NIGEL MCALISTER

Industry leaders in Digital TV, IPTV and Media Distribution

Responsible for the electrcial wholesale distribution channel of major European TV distribution brands. Triax , Technisat , Ikusi , Fagor and Axing to name a few.

Also Product Manager and sales of hospitality equipment to the industry under our Digital Hospitality brand .

IPTV , Middleware , Commercial Television and MATV distribution.

Dealing with Electrical Wholesalers , Hotel owners and teams , specifiers and integraters

• Company Overview: Suppliers of digital TV equipment, hardware and AV equipment to the NZ electrical wholesale market, commercial contractors and specifiers
• A wide and varied range. Duties included calling on the wholesalers across the South Island, managing and assisting with commercial plans, liaising with specifiers and designers and MATV and AV design work. Also heavily involved in training of aerial and satellite technicians and contractors.

• Company Overview: Importers and wholesalers of Ronson (gas and lighters), Clipper and Calibri lighters, Lee Publications, Caltime and Geepap Stationery.
• A wide and varied product range, my duties here involve a large call cycle covering whole South Island plus Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti Coast on a 12 week cycle calling on all tobacconists, dairies, superettes, supermarkets and bookshops in the region. Approx 60 calls per week.

• Company Overview: One of the largest lighting companies in the world
• My responsibilities here involved managing commercial accounts, calling on architects, specifiers, lighting wholesalers, town councils etc representing Thorn Lighting.

• Company Overview: Specialising in the hire of audio visual equipment mainly data projectors, conference equipment and commercial lighting solutions to commercial and domestic customers in Christchurch.
• Mainly conference venues, boardrooms and licensed venues. This was a self start operation now boasting many happy customers in these areas. (PGG Wrightsons, Robbies Group and OPRA Consulting have been successes) I also offer full installation services of the latest electronics ie Plasma LCD TV and include Dick Smith Group in my successes here.

• Company Overview: Specialist sales and rental company specialising in the supply of audio visual equipment to hotels, event centres and tertiary Institutions.
• Responsible for all sales and marketing activity in the South Island. This involved very close contact with technical staff at Christchurch Hospital, Otago University and Hospital Medical Schools as well as calling on High Schools, tertiary organisations and hospitality staff throughout South Island. Several major achievements in this time would be Christchurch Casino (complete sale and installation 6metre screen and projector $50000+ in the grand hall), continued outfitting and relationship with Otago Medical School and the achievement of $1000000 turnover for the first time allowing the successful sale of Business Visuals to new owners.

• Company Overview: Satellite dish installations, TV aerial installations, Phone systems and wiring, Home theatre connections, Sky Television – approved contractor

• Management of sales team firstly at Eastgate (4) then Northlands (6) Cash handling and banking Stock control Merchandising Staff training Marketing (area specific) Sales Customer satisfaction

• This position involved the sale of top end European whiteware usually for new homes or kitchens. Generally selling houselots as opposed to individual items this position involved a very high degree of product and market knowledge. Account management from initial meetings with clients through kitchen design, the products installation requirements, sale and in the end tuition. We prided ourselves on being the undisputed kitchen appliance specialists.

• This position began with the ethos that sales people sold the product they knew the best. My position involved training of sales people throughout the South Island (a network of 46 retailers) in the features benefits and use of Applico’s key brands, Smeg, St George and Classique whiteware. This role also involved market knowledge and research and compiling product fact sheets along with core account management responsibilities. The success of this position was measured by the attainment of 69% of the built in oven market in NZ over this time.

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