Marilyn Abel
Cottonwood,AZ
Summary
A sales and marketing professional with a natural talent for developing impactful campaigns that drive revenue and foster growth. Possesses a creative mindset and excels at organizing internal staff, freelancers, and agencies to collaborate on comprehensive programs that exceed expectations. Adept at marketing, writing, creating, designing, and selling, passionately serving in various capacities demanded by the modern business landscape.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
VIP Concierge / Tour Reception / PBX
Hilton Grand Vacations
Sedona, AZ
01.2012 - Current
- Recruited from Tucson for my sales expertise and ability to increase and retain a loyal customer base
- Interact with clients to maximize and enhance their Sedona vacations
- Keep current on area attractions and marketing programs
- Meet and register all resort guests, provide a VIP Reception event
- Met or exceeded sales goals on regular bases including awards
- Most valuable VIP concierge highest VPG August 2015, highest volume in May 2015, most improved VIP Concierge March and July 2015.
Night Manager/Lead Sales Representative/ Interior Designer
Crate & Barrel
Tucson, AZ
01.2004 - 01.2012
- Achieved $1,000,000 in sales five years in a row, even in a depressed economy by providing exceptional customer care
- Translated client's concepts into cohesive, beautiful, and functional home or office space
- Utilized space planning skills by drafting rooms to scale
- Worked within the delineations of the client’s color scheme, time constraints, and budget requirements
- Managed a team of 10 associates
- Focused their efforts on increasing sales by delivering superior service and creative design schematics
- Solved clients' issues promptly, mollifying even irate clients
- Created store displays to increase sales of specific lines
- Orchestrated successful Open House events for store and fundraisers for Junior League.
President and Owner
Marilyn's Design Studio
Tucson, AZ
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Increased revenue by 20% each year in my interior design and floral design company by prospecting for leads, initiating contacts, presenting proposals, closing sales, and executing agreements
- Analyzed clients' lifestyle, budget, color scheme, and time constraints to create designs which would meet their needs and satisfy their wants
- Recruited as guest speaker at Tucson Home Show and several local design seminars
- Interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised two design assistants
- Won second place in a Top 10 design competition
- Experienced in staging home: Resulted in homes spending less time on the market and selling closer to the asking price by creatively staging furniture to give buyers inspiration.
Interior Designer
California Design Center
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Recruited for my outstanding skills in home fashion
- Worked with clients to create the home of their dreams, incorporating a flair for the unique and an eye for function.
Education
Certification Of Interior Design -
Arizona International School of Interior Design
Tucson, AZSkills
- MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Social Media, comfortable on MAC or PC
Timeline
VIP Concierge / Tour Reception / PBX
Hilton Grand Vacations
01.2012 - Current
Night Manager/Lead Sales Representative/ Interior Designer
Crate & Barrel
01.2004 - 01.2012
President and Owner
Marilyn's Design Studio
01.2001 - 01.2004
Interior Designer
California Design Center
01.1999 - 01.2001
Certification Of Interior Design -
Arizona International School of Interior Design