Dane Zentgraf

About Dane Zentgraf

Successful Marketing Communications Specialist with broad experience in the Marketing Communications, PR, SaaS, SMB, Social Selling, new business acquisition, and account management (cold calls, prospecting, direct sales, inside sales, and lead follow-up). Fast track performer with a documented history of significantly increasing sales results in multiple industries. Enthusiastic team player with proven team-building skills. Relentless desire to achieve success as a new business sales hunter!Currently working at NASDAQ in Chicago, IL helping public organizations identify improved results from their PR and corporate communications, as they benefit from improved internal efficiency and stronger external influence. Consistently achieving bottom line results by executing the most critical and challenging components of the sales cycle, building deep customer relationships & providing business value. Proven results in strategic selling of complex products & concepts. Adept at quickly identifying opportunities and overcoming objections that lead to closed sales.Specialties Include- Virtual Events- Hybrid Events- Communications Distribution and Reach- Influencer Marketing- Content Marketing- SMB- SEO- SaaS Experience- Media Relations- Public Relations/ Investor Relations- Social Media Monitoring/Engagement Analytics- Account Management- Lead Generation- Business Development - B2C and B2B sales tactics

Experience

1. Senior Enterprise Account Executive

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   Feb 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Partnering with Fortune 500 companies on their Corporate Communications & ESG Strategies (Events, IR, and PR Cloud software)20•••04%- Finished #1 NLH Global Rep in the company- President\'s Club Winner2023- 77% in transition year into Central territory 2022 -#1 Enterprise Sales Rep globally - 3rd consecutive year over $1M in Net News Business - 127.6% of yearly in New Business 2021 -$1M in new business; promoted to Enterprise Team

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  BA, International Business

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Spanish
• Solution Selling
• Logistical Planning
• Crm
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Marketing Communications
• Email Marketing
• B2b
• Social Media Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Leadership
• Digital Media Integration
• Logistics Management
• Marketing
• Transportation Management
• Analytics
• Public Relations
• Lead Generation
• Cold Calling
• Social Media
• SEO
• Transportation
• Social Networking
• Social Media Measurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Account Management
• Social
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Integrated Marketing
• Management
• Content Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Salesforce.com
• Social Media Communications
• Logistics
• New Business Development
• Social Media Consulting
• Strategic Communications