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B2B Digital Advertising Account Executive - New Business Development
Gannett
Appleton, WI, United States
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B2B Digital Advertising Account Executive - New Business Development
USA TODAY NETWORK is one of the top 20 digital companies in the country, sharing the list with Google, Facebook, and Amazon. And we have over 100 Million unique visitors a month, which is more than Buzzfeed, Yahoo News, and Huffington Post. Because our team consists of over 110 local properties with USA TODAY at the helm, you’ll have the luxury of living in a community you love while making a national impact.
Wisconsin Media, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, and the leader in delivering engaging news and information, has an immediate opening for a Digital Account Executive. We deliver an engaged audience using a variety of sophisticated tools and resources, and provide our clients the integrated marketing expertise to help them meet their goals.
If you are ready to become part of a team of highly motivated, competitive and passionate sales professionals; and you truly want to help local businesses grow and thrive, then you would be perfect for our team. Wisconsin Media and The USA Today Network are at the forefront of providing the newest, cutting edge advertising technologies for local businesses. Our sales representatives sell value-based advertising solutions including, digital display advertising, SEO, SEM/PPC, maps & reputation management, social media platforms, email and Website development, among others.
Responsibilities
• Sell multi-media marketing solutions to the small to medium account sector that make decisions locally, often times with single or few decision-makers.
• Grows market share within an assigned territory through the combination of acquiring new business, activate churn business, and increasing current spend while increasing client satisfaction. Proficient and excels at new business efforts, including cold calling new or churned clients.
• Quickly assess and develop rapport and credibility around customer business needs and goals
• Develops quarterly plans for assigned territory that defines prospecting and new business acquisition, in addition to growing current client
spend.
• Manages sales pipeline via SFDC to meet weekly performance metrics.
• Utilizes 5 step sales process, packaged solutions and offers to meet client needs.
• Proficient articulating print and digital value propositions.
• Thrive in high activity, dynamic environments with shorter sales cycle and smaller average sales value.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising or a related field
• 2 Years of Outside Sales experience, preferably B2B, Digital knowledge and integrated marketing expertise
• Expertise in building a book of business from the ground up.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Interested in being involved in your community
• Superior problem solving skills and thrives on challenges and can simplify the complex.
• History of driving results and Ability to think and act strategically. Exposure or knowledge of the Challenger Selling Methodology
• Strong two-way communication skills and an Effective collaborator and delegator. Aptitude or acumen for digital marketing
We offer a robust, rewarding career experience:
• Work with the best: We’ll surround you with talented leaders driven toward your success and ours.
• Do well here: Further your career while working to serve the greater good in our community.
• Go big: We’ll equip you with the region’s best marketing services and solutions, empowering you to deliver unparalleled results to your customers.
• Get paid well: Enjoy base pay well above the market average with unlimited earning potential. We want the best so we are paying the best.
• Get in now: Join the ground floor of a national organization in the midst of rapid transformation to a new and exciting media start-up – an invaluable career experience.
• Quarterback a topnotch team: Receive excellent support from an account manager, a digital marketing expert, and more.
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, education, political affiliation or veteran status.
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