Ola Okunola

For a number of years i have worked with 3 of the top 5 largest exhibition and events organisers in the world. Key Responsibilities: ▪︎My clients were based at various national and international trade shows.My goal was to achieve customer retention and encourage clients to increase their investment by using innovative forms of marketing to highlight their brand. ▪︎Salesforce is one of the tools that helped me monitor kpi's and build a quantifiable pipeline to achieve my goal of converting leads to sales. Key Achievements: Consultation and strategy. ▪︎Having studied the budget expenditure cycle for one of the largest events on the companies portfolio, I advised the Head of Accounts for the no.1 trade show and exhibitions organiser in the world to bring their sponsorship campaign forward by 6 months.This was put in place, resulting in over a €100,000 surge in revenue growth 6 months ahead of schedule. ▪︎l have closed many lucrative pre and post show contracts by being consistent in building strong client relationships and having a positive impact on the companies ROI. ▪︎I increased the companies revenue value by upselling on rebook retention, sponsorship contracts and new business by negotiating with CEO’s and senior management onsite and off site in London, Birmingham, Harrogate, Paris, Frankfurt, Breman, Madrid. ▪︎More than £250,000 of revenue rebooked onsite for the largest trade show in the UK. * See more information in the About section * References - view recommendations section on LinkedIn