Industry: Marketing & PR
Job Description:
Summary:
You will be responsible for sell advertising space to businesses and individuals.
Responsibilities:
• Sell ads for websites.
• Perform cold calling to get the attention of possible clients.
• Read scripts.
• Visit businesses to inquire about advertising sales.
• Sell ad space or time.
• Know all advertising options.
• Keep abreast of changes within the websites demographics.
• Use statistics in sales pitch.
• Perform extensive research on clients and competitors.
• Perform research on trend analysis.
• Generate revenue for print products to include run-of-book print ads and print advertising inserts.
• Focus on growing existing accounts and acquiring new clients.
• Generate and describe creative, results-focused marketing concepts to a diverse client base.
• Handle incoming inquiries to buy ad space.
• Book sales appointments.
• Walk door-to-door and solicit business.
• Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
• Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
• Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
• Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
• Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
• Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs, and to protect and increase existing advertising.
• Inform customers of available options for advertisement artwork, and provide samples.
• Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
• Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts.
• Recommend appropriate sizes and formats for advertising, depending on medium being used.
• Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due.
• Obtain and study information about clients’ products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.
• Write copy as part of layout.
• Consult with company officials, sales departments, and advertising agencies to develop promotional plans.
• Identify new advertising markets, and propose products to serve them.
• Determine advertising medium to be used, and prepare sample advertisements within the selected medium for presentation to customers.
• Gather all relevant material for bid processes, and coordinate bidding and contract approval.
• Attend sales meetings, industry trade shows, and training seminars to gather information, promote products, expand network of contacts, and increase knowledge.
• Arrange for commercial taping sessions, and accompany clients to sessions.
• Write sales outlines for use by staff.
Skills:
CANDIDATE MUST ALREADY BE ABLE TO RELOCATE TO SAUDI ARABIA (MADINAH), and must have:
• Ability to make a great first impression and build instant rapport
• Enjoy hunting for the sale
• Self motivated and able to work independently
• 2+years sales experience with increasing sales and profitability yearly.
• Open to travel.
Preferred Candidate:
• Career Level: Mid Career
• Years of Experience: Min: 2
• Residence Location: Within GCC countries and ready to relocate to Madinah (Saudi Arabia)
• Gender: Unspecified
• Nationality: Unspecified
• Degree: Bachelor’s degree / higher diploma
Job Details:
• Job Location: Saudi Arabia (Madinah)
• Company Industry: Education, Training, and Library; Consulting Services, Travel Industry
• Company Type: Employer (Private Sector)
• Job Role: Sales Employment
• Status: Full time Employment
• Type: Employee Monthly
• Salary Range: Unspecified
• Number of Vacancies: 1
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