john dark

vp, marketing

About

Sales and marketing and brand champion experienced with a strong track record of bringing innovative, industry-changing products and services to market in the wireless and satellite industries. Strong expertise in business development, carrier relations, marketing communications, market research, project leadership with internal teams and outside agencies, public relations, web development, social media, and lead generation.

Country

united states

City

walnut creek

Industry

telecommunications

Skill

strategy, marketing strategy, competitive analysis, telecommunications, business development, sales operations, mobile devices, wireless, lead generation, marketing communications, sales management, sales, crm, market research, new business development, marketing, product management, international sales, strategic planning, account management, leadership, product marketing, strategic partnerships, public relations, cross functional team leadership, product development, voip, social media, program management, customer service, start ups, direct sales, business planning, trade shows, training, retail, contract negotiation, advertising, solution selling, sales process, project management, b2b, web development, event management, creative direction, creative development, social media marketing, pricing, salesforce.com, channel partners

Experience

senior director, sales and marketing

global marine networks

2010-11 - 2011-11 · 1 yr 1 mo

Launch RedPort Global business - turnkey satellite data and VoIP services provider for mobile satellite services (MSS) operators and service providers.

senior manager, sales and marketing

vodafone

2000-1 - 2004-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

mgr, retail sales

verizon

1996-1 - 2000-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

vp, marketing

pivotel america

2019-8 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

senior manager, sales and marketing

globalstar

2000-1 - 2004-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Managed marketing, marketing communications and sales operations for direct and indirect retail sales channels for Globalstar USA. Supervised marketing team of 5. * Doubled U.S. sales and revenue during Chapter 11 restructuring. * Grew dealer network from 30 to more than 300 dealers by benchmarking best practices, streamlining dealer sign-up process and offering comprehensive training and support. * Created and implemented dealer Sales and Technology (SAT) training seminars, educating more than 300 dealers in less than 3 months on all aspects of Globalstar. * Developed “Star Dealers” program offering incentives to elite dealers, fostering dealer loyalty. * Spearheaded 2004 global re-branding campaign, which has been imitated by competitors. * Developed Salesforce.com-like CRM program to increase quality of leads from Web and trade shows.

retail sales manager

airtouch

1996-1 - 2000-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

group leader

ikea group

1994-1 - 1996-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Managed 3 departments for iconic retail brand, top 5% performer regarding global sales. Hired and developed staff of 10. Grew department sales from $15 million to $18 million per year, increasing departments’ percent of store sales from 38% to 52%.

principal

dark energy marketing

2009-10 - 2005-2

* Providing marketing, brand identity, market research, marketing communications, social media and business development services. Clients include: Citibank Prepaid Services (Dental Plus Product Range), a division of Citigroup, Vitality Networks, a healthcare IT consultancy * Zomexa, LLC, a business networking site * Propel Software * Windhaming Music * ExactJobMatch.com.