, Home & Garden, Active Living, Moments & Memories, and Inspire Health magazines. High-gloss, newspaper-distributed magazines with distribution to small and large markets nationwide
� Helped launch digital, embedded content for customers� websites as well as Facebook and mobile-optimized campaigns
� Rate Card Consultation to help improve bottom line profit margins for customers
� Created sales collateral and tools needed to be successful with products (mock-ups and ad kit)
� Created new business leads, signing more than 50% with 100% customer retention
� Managed and recorded all leads from outbound and inbound telephone calls
� Prioritized daily work flow, including all inbound / outbound calls, proposals, and sales-related
inquiries
� Maintained strong professional relationships with customers
� Printing Sales
Dedicated Merchants / NOLA / Manager, MarkeIng & Sales � Feb �10 to April �14
� Helped direct various marketing efforts for the company to ensure it was top-of-mind for new business
� Helped to grow existing business relationships to ensure medium to long-term growth of the company
� Performed a sales function with new business leads, signing more then 55% of prospects
� Helped manage those, and existing, client relationships
� Wrote sales contracts for orders obtained and submitted orders for processing
� Set up new accounts, established customer credit, and set up payment methods
Education
Bachelor of Business Management, 2011, University of New Orleans National Sales Training (NST)
Clipper University
Corporate Training
Skills, Training, Other Experience + Awards
My skills include CRM, marketing outreach, digital and embedded content, data analysis and demographic studies. Self-motivated, people-person, detail-oriented, strong communication skills, am a dedicated team player, interpersonal skills, flexible and adaptable, persuasive negotiator.
Safeguard Corporate Training, Safeguard and Flesh CO Essentials of Print, SANMAR Apparel Training , SAGE, ASI Roadshow New Orleans, ASI Show Orlando, LRA Show , Certificate of Recognition for Service
Excellent references available upon request.