Preetz, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany
Experienced Photographer and Writer, specialised in architecture, interior, industrial and corporate photography. Focus on marine interior photography.
marine interior images provides outstanding images of boats, yachts and cruise ships and connects people from the cruise industry.
Accountable for achieving successful financial results for a group of 15 independent high-end retail partners in California, Nevada and Mexico. Effectively capture new business through development of comprehensive business and marketing plans for each existing partner. Aggressively open new retail locations throughout the U.S. Evaluate store-by-store performance by closely monitoring deviations from individual business plans and Key Performance Indicators. Act as a liaison in management support to partners in effectively allocating company’s resources to execute individual action plans. (2005 to Present) • Direct company’s high profile location at Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. • Consult partners in every aspect of their retail businesses, including location, hiring, training, merchandising and marketing. • Opened 8 new stores in California, Utah and Texas. • Act as a shared resource for new store openings between the regions.
Directed all daily operations in the sales and marketing division. Supervised sales staff and assessed service levels. Managed existing B2C business and established a new B2B department. Identified and pursued new business channels through extensive marketing and referral research. • Independently developed alliances with major industry partners such as Lancia, Lego and Universal Film Distributors. • Accelerated marketing initiatives in introducing a new co-branded product line.
Established several new upscale retail locations while improving/upgrading existing locations. Regularly consulted with independent partners in hiring and training new staff and launched effective local marketing campaigns. Conducted a joint media buying process within the area and built the strongest sales region in Germany. (2000 to 2004) • Consistently achieved #1 and #2 sales statistics positions. • Increased sales by 79% while reducing the number of locations by 40%.