- Innovating new business opportunities
- Ensuring growth in S.O.M.
- Ensuring targets are met and exceeded
- Proposal writing
- Customer analysis
- Maintaining a high profile to clients
- Entertain clients at a senior level

• General PR work at agricultural shows
• Excellent knowledge of the agricultural industry
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent salesperson
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans (read, write and speak)
• Negotiation and networking skills
• Good administration skills
• Meet targets
• Microsoft Office Literate

• to respond to enquiries via phone, email and web with the goal of converting enquiries into sales
• data capturing
• to attend marketing functions and events
• to do follow-up emails and calls
• to assist with general marketing and office management activities

Monitor and report sales figures;
Motivate and develop team;
Manage day-to-day sales paperwork;
Actively engage with sales executives in developing business;
Initiate, develop and maintain business relationships with key clients;
Liaise with the Business Manager, Managing Editors and Editors with regards to product and sales strategy;
Control own portfolio of clients and increase their business in the publication;
Maintain cross-departmental (Editorial, Production, advertising and circulation, Marketing and Finance) relationships;

Do you have the drive, expertise and proven track record in selling advertising space?
Do you have a minimum of one year advertising sales experience?
Do you have an extensive client base within the lifestyle advertising field?
Do you have an in-depth knowledge of the Cape Metro (021) area?

We are looking for a dedicated, responsible and accountable SALES GURU to be part of our leading event management company. You need to be an open-minded creative person, who is able to source and find new leads and close deals! This role is for a dynamic, experienced sales BIG GUN who will be expected to put together a sales plan and action it. If you are not prepared to take NO for an answer and have no fear, then this position is for you.

• Minimum of three years advertising sales experience
• Matric/Grade 12 qualification or SAQA Accredited Equivalent a must
• Sales or marketing diploma (IMM/AAA) will be an advantage
• Previous auctions sales experience an advantage
• Market knowledge and insight
• Strong customer service ability

Media Sales Experience advantageous
Computer literate
Excellent communication skills
Professional appearance and persona.
Excellent sales track record with a minimum of 3 years experience

Featured on the front cover of Forbes magazine (08/10) and listed in TIME's Top 50 Websites of 2010 we are committed to helping businesses gain exposure while giving consumers a better deal. With offices all over the world and an ever-increasing active subscriber base of over 70 million people in 45 countries, our unique brand of direct marketing coupled with our up-tempo, inspirational and stimulating work ethos, has established our online coup d'état at the helm of the global, social commerce scene.

Our client is looking to employ a external sales person. You need to be money hungry and target driven.
A minimum of 1 to 2 years External Sales Exp needed and product training will be provided.
Start Jan 2012