Aaron Haugland: in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A business development position, introduced a new UK product lineup to the US market. Worked with small to large dealers that included Vintage King, Guitar Center and many more. Trained Guitar Center in store staff across the nation. Extensive travel, market research, dealer visits and endorsee correspondence.

Manage overall success of the Western Territory by working with account management, client reps and other resources in planning, developing, executing and evaluating effective marketing strategies, solutions and processes consistent with ZTE's goals. Oversee execution of program's field activities in 13 regions. Drive and ensure field representatives are fully trained on product info and supported through coaching, mentoring, development and management of expectations. Develop future tactics and objectives, provide program feedback and recommendations for additional program strategies and revisions.

Responsible for account planning, opportunity planning and cultivating revenue. Territories included the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast United States but reached across North America daily. Sales quotas met with inside/outside sales, marketing support, sell through, product training, territory analysis, eCommerce intel, negotiation strategy, field level data collections and communication between internal departments up through Japan headquarters. Highlights: Averaged 26% sales growth MoM. Managed 30 field reps and serviced over 500 direct accounts. Designed field training program for factory certification. Doubled territory management in 6 months.

This position focused on product line sell-in and channel development nationwide. Cultivated future business while maintaining relationships with executive decision makers with direct accounts. Direct reports from 20 field reps. High level of collaboration with leadership team, R&D and marketing department for identifying, developing and executing future product needs through competitor analysis, market research and product development. Collaboration with marketing department to provide effective advertising solutions. Monitored and upheld product market value.

This role emphasized on training, regional management, client relations and data collections. Providing significant attention on training and marketing. Being technologically savvy was paramount to this position, as troubleshooting and maintenance was a daily occurrence. Heavy use of Microsoft Office was vital for workload communications. Position highlights include: Trained over thousands of reps/customers/executives in one on one, small and large group settings on cellular devices, selling and marketing techniques. Representative on HTC's Verizon, National Retail and US Cellular channel teams whose main goals were to strategically target sales, marketing and product development within those channels. Recognized growth opportunity in other territories. Territory management starting with Minnesota that grew to Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Formulate and execute marketing strategies for small to midsize businesses utilizing social media, advertising, market analysis, branding, product development, CRM and other various marketing programs. Client industries: restaurant, resort, real estate, bar and lounge, government and photography.

As head of engineering and studio manager, my role was marketing, P/L, product and CRM management. Secondary roles included employee supervisor and G&A.

Duties included a hybrid position of account handling and teller transactions. Sell/cross selling company products and services through cold calling and potential customer lists provided. Referring customers to the appropriate area of the business with the main goal of converting service opportunities into sales.

The main focus was to right fit our customers with the right products. This was done through heavy training, development and performance management. Responsible as well for sales goals, labor budgeting, department productivity, inventory and product knowledge.

Provided quality service to high level clients through studio management, studio assistance and customer service. A large emphasis on being technologically savvy, attention to detail and communication skills were key to this position.

Internship utilized for Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences graduation.