A special thanks to our guest contributor, Brie Thomas, Director of Sales, West Coast.
My name is Brie Thomas and even though I started just a couple of months ago at CPX, I can’t believe how much I’ve already learned as a part of the Sales Team. In early May, I started out getting situated in the beautiful LA office. Then I was off to New York for the New Employee Orientation, also known as N.E.O., where I got the chance to put faces to the names I had been hearing, and meet the other new hires. Polly Payne, our Brand Sales Product Planner, led in depth N.E.O. training sessions where I learned about CPX, its history, tools and products. At the end of each session, the other new hires and I were able to verbalize what we learned in our own words – it was a great opportunity for team building and sharing our best individual strengths in order to better succeed as a group.
Francisco Lozano, Dir. of Sales, Adometry; Brie Thomas, Director of Sales, CPX Interactive; Max Germain, Media Dir., Levelwing Media
Next, I was off to iMedia with Natalie Lambert, nother new CPX Sales Director, down in Bonita Springs, Florida. This was a perfect opportunity to reflect on what we had just learned at N.E.O. and to expand our networks.
Luckily, timing worked out and I got back to LA just in time to celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend with family and friends. Then it was back to work!
The following Wednesday I attended Interactive Day San Diego with Gary Bembridge, our EVP of Sales. CPX sponsored the Twitter-Wall which gave us some great branding throughout the entire event while we were able to mingle with agencies and industry leaders.
Up next for me, and what I am getting very excited about, is having the opportunity to attend OMMA Adnets in LA on July, 18, 2011. Jamie Gutterman, Director of Sales, Sharone Hadari, VP of West Coast Operations and myself will attending the the CPX Interactive sponsored event in hopes of gaining insight from their “Targeting 2.o” discussions.
After getting back from N.E.O., iMedia, and Interactive Day San Diego, and now preparing for OMMA Adnets, I feel energized and educated, and I’m developing a real routine. I have started organizing my prospects, and I’ve been putting a lot of focus on setting up daily meetings and calls. And I’m proud to report that I have closed my first deals! It was great to be able to go through the sales cycle from a lead to a Customer, working in conjunction with our Account Management team.
For just about 2 months, I feel like I’ve done and learned so much. I’ve taken this time to get a handle on the ropes and I absolutely love being a part of the CPX team!
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