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The Ad Account Manager will creatively define marketing opportunities and solve marketing problems with content marketing and social media solutions for national and mega-regional advertisers. The Ad Account Manager will manage an existing account base and conduct business-building through out-bound calling, sales appointments, presentations and follow-up.
Duties
- Call, email, and visit currently running accounts to build relationship, service and increase sales
- Cold-call, email, and use social networking tools to access and qualify new leads to pitch, propose and win new business
- Attend trade shows, industry events, and participate in industry organizations to develop relationships, source new leads and build the company’s reputation
- Follow up orders placed with appropriate service to make sure client deliverables are met
- Support company marketing efforts
- Participate in company strategic and tactical planning by bringing client needs and opinions articulately to the process
- Promptly, correctly, and in detail record client information in CRM system
Experience/Skils Requires or Desired
- 4-year college degree
- Must be self-motivated to proactively evangelize and network to grow business.
- High capacity to manage multiple client relationships, build new relationships and help to develop creative solutions for potential advertisers.
- Must be articulate in person, on phone, and in writing.
- Must be passionate about marketing of [niche topics].
- Sales experience a plus. Will train as necessary.
- Must use [SalesForce or other], Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Also needed are the skill to access data and research on the Internet, as well as ability to leverage social media and online-virtual meeting tools.
