Online Entrepreneur | Business and Marketing Consultant
Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Current
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- Top Seller Account Manager at eBay
- Past
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- Owner, Marketing Director at Intermountain Sports Promotions (Self-employed)
- Education
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- University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
- Brigham Young University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
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Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Summary
Online and offline business development, marketing, and advertising executive with emphasis on eBay selling and marketing. Vast experience in all aspects of marketing and business development with a core area of expertise in internet/interactive marketing. Interested in national and international consulting opportunities, employment opportunities and meeting anyone for the purposes of business referrals and networks.
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Specialties:
Internet sales marketing, online seller development, eBay Stores set-up and optimization, website design, blog writing, pay-per-click advertising, lead generation, Web 2.0 social networking, search engine optimization, public speaking, html, IE/Mozilla/Firefox browsers, customer service/satisfaction, large-scale event coordination/management, article writing, rss feeds, web analytics
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Experience
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Top Seller Account Manager
eBay
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ebay; Internet industry)
February 2001 — Present (7 years 9 months)
Fast-track promotion through a series of increasingly responsible Customer Support and Marketing positions with the world's largest online auction company. Since September 2006, performed customer support, coaching, and business development duties as the single point of contact and internal advocate for 200 top seller eBay accounts. Total yearly gross merchandise sales handled by my Book of Business exceeded $30 million. Developed and carried out detailed business plans implementing Internet and eBay best practices for over 80 accounts to date in 2008.
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Owner, Marketing Director
Intermountain Sports Promotions (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1991 — January 2001 (10 years 1 month)
*Handled all aspects of Sports Memorabilia event management as often as three times a month in various hotel and convention hall venues in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming.
*Designed and wrote all print advertisements for local and national publications. Successfully developed and utilized direct mail list to build large repeat customer base.
*Coordinated activities for as many as 75 national dealers at many of these events.
*Negotiated with sports agents and contracted over 50 athletes who signed autographs at these conventions including Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis, basketball HOFer Rick Barry, 49ers Star RB Ricky Watters, football HOFer Fred Biletnikoff, Miami Dolphins QB Scott Mitchell, and “Ball Four” author Jim Bouton.
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Education
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University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
MBA, Marketing, 1987 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Assistant to the Dean of Business, 1989
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Brigham Young University
B.A., Communications, Broadcast Journalism, 1977 — 1984
- Activities and Societies:
- 1983 - Sports Anchor, KBYU-TV
1984 - Producer of "Weeknight" KBYU-TV's Nightly News Program
Additional Information
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Websites:
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Interests:
internet marketing, affiliate marketing eBay online seller development, eBay Stores, website design, business networking, blogs, pay-per-click advertising, lead generation, Web 2.0 social networking, search engine optimization. consulting, business development, Salt Lake City, Utah, internet promotions, internet advertising, NBA basketball, golf, good movies, activities with the family, traveling, squidoo, reading books by Mitch Albom
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Groups:
StomperNet
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Brigham Young University Alumni -
David Eccles School of Business
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Honors:
Developed course content and taught a 90-minute powerpoint presentation at eBay's 2004 National Convention in New Orleans for over 500 top sellers on innovative online auction selling techniques. Recognized by eBay corporate executives for outstanding presentation.
Received eBay's prestigious “Blue Moon” Employee Award in both 2002 and 2003 for outstanding contributions to the company outside the normal scope of job description.
Gregg Birkner, MBA’s Contact Settings
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