Simon Chalmers

Business Development Manager, Expedia Group Advertising @Expedia Group

CA

Expedia Group Advertising is dedicated to building creative media partnerships for travel advertisers enabling them to use Expedia Group\'s network of leading travel brands and global sites. We have revolutionized the way brands reach and connect with online travel consumers, emerging as a leader in online advertising sales among travel and e-commerce brands. With a growing product portfolio offering a multitude of advertising and sponsorship opportunities, our Expedia Group Advertising team has built a viable marketing platform for advertising partners to reach the 78 million worldwide monthly unique visitors that visit Expedia Group\'s sites.Responsibilities:• Build and maintain a pipeline of opportunities that ensures attainment of quarterly revenue targets.• Engage with partners to understand their business needs and goals while developing effective marketing strategies to achieve those goals.• Develop market level sales strategy to grow the Expedia Media Solutions TravelAds business.• Utilize analytics skills to understand performance data and trends to then make forward thinking suggestions through analyzing trends. Uncover high return on investment opportunities and present them to clients.• Educate partners on the features and functionality of the product so they can best utilize it independently.• Lead the launch and on-going day-to-day performance of advertising partnerships and resolve issues as they arise.• Deliver continued improvement in revenue contribution to Media Solutions through a consultative partner first sales approach.• Maintain and grow partner base through account management and acquisition.• Consistently meet or exceed quarterly revenue goals as set by sales leadership.• Partner with other media sellers and client facing teams through Expedia, Inc. to achieve the best results possible for the company and partners.

Vancouver Community College (VCC)

Diploma, Hospitality Management

Cobequid Educational Centre

High School Diploma