Tate Gunnerson
Chicago,IL
Summary
Dynamic journalist with 15 years of experience offering story development and content production, including news, features, profiles and case studies for print and digital outlets. Entrepreneurial spirit with outstanding listening and interviewing skills and a passion for developing and reporting engaging content.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Journalist
Self-employeed
12.2008 - Current
- Pitches, writes and edits profiles, news, case studies and other engaging content for print and digital outlets.
- Researches and gathers information to develop accurate and credible stories.
- Conducts interviews with wide variety of people from individuals to industry experts and celebrities.
- Clients include: American Heart Association (2018 to present), Sandow Media (2010 to present), Esteem Media (2018 to present), Hospitality Design (2019 to present), Mountain Living (2018 to present), Hudson Media (2021 to present).
Senior Account Executive
Reliance Globalcom
07.2007 - 07.2008
- Employed proactive and collaborative approaches to manage existing customer needs and increase revenue.
- Generated more than 100 cold calls per week.
- Met with new customers to share product and service information, listen to needs and learn about business operations.
- Consistently exceeded monthly new sales quota.
- Prepared documentation, finalized sales and maintained records.
- Established customer relationships, interfacing with representatives and collaborating to achieve mutually beneficial results
- Prepared documentation, finalized sales and maintained records
- Obtained pricing deals, negotiated contracts, and solidified beneficial agreements
- Contributed to annual revenue goals by selling new services and developing new accounts.
- Prepared forecasts to gain understanding of measures needed to grow business.
- Researched emerging industry trends, applications, and concepts to enhance products and services.
Senior Account Executive
Gomez
07.2006 - 07.2007
- Sold performance monitoring services to corporations with mission-critical web applications.
- Negotiated sale of largest new account in Gomez history.
- Managed and grew existing book of business.
- Successfully prospected for new business via networking, cold calls and email.
- Collaborated with internal sales representatives to develop successful sales plan.
- Utilized Salesforce to track sales opportunities and forecasting funnel.
- Promoted company offerings to diverse customers with targeted and disciplined approach.
- Facilitated account acquisition team progress, setting monthly targets and goals for revenue and customer satisfaction.
- Prepared forecasts to gain understanding of measures needed to grow business.
- Analyzed key competitors to respond to competitive threats.
Researched emerging industry trends, applications, and concepts to enhance products and services. - Developed strategies using market research with support from cross-functional teams.
- Analyzed data to discover trends, informing market strategies and objectives.
- Represented company at trade shows and other events.
Senior Account Executive
Internap Network Services
10.2000 - 08.2006
- Sold Internet connectivity, Internet routing software, VPN, CDN, and colocation space.
- Exceeded quota throughout tenure with the company.
- Attended President’s Club and received numerous other sales awards.
- Promoted from Internet Applications Consultant to Account Executive to Senior Account Executive.
- Mentored and trained new sales professionals.
Education
Bachelor Of Applied Arts - Mass Communications
Illinois State University
Normal, IL12.1996
Skills
- Trending Stories
- Personality profiles
- Feature stories
- Health Reporting
- Design and architecture coverage
- Case studies
- Interviewing
Affiliations
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Timeline
Freelance Journalist
Self-employeed
12.2008 - Current
Senior Account Executive
Reliance Globalcom
07.2007 - 07.2008
Senior Account Executive
Gomez
07.2006 - 07.2007
Senior Account Executive
Internap Network Services
10.2000 - 08.2006
Bachelor Of Applied Arts - Mass Communications
Illinois State University
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