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Shannon Kelleher

Annapolis,MD

Summary

Goal-driven sales professional with a solid background in account management, sales and service. Extensive experience in media and software sales, helping clients drive ROI, grow their business and be more efficient within their processes. Highly motivated to increase revenue through proactive lead generation and cross-selling opportunities. A strong team player that is highly effective at building trustworthy relationships through excellent communication abilities and a strong leadership mentality.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Sales Director

CarGurus
06.2023 - Current

● Work with dealership groups in the Mid Atlantic area identifying areas of improvement/increasing performance to increase ROI

● Target New business as well as grow existing businesses portfolio of products with us.

● Responsible for a book of business with aggressive monthly quotas.

Enterprise Account Executive

Cars
09.2021 - Current

● Work closely with Corporate Offices of 8 Major Automotive Groups in the Washington, DC area
● Develop and implement strategies to grow their market share through additional products. Work closely with them to maximize their solutions and get the best ROI
● Train and implement best practices on new software programs within sales/service departments to increase sales/profitability

Regional Performance Manager

CarNow
11.2020 - 09.2021

● Responsible for managing, training, and overall performance of
multiple accounts throughout Maryland
● Strategize with all contacts at Dealerships to optimize the store's total campaign to produce the best ROI for them

● Work closely with decision makers to identify upsell opportunities

● Work with sales teams/operations teams to customize their websites and confirm that the software is set up/working correctly

Regional Sales Manager

AutoAlert
11.2019 - 06.2020

● Managed multiple accounts throughout Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. Worked with decisions makers to show value of different software solutions and identify which ones strengthen a dealerships' processes, increase sales and drive profit from an increased ROI.

Major Account Manager

TRUECar
05.2014 - 10.2019

● Responsible for identifying and implementing best training techniques to help clients increase their closing ratios and become more profitable
● Work directly with Corporate Offices, General Managers, Sales
Managers and Sale Associates to discuss how to overcome objections and quickly establish rapport with customers

Regional Account Executive

G/O Digital
05.2013 - 06.2014

Media Account Executive

Comcast Spotlight
01.2006 - 06.2013

●Responsible for developing, servicing and maintaining a base of local clients and/or agencies who purchase advertising space or other media services to achieve established annual sales goals within assigned sales team
●Analyzed, developed and presented market research and advertising proposals to support client activities and products
● Developed marketing activities to generate local ad sales revenue
● Achievements
● President's Club Winner (2X)
● Account Executive of the Year
● Top Performer in Baltimore 2007 -2014

Education

Master of Arts - Psychology, Marketing

Loyola University
Baltimore, MD
05.2005

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Efficient with performance based
    programs to identify potential growth
    within a company
  • Proficient in using sales programs;
    - Tableau/Data Reporting Tools
    - SalesForce
  • - Zoom/Google Meets/Teams

    - Looker Reporting

    - Seismic

  • New Business Generation
  • Client Base Retention
  • Pipeline Development
  • Client Needs Assessment
  • Account and Territory Management
  • Business Planning and Strategy

Timeline

Regional Sales Director

CarGurus
06.2023 - Current

Enterprise Account Executive

Cars
09.2021 - Current

Regional Performance Manager

CarNow
11.2020 - 09.2021

Regional Sales Manager

AutoAlert
11.2019 - 06.2020

Major Account Manager

TRUECar
05.2014 - 10.2019

Regional Account Executive

G/O Digital
05.2013 - 06.2014

Media Account Executive

Comcast Spotlight
01.2006 - 06.2013

Master of Arts - Psychology, Marketing

Loyola University
Shannon Kelleher