Chris Olliff

About Chris Olliff

I help companies grow into new verticals and areas of business. Experienced, Hunter, High Energy Senior Level Business Development and Growth Executive with over 24 years experience and a recent MBA in Innovation at North Carolina State UniversityExperienced in Market Research, SaaS, Automotive, FinTech, CPG, Utilities, Youth Research, and other verticals. Experienced in global sales, software demos, quick and longer sales cycles. Usually I have the most activity and drive amongst my sales peers. I have over 15+ years of market research sales experience, 5+ years of using market research for insights, and over 4+ years of SaaS sales experience.Specialties: Opening up new sales territories, strategic sales and marketing planning, market research sales growth, Banking and FinTech sales growth, exceeding targets with consistency, research operations and planning. Proficient using sales software to creatively prospect and open new relationships and opportunities.

Experience

1. Senior Account Executive

   YPulse

   Jan 2025 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US

   YPulse is the leading authority on Gen Z and Millennials: today’s tweens, teens, college students, young adults, and young parents. Our subscription-based syndicated research content provides companies and organizations strategic insight on how to reach the next generation. Staffed with a cross-functional team of researchers, marketers, writers, and technologists, we give clients a 360-degree view of what it’s like to be a young consumer in today’s age

Education

• Florida State University

  BS, Mass Communication/Media Studies, Cum Laude

  1988 — 1992

• North Carolina State University

  Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, Innovation Specilization

  2013 — 2015

• The Bolles School

  High School Diploma, General Studies

• Wake Technical Community College

  Business Administration, Management and Operations

  2012 — 2012

Skills

• Market Research
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• Automotive Strategy and Consulting
• Marketing Communications
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Online Marketing
• Business Development
• Sales Training and Implementation
• Strategic Partnerships
• Crm
• Automotive
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Selling
• Brand Development
• Segmentation
• Sales Management
• B2b
• Consumer Behavior
• Marketing
• Strategy
• Focus Groups
• International Business
• Product Development
• New Business Development
• Advertising Research
• Product Marketing
• Market Research Business Development
• Consumer Behaviour
• Business Intelligence
• Marketing Communications Planning
• International Sales
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analytics
• Competitive Intelligence
• Marketing Strategy
• Market Planning
• Customer Insight
• Strategic Planning