Description
A leading social media organisation are seeking a Client Partner who is an experienced sales and marketing professional on a contract role based in London. The successful candidate will help build and sell the advertising solutions to major clients in the FMCG Vertical.
They are looking for a sales professional with expertise in building long term partnerships with brands directly. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in a sales environment, in selling digital solutions into brand marketing departments and working with the major media agency groups.
Responsibilities
- Help define the company's overall approach and focus in the FMCG vertical & on specific book of business
- Identify and prioritise business opportunities, build pitches & close with clients & agencies
- Partner with other teams on structuring and executing operational and strategic initiatives - developing work plans, synthesising market related data, leading analysis and defining the overall business approach
- Increase the effectiveness of the team by recognising opportunities for new approaches
- Develop and implement best practices for client interaction, sales and services, including a good understanding of working with advertisers and agencies
- Prospect and penetrate large organisations to grow their advertising spend
- Develop metrics to measure the growth and performance of the sales team, and provide reports as needed
- Create persuasive sales presentations using market trends, case studies and network solutions
- Analyse campaign performance statistics, build case studies and recommend optimised media solutions
- Exceed sales, pricing and yield goals for yourself and your team
- Ensure that our clients receive the highest level of sales and operational customer service
Skills:
- Solid Enterprise Sales, Marketing, Brand Advertising, Media Sales and/or Online Advertising experience
- FMCG Vertical experience is ideally required, with a focus on sales & partnership building and sales
- Knowledge of social media, reseller channels and media agency landscape a plus
- Ability to win the support of key stakeholders & working efficiently with cross-functional teams
- Relationships with top marketing decision makers at major clients and agencies
- Proven track record of reaching and exceeding sales revenue goals
- Demonstrable success as a leader of change, achieving operational excellence by introducing new performance measures, processes and systems
- Ability to perform well in a highly dynamic, rapidly changing environment and communicate these changes to clients in a clear & impactful manner
- Understanding of user behaviour and how technology works and the ability to explain each in ordinary terms
If you feel you fit the above criteria, please apply today.
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