Business Development Manager - Agency Accounts
Business Development Manager - Agency Accounts
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Job Description
The LIONS Division showcases global best practice in creativity effective and impactful marketing through Contagious LIONS and WARC. We set the global benchmark in creative and effective marketing and through our insight and advisory services enable brands and their partners to reach and exceed it.
We provide a suite of solutions that connect inform and unlock potential for people and businesses covering events intelligence training and advisory services. Our fiveday Festival in Cannes France is the meeting place for the global marketing community and a celebration of the worlds most excellent and effective work.
As Business Development Manager you will:
- Concentrate exclusively on agency clients building a robust pipeline
- Source and prospect new opportunities within the agency landscape
- Qualify leads and present our elearning solutions effectively
- Adhere to established processes and meet monthly targets
- Promote our entire elearning portfolio with emphasis on our flagship Cannes Lions Creative MBA
You will be responsible for the growth and retention of key agency accounts reporting directly to the LIONS Learning Head of Commercial.
Key Responsibilities
Revenue Growth: Achieve personal revenue targets through consistent activity and pipeline development.
Client Retention: Establish and maintain strong client relationships to enhance loyalty minimize attrition and drive repeat business. Success metric: 85% completion rate.
Performance Metrics: Deliver accurate forecasting of prospects and opportunities through to closure for yourself and your team.
Stakeholder Management: Cultivate robust relationships with internal and external stakeholders including senior management and industry experts to align objectives and drive success.
This role may encompass additional responsibilities as our organization evolves.
Qualifications :
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are looking for a professional who is:
- Processoriented with adaptability to dynamic environments
- Personable with strong relationshipbuilding skills
- Committed to fairness and inclusivity
- Adept at identifying strategic partnerships across the market
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Comprehensive understanding of valuable and engaging course content
- Proven track record in achieving sales targets preferably in elearning
- Experience working with or for agencies
- Expertise in consultative selling with a solutionfocused approach
- Strong persuasive skills and executive presence
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
- Proficiency in identifying and developing new business opportunities
- Capability to collaborate effectively across global time zones
- Adaptability to thrive in fastpaced work environments
- Experience in engaging with senior management business leads stakeholders and industry experts
Additional Information :
We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues have to say
Our benefits include:
- Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
- Great community: a welcoming culture with inperson and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and ondemand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: 25 days annual leave rising to 27 days after two years plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medical cover
- A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more
- Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
- As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most although not all of the skills and experience listed we welcome your application.
At Informa youll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
