David Criswell

Current

Corporate Blogger/Social Media Strategist at Direct Capital Corporation
Corporate Sales Trainer at Direct Capital Corporation

Past

Account Executive at Direct Capital Corporation
President at Criswell Wolcott Realty, LLC
Real Estate Agent at RE/MAX Realty Center

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Education

University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics
Western Maryland College

Recommended

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Connections

169 connections

Industry

Financial Services

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David Criswell’s Summary

Motivated and driven individual with an 13 year record of achievement in management, marketing, sales and business development. Professional history includes a valuable combination of successful production in both B2B and B2C sales with additional experience as a small business owner, corporate blogger, social media strategist and sales trainer. Significant experience in dealing with all corporate levels and business sizes.

My strong business, marketing and sales acumen has developed via significant experience in addition to continually reading the latest information on sales, marketing and social media.

I have a particular interest in social media tools and their use in creating more powerful relationships with prospects, customers and clients.

David Criswell’s Specialties:

Business development, lead conversion, online & face to face presentations, relationship development and management, blogging and the integration of social media tools into a successful sales model.

David Criswell’s Experience

Corporate Blogger/Social Media Strategist

Direct Capital Corporation

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

March 2009 — Present (5 months)

Managed all aspects of the development and implementation of corporate blog including platform selection, design and social media integration. Responsible for blog elements including writing content, management of editorial calendar, monitoring & responding to comments with the blog community and distributing content to appropriate channels.

In addition, I have developed and launched several other company social media efforts including Twitter, Facebook and brand/competitor monitoring.

I'm also involved in several areas of developing additional company web platforms including as a business leader for a product development focus group team.
Corporate Sales Trainer

Direct Capital Corporation

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Responsible for development, delivery and continuous improvement of entry level and advanced sales training programs. Training includes one-on-one coaching and large group presentations in person and via web conference.
Account Executive

Direct Capital Corporation

(Financial Services industry)

December 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Built profitable portfolio by developing and maintaining partnerships with business owners in many industries primarily by telephone to provide financing solutions.
President

Criswell Wolcott Realty, LLC

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)

January 2000 — 2007 (7 years)

Co-founded and developed a start up real estate brokerage. Successfully developed and implemented critical systems including recruiting, hiring, training, lead generation, lead conversion and client fulfillment.
Real Estate Agent

RE/MAX Realty Center

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years)

David Criswell’s Education

University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics

BA , Economics , 1989 — 1992
Western Maryland College

Business 1988 — 1989

Additional Information

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David Criswell’s Interests:

Ironman Finisher (Lake Placid 2006, training for 2009), Triathlete, The New England sports scene (Pats, Celts, B's, Revs), Reading, Blogging

David Criswell’s Groups:

Granite State Triathlon Club

On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
! Sales Best Practices
Marketing 2.0 Technology (Over 3300+ Members)
Marathon Finisher
UNH Alumni Association
Online Marketing Network
Social Media Marketing
SalesBlogcast.com
Inside Sales Experts
EQUIPMENT LEASING PROFESSIONALS
Franchise Professionals
Franchise Networking
Leasing&Finance
Equipment Leasing & Finance Association
IronMan Triathlon Finishers
SalesPractice
Print Industry Networking Group
Triathlete
IFA - International Franchise Association
The High Powered Food & Beverage Forum - Foodservice & Retail Executive Management Networking
Practical Sales Tips
Business NH Magazine
Commercial Finance Network