Cathellen Blankenburg

About Cathellen Blankenburg

Award Winning Advertising Sales and Marketing Professional specializing in revenue growth and streamlining business strategic practices. I have a demonstrated history of success in sales, training and sales team management. Additional skills include project management, customer relationship management (CRM), direct marketing and nonprofit fund development. I\'m best known for my high energy, strong work ethic, extremely positive \"can-do\" attitude, and desire to help others succeed.

Experience

1. National Sales Manager

   Marcus Theatres

   Feb 2018 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Oversee National Sales for 69 Marcus Theatres locations, in 8 states across the Midwest. Work closely with VP of Sales to help create and launch new unique programs to increase revenue.• In my role, I develop and manage advertising sponsorship partnerships with local, regional and national businesses of all sizes. I thrive on helping these partners develop and grow their brand awareness, market share and increase their bottom line profitability.• I enjoy helping a wide variety of businesses, from large corporations to small nonprofits, to achieve their advertising, branding, marketing and recruitment goals. • I approach my role as a consultant, working closely with my clients to provide expert coaching and guidance. For my partners, I develop cost-effective multi-media sponsorship campaigns, utilizing the power of cinema marketing, to reach our vast, highly engaged/impressionable, loyal movie-goer audience.

Education

• Marquette University

  Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Advertising/Marketing

  1985 — 1990

Skills

• Sales Management
• Sales Operations
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• Salesforce.com
• Marketing
• Consultative Approach
• Marketing Strategy
• Online Advertising
• Direct Mail
• Digital Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Training
• New Business Development
• Long-Term Customer Relationships
• B2b
• Direct Marketing
• Sales
• Advertising Sales
• Selling
• Advertising