Underground Elephant, a leader in online marketing and lead generation, was named a Finalist today in the National Sales Team of the Year category in the fifth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
The awards are presented by the Stevie® Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards. More than 800 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year’s competition, an increase of more than 60 percent over 2010.
Underground Elephant has excelled in the education vertical as a direct result of a highly-accomplished and outstanding sales team. The sales team made a significant impact when they broke the barrier of entry into a competitive industry of more than 300 companies in June 2010. Within three months, Underground Elephant’s sales team was generating high-quality leads for the top for-profit colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
“Our sales department initially started as a two-person team and rapidly grew to 10 people within three months,” said Jason Kulpa, Founder and CEO of Underground Elephant. “Our team has proven to overcome the struggles associated with such substantial growth while maintaining quality and the highest level of customer service.”
Underground Elephant’s sales team has aligned themselves as a key performer across all vendors. Starting with only four clients in June 2010, the team has added 50 clients and over 150 schools to Underground Elephant’s esteemed client roster.
Today, allocation continues to increase each month across all clients. In 2010, the team broke year-end goals by 212 percent, generating over $3.5 million in revenue for Underground Elephant in six months. The team continues to generate over $1 million a month in revenue and has set their 2011 goals high at $20 million in the education vertical alone. Underground Elephant expects its sales department to expand in size and add additional team members as they continue to excel and generate high revenue for the company.
“Being named a Finalist in the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of international recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”
“I am extremely happy with the team’s level of dedication and proud that Underground Elephant has been named as a Finalist,” said Kulpa.
Winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 21 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries are expected to attend.
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place January 24 - February 4. Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/sales.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com. Sponsors of the 5th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include American Support, Infogroup, the Sales Management Association, and ValueSelling Associates.
About Underground Elephant
Underground Elephant generates high-quality leads in the education and financial sectors. They abide to the highest quality standards and continually strive towards improving user experience. Underground Elephant generates 100 percent of their traffic internally through paid and organic search methods and controls traffic from start to finish, creating value for their clients even after delivery. Underground Elephant is quickly establishing itself as an industry leader in online direct marketing--currently ranked as the 11th largest ad agency in San Diego. The organization is determined to create a movement and win-win relationships between advertisers and publishers through a tireless emphasis on integrity and quality.
Media Contact:
Colbi Stone
Underground Elephant
858.356.6022
cstone(at)undergroundelephant(dot)com
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