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Eric Herzberg

Eric Herzberg

Cabot,AR

Summary

Experienced outside B2B sales and marketing representative. Strong track record of selling tangible and intangible products and services. Hunter orientated sales and marketing professional, with a proven track record of success using tactics such as cold calling and referral marketing. Excellent new account acquisition success and business development skills.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner

LinkAge Internet Consulting LLC
02.2002 - Current

Provided cutting edge web design, marketing (SEO & PPC), and related IT services to hundreds of small and medium sized businesses throughout the US and internationally.

  • Responsible for all business operations including Marketing, sales, and account management, and service oversight.
  • Developed plans to make client sites convert more customers and increase usability.
  • Provided digital marketing campaign services to political candidates at the local and state level.

Education Consultant

Lone Star Technologies
09.2023 - 05.2025
  • Developed marketing strategies to introduce Lone Star's Active Shooter mitigation equipment and services.
  • Established relationships with relevant stakeholders (Superintendents, IT Directors, Facility Managers, Security Directors) at school districts in the Arkansas, Tennessee, and Northern Mississippi area.
  • Conducted assessments to evaluate existing effectiveness to prevent and mitigate active shooters incidents.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to find appropriate grants through the Department of Justice. Districts received grants that made active shooter safety equipment acquisitions possible.
  • Made contact with at least 10 school districts daily by cold calling and follow-up calls.

Sales Representative

Innerplan Office Interiors
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Responsible for high end furniture and systems knowledge.
  • "Hunted" for new accounts and educated prospects on furniture offerings.
  • Demonstrated latest technology that positively affected health e.g. sit to stand desks, proper office chair seat-pan types, ergonomic typing and proper screen viewing.

Area Manager

Coleman's Office & School Products
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Responsible for creating a Janitorial/Sanitation division in a traditional office supply company for two markets at the same time. This included working with new vendors and product lines, informing existing and new customers about our additional jan/san offerings.
  • Successfully converted large existing customers to our jan/san offerings and finding new clients.
  • Demonstrated best practices for disinfection during the Covid period to reduce risks to students and staff.

Regional Manager

Pettus Office Products
08.2018 - 05.2019
  • Responsible for training new sales reps after the acquisition of Ml Bath by Pettus Office Products.
  • Introduced and trained existing office supply reps in the new janitorial supply segment of Pettus' supply offerings.
  • Ensured retention of existing Ml Bath clients during the buyout transition.
  • Created $25,000 a month in new jan/san and office supply revenue by acquiring three major clients with 50 combined locations and the largest contract cleaner in Louisiana.
  • Improved branding initiatives by implementing effective marketing campaigns to maximize engagement and brand awareness.
  • Northern Louisiana Bossier, LA

Marketing Manager

Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC
09.2017 - 04.2018
  • Responsible for the marketing of professional services for a civil engineering firm throughout the state of Arkansas.
  • Developed marketing campaigns to support sales efforts and relationship building, which resulted in relationships across the state.
  • Employed the use of traditional cold calling, direct mail, trade show presentations, and online marketing strategies to generate qualified prospects.
  • Created innovative marketing materials in addition to the company's first online marketing campaign using Search Engine Optimization and Google + listing techniques.
  • The online campaigns produced a 40% increase in website traffic, with no additional advertising expenditures.
  • Applied and wrote justifications for infrastructure grants on behalf of municipalities to ARDOT with a 100% success rate in grant approvals.

Sales Executive

Datek Corp
04.2016 - 08.2017
  • Responsible for the sale of janitorial/sanitation supplies and equipment to government, educational, healthcare, and manufacturing customers.
  • Extensive use of cold-calling and referral techniques to generate a new client base from "scratch".
  • Implemented a CRM solution to increase productivity, customer reach, and reporting to management.
  • Consistently met and exceeded quarterly sales goals.
  • Winner of Ecolab's 2017 1st quarter sales contest.
  • Featured in Buckeye's employee magazine as a spotlight success story.

Business Development Manager

BizTek Connection Inc
11.2015 - 02.2016
  • B2B sales of managed IT services.
  • Created marketing strategy and collateral materials.
  • Attended networking events.
  • Developed web design facet of business.
  • Generated leads and referrals through in person promotion.

Sales Executive

Pettus Office Products
06.2014 - 11.2015
  • Sale and marketing of office, break-room, and janitorial/sanitation supplies to businesses, education, and government entities in the Central Arkansas region.
  • Developed a new customer base from cold calling and prospecting techniques.
  • Established relationships to secure business and introduce new product categories.
  • Consistently met and exceeded monthly sales quotas.

Owner

Casemadness.com By Armored Core(TM)
11.2011 - 06.2014
  • Designed cellular phone case patterns and worked with foreign companies to produce finished product.
  • Responsible for product sourcing, marketing, and distribution.
  • Branded and sold products under the name Armored Core on Amazon, Ebay, Ebid, and my www.casemadness.com online store.
  • Listed as one of Amazon's top 100 best-selling cellular accessories in 2012.
  • Generated in excess of 150K revenue the first fiscal year. Profit was achieved after the first month of listing on Amazon. Achieved an incredible markup of 1,165.82% with a unit profit of $18.42.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University Wisconsin Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
12-1997

Skills

  • Sales strategy development
  • Outside sales
  • Technology sales
  • Account management
  • Marketing
  • Relationship building
  • Customer relations
  • Business marketing
  • Social media campaign development
  • Sales leadership

Indeed Assessments

  • Basic computer skills, Highly Proficient, 2022-10-01
  • Social media, Proficient, 2023-03-01
  • Sales skills, Proficient, 2023-03-01
  • Recruiting, Proficient, 2023-02-01
  • Marketing, Proficient, 2023-03-01
  • Outside sales, Proficient, 2022-10-01
  • HR: Compensation & benefits, Proficient, 2023-02-01

Personal Information

  • Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
  • Visa Status: Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Awards

  • Clorox Sales Leader, 2017-04-01, Highest sales of Clorox air freshening products for the 1st quarter.
  • Ecolab, 2017-01-01, Highest sales volume of Ecolab products for 4th quarter 2017.

Timeline

Education Consultant

Lone Star Technologies
09.2023 - 05.2025

Sales Representative

Innerplan Office Interiors
06.2022 - 09.2022

Area Manager

Coleman's Office & School Products
08.2019 - 03.2020

Regional Manager

Pettus Office Products
08.2018 - 05.2019

Marketing Manager

Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC
09.2017 - 04.2018

Sales Executive

Datek Corp
04.2016 - 08.2017

Business Development Manager

BizTek Connection Inc
11.2015 - 02.2016

Sales Executive

Pettus Office Products
06.2014 - 11.2015

Owner

Casemadness.com By Armored Core(TM)
11.2011 - 06.2014

Owner

LinkAge Internet Consulting LLC
02.2002 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University Wisconsin Whitewater
Eric Herzberg