
Managing Director at Maine Associates, B2B Telemarketing, Lead Generation & Appointment Setting
Lincoln, United Kingdom

Managing Director at Maine Associates, B2B Telemarketing, Lead Generation & Appointment Setting
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Entrepreneurial and results-focused new business professional with broad sales and business development experience across start-ups and growth businesses.
I run a B2B telemarketing agency focused on opening doors with senior decision makers within targeted companies.
We support clients with services covering campaign strategy, data sourcing and desk research through to "high-end" telemarketing, sales lead generation and appointment setting.
Clients include technology vendors, outsourcing & support services, management consultancies & marketing agencies.
New Business, B2B Telemarketing, Appointment Setting, Sales Lead Generation, Demand Generation, B2B Telesales, Cold Calling, CRM, Data Sourcing, Prospect Research, Email Marketing, Sales Outsourcing, Strategic Partnering, UK Market Entry
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Maine Associates is a B2B telemarketing agency working with clients to target, develop and win profitable new business. We provide "high-end" telemarketing, sales lead generation & appointment setting services aimed at opening doors with key decision-makers and uncovering qualified new business opportunities.
(Privately Held; Printing industry)
May 2001 — December 2004 (3 years 8 months)
Joined post-MBO to turnaround declining sales for systems division, managing sales & service teams covering the UK. Initiated and managed B2B marketing campaigns (telemarketing & email marketing) and restructured the sales team to focus on new business, delivering a 113% annual revenue increase within the first 12 months.
(Privately Held; Printing industry)
October 1994 — May 2001 (6 years 8 months)
Proven track record of area growth and over quota performance, consistently taking top quartile rankings and the position of top salesman in my region for 2 consecutive years, as well as top salesman for the UK.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
November 1993 — October 1994 (1 year)
Newly formed data-cabling division of an electrical contracting group. Started with a blank sheet & developed a business plan focused primarily on major corporate and public sector bodies. Personally generated 90% of the company’s revenue through new business.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 1989 — November 1993 (4 years 8 months)
Managed a telesales team selling PC hardware, software & LAN solutions to Local Government, Education and Primary Healthcare organisations in the UK. Consistently a top performer, generating 66% of the company’s GPM in one quarter. I was responsible for recruiting and training team members.