Comfort Audio Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Comfort Audio Inc.:

Promoted within 4 months from Sales and Marketing Coordinator position. Primary US contact for sales and marketing. Coordination with Swedish marketing, engineering, management for US office. Especially important with details of AAA- American Academy of Audiological Convention. (More details of this project management under achievements). Primary US contact for website, answering consumer inquiries. Sought new business in schools, private audiological practices, and governmental agencies.Responsible for leads, and school districts in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Great Lakes regions, that didn't have active coverage with a Product Specialist. Converted 12 schools from trial with products into purchase orders. Trained school audiologists over phones for trials, as well as purchases. Children as young as 4 years old into college- age, mainstreamed in classrooms, could now hear exceptionally. Was working on obtaining testimonials before my departure. Initiated interest with schools by cold calling, working with school audiologists on trial equipment, testing in their classrooms. Prepared quotes on equipment, that were included in the trial product. Trained on products over the phone, and also followed up on trials and quotes, many leading to purchase orders. Followed similar procedures with private audiologists in the regions listed above. With governmental agencies, became active , enlisting in bidding processes online. Also promoted growth with national distributors, approximately 15 that bought and marketed the products. Responsible for initiating one in upstate NY. Trained on products via phone, aided in marketing and promotional ideas. Worked with 4 Product Specialsts, covering the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Central Region, and Midwest Region. Responsible for their quotes, trials, and purchase orders being processed by the shipper/admin asst, , in a timely fashion. Helped in her training. Also marketing pieces that Product Specialists needed sent out. Aided Specialsits in follow up of their school phone calls, e-mails, and marketing literature to be sent out. Selected national trade shows/exhibits for Specialists to participate. Managed admin asst registering for shows, and the shipping of marketing literature and booth materials. Daily e-mail flow ( tons!) between Specialsts and me. Responsible for New Product Training , when Swedes and Siemens Audiologists visited, and everyone was trained on new products. Coordination of hotels, meals, and some transportation. Iniitated marketing ideas and brand awareness for Company. Started working with Audiology Online, enhancing Company image through new types of online media and new product releases. Coordinated with Sweden on this also, receiving interviews and testimonials from them. Also began marketing /brand awareness campaign with local online company. Commissioned them to update Company website, as well as marketing ideas for AAA show.

What they like about Comfort Audio Inc.:

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