Elliot Koontz

• Excelled at a creative infomercial company that drove businesses through direct to consumer advertising and sales.

• Generated and evaluated new business leads through targeted prospecting and outreach efforts that produced over $3.1 million in revenue.

• Maintained a call volume of 50+ outbound calls per day to uncover prospect connections and insure our services were being presented to key decision makers.

• Presented company approach to creative & production solutions to high-level clients, from Fortune 100 Companies to entrepreneurial executives.

• Informed and advised high-level executives on the business opportunity and sales process.

• Overcame sales objections by demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of purchaser attitudes and

demographic behaviors.

• Cultivated and nurtured business and referral relationships through networking at tradeshows, industry

functions, and social media platforms.

• Researched and analyzed product trends within the Housewares and Beauty categories to identify and

recruit potential clients for Direct Response.

• Key Wins: Nescafe?, L’Oreal, Indeed Laboratories, Wise Food

• Gathered property specific information from current and potential clients.

• Developed a coded filing and data retrieval system that boosted office productivity.

• Utilized detailed accounts of commercial listing properties to determine the viability of future

investments.

• Communicated with alumni in order to raise capital for University wide initiatives.

• Raised over $12,000 in three months and exceeded caller standards in pledge percentage & average

pledge (the Top 10th Percentile).

• Conducted cold-calls for the Financial Advisors to increase summer seminar attendance and grow

their business

• Gathered and analyzed financial data and provided a fresh perspective on potential investments.