Business Development Manager - Creative Agency
- Recruiter
- The Recruitment Hub Limited
- Location
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- 35000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 07 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 04 Aug 2017
- Sectors
- Sales, Business Development
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Up to GBP35k
Creative agency seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to identify and nurture sales opportunities and generate qualified sales leads manage pitches, tenders and client presentations to new clients and establish, maintain and develop working relationships with all contacts through to onboarding of new clients.
Manage marketing and prospecting activity aimed directly at prospects from LinkedIn, Social Media perspective in support of raising awareness, generating leads and establishing relationships with prospects.
New Business Development
Prospect for, find and follow up potential new business opportunities incl. via partnership arrangements
Research and build relationships with new clients
Plan and manage client approaches, pitches and tenders working with relevant stakeholders to develop proposals that meet the clients' needs.
Draft and participate in pricing the solution/service.
Identify and potentially attend industry functions eg. exhibitions, conferences, events and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
Identify opportunities for marketing campaigns and services that will lead to an increase in sales
Marketing
Support Social Media Manager in managing blog, twitter, linkedin and facebook accounts and distribute regular, visually engaging content with objective of building growth of likes, reaching prospective and existing target audience and driving engagement to generate enquiries and leads.
Monitor, listen and respond to users while developing and building leads
Drive online 'advocacy' to enable and open opportunity to cross promote
Assist Social Media Manager in developing and expanding online and social media community
Implement sales process for successful new business sales from initial prospecting and lead qualification through to on-boarding and management of client
Achieve annual sales target for new business
Skills required
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Planning & Organising
Collaboration
Influencing & Negotiating
Project Management Skills
Team Working
Market Knowledge & Distinctive Capability
Knowledge & Experience:
Business Development experience relevant to Internal Communications & Engagement
Track record of identifying opportunities through to closing business deals
Knowledge and extensive experience of working with CRM system
Skills & Abilities:
Excellent communication and CRM/IT skills
Ability to get on with people at all levels and influence them
Strong problem-solving and creative skills
Ability to work well both as part of a team and independently
Knowledge of how businesses operate
Focus on excellent customer service
Ability to stay calm under pressure and keep to deadlines
Strong sales and negotiation techniques
Teamworking and leadership skills
Flexible approach to work
Good attention to detail and time management
Commitment and reliability
Effective project management skills, delivering on time and with excellent content
The Recruitment Hub is a recruitment business and agency.
These criteria are not age specific and candidates of all ages will be considered. Both our client and The Recruitment Hub are Equal Opportunities Employers.
We would like to thank you for your interest in this vacancy and hope that you are successful in your application, however if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, we must ask you to assume that you have not been selected for interview for this particular role, we do however express the hope that you will apply for future job opportunities with The Recruitment Hub.
Creative agency seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to identify and nurture sales opportunities and generate qualified sales leads manage pitches, tenders and client presentations to new clients and establish, maintain and develop working relationships with all contacts through to onboarding of new clients.
Manage marketing and prospecting activity aimed directly at prospects from LinkedIn, Social Media perspective in support of raising awareness, generating leads and establishing relationships with prospects.
New Business Development
Prospect for, find and follow up potential new business opportunities incl. via partnership arrangements
Research and build relationships with new clients
Plan and manage client approaches, pitches and tenders working with relevant stakeholders to develop proposals that meet the clients' needs.
Draft and participate in pricing the solution/service.
Identify and potentially attend industry functions eg. exhibitions, conferences, events and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
Identify opportunities for marketing campaigns and services that will lead to an increase in sales
Marketing
Support Social Media Manager in managing blog, twitter, linkedin and facebook accounts and distribute regular, visually engaging content with objective of building growth of likes, reaching prospective and existing target audience and driving engagement to generate enquiries and leads.
Monitor, listen and respond to users while developing and building leads
Drive online 'advocacy' to enable and open opportunity to cross promote
Assist Social Media Manager in developing and expanding online and social media community
Implement sales process for successful new business sales from initial prospecting and lead qualification through to on-boarding and management of client
Achieve annual sales target for new business
Skills required
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Planning & Organising
Collaboration
Influencing & Negotiating
Project Management Skills
Team Working
Market Knowledge & Distinctive Capability
Knowledge & Experience:
Business Development experience relevant to Internal Communications & Engagement
Track record of identifying opportunities through to closing business deals
Knowledge and extensive experience of working with CRM system
Skills & Abilities:
Excellent communication and CRM/IT skills
Ability to get on with people at all levels and influence them
Strong problem-solving and creative skills
Ability to work well both as part of a team and independently
Knowledge of how businesses operate
Focus on excellent customer service
Ability to stay calm under pressure and keep to deadlines
Strong sales and negotiation techniques
Teamworking and leadership skills
Flexible approach to work
Good attention to detail and time management
Commitment and reliability
Effective project management skills, delivering on time and with excellent content
The Recruitment Hub is a recruitment business and agency.
These criteria are not age specific and candidates of all ages will be considered. Both our client and The Recruitment Hub are Equal Opportunities Employers.
We would like to thank you for your interest in this vacancy and hope that you are successful in your application, however if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, we must ask you to assume that you have not been selected for interview for this particular role, we do however express the hope that you will apply for future job opportunities with The Recruitment Hub.