Rick Audette

Current

Consultant at DirectForSale

Past

Business Development Manager at Like.com
Merchant Development Manager at SHOP.COM
Senior Sales Representative at Softrax

VP Sales at Synergistic Systems
Senior Sales Representative at Symix
Senior Sales Representative at GSI Transcomm
Sales Manager at MAI Basic Four
VP Sales at Business Automation
Territory Manager at Burroughs

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Education

University of Southern California

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

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Rick Audette’s Summary

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SALES MANAGER for leading Internet Shopping Site

Graduated USC - BS Degree Business Administration
Over 25 Years "in the field" Direct Sales experience.
Over 25 Years - Top Producer / Consistent 100% + Quota Achievement and Revenue Growth
Positions Held - VP Sales / Sales Manager / Business Development Manager / Salesman, extensive background in CPC/CPA/CPM - B2B B2C
Established relationships with Advertising and Channel Partners
Established new relationships with IR500, Tier 1, Tier 2 Merchants
Developed Sales Rep Training Progrms for Direct Email and Direct Phone Campaigns
Developed Customer Service Programs / Ongoing Customer Relationship Programs and Implementation Programs
Software Companies - ERP, Medical, Distribution, Mfg, Retail
Consistent Top Sales Rep Fortune 100 and 500 Companies
Developed Sales Strategies for Products and Services
Developed Training and Trained Existing Sales Force
Developed Telemarketing and Email Campaigns
Increased Sales with Existing Sales Force
Regional Sales Manager

Rick Audette’s Specialties:

CPC/CPA/CPM Offerings to Shopping Portal Web Sites. Consistent top producer turning Telemarketing Calls into on going revenue for Shopping Portal Web Companies. Services include - Sales Training, Review of Existing Sales Staff, Review of Product and Services, Review of Target Prospect Base, Competition Review, Build an effective Sales Campaign, Email and Phone Sales Strategies, Sales Campaigns to existing customer base.

Rick Audette’s Experience

Consultant

DirectForSale

(Retail industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Consulting services for DirectForSale to promote online services and advertising for IR500 and Top Tier Merchants
Business Development Manager

Like.com

(Privately Held; Retail industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year)

Responsible for identifying new accounts ( IR500, Tier 1, Tier 2 Retail Merchants) contacting, presentating CPC offerings to merchants, and finalizing agreements. Acquired over 60 merchants in 3 month time frame. Top producing Business Development Rep. Established relationships with Ad Agencies and Data Feed Providers.
Merchant Development Manager

SHOP.COM

(Internet industry)

2002 — 2008 (6 years)

Business Merchant Development Manager - Managed Acquistion, Implementation, and ongoing Customer Service of IR500 and Top Tier Merchants. Developed new Revenue Generating Streams, and new partner relationships with Advertisers and Data Feed Providers.
Senior Sales Representative

Softrax

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)
VP Sales

Synergistic Systems

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Senior Sales Representative

Symix

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

1995 — 1998 (3 years)

Top Sales Rep - 100%+ quota - Western Region
Presidents Club Member
Senior Sales Representative

GSI Transcomm

(Internet industry)

1991 — 1995 (4 years)
Sales Manager

MAI Basic Four

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1988 — December 1991 (3 years 11 months)

Top Sales Manager - Western Region - US -
VP Sales

Business Automation

(Computer Software industry)

1982 — 1988 (6 years)
Territory Manager

Burroughs

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

1979 — 1982 (3 years)

Rick Audette’s Education

University of Southern California

BS , Business, Marketing , 1975 — 1979

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Kappa Psi (business fraternity)
Real Estate Association
Entrepreneuers Association