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Are you a motivated sales professional ready to take on a new challenge As a Business Development Manager at Cision you will proactively engage with PR and communications professionals across the UK mid-market segment. Working alongside a dedicated team youll primarily focus on telephone-based sales with some face-to-face meetings expected.
What were looking for:
We want a dynamic full 360 sales expert to join our mid-market team and pitch Cisions comprehensive suite of services to new prospects in the PR and communications space. If youre passionate about sales and eager to join an already successful team selling a market-leading solution this role is for you.
Key responsibilities:
- Position Cisions value proposition through both inbound and outbound sales approaches targeting mid-market organisations
- Educate prospects throughout their buyers journey demonstrating how Cision can benefit their business
- Proactively source new leads via cold calling outreach and LinkedIn
- Manage and develop a pipeline of inbound and self-sourced leads to build strong buyer relationships
- Meet daily KPIs related to outbound activity
- Deliver compelling online demonstrations of our services and occasionally conduct face-to-face meetings
- Build and maintain a sales pipeline of 5x your monthly target
- Collaborate closely with Mid Market Customer Service Executives to ensure smooth onboarding of new clients
- Maintain accurate records of sales activities in Salesforce and Kluster
- Provide regular reports on sales activity and results (daily weekly monthly)
Essential skills and experience:
- Proven experience selling SaaS solutions
- Strong B2B sales skills with excellent telephone manner
- Ability to build lasting relationships and communicate effectively both written and verbal
- Skilled at delivering engaging online presentations
- Demonstrated track record in outbound sales and consultative selling
- Strong closing skills and a results-driven approach
Key internal relationships:
- Customer Service
- Operations
- Finance
- Marketing
- Insight
- Legal
As a global leader in PR marketing and social media management technology and intelligence Cision helps brands and organizations to identify connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business Newswire a network of over 1.1 billion influencers in-depth monitoring analytics and media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cisions award-winning solutions including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud follow @Cision on Twitter.
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