Marketing Executive at Clout Africa

Job Purpose

• Responsible for developing growth in the company through increased sales and customer acquisition.
• Shall be responsible for managing the expectations of clientele, advertisers and agencies.
• Seal deals amicably with our clients and keeps them happy with Clout Africa.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

• Identify and secure business opportunities, coordinate business generation activities, and develop customized targeted sales strategies.
• Build business relationships with current and potential clients.
• Identify and explore partnership opportunities to the fullest.
• Understand client needs and offer solutions and support by answering potential client questions, follow-up call questions and responding to client requests for proposals.
• Collaborate with team members and departmental heads to secure, retain, and grow accounts.
• Create informative presentations, and present and deliver information to potential clients at client meetings, industry exhibits, trade shows, and conferences.
• Create and maintain a list/database of prospect clients, and maintain a database (Salesforce, CRM, Excel, etc.) of prospective client information.
• Cold call, make multiple outbound calls to potential clients, close sales and work with the client through the closing process.
• Meet all quotas for cold, active, inactive calls, appointments, and interviews; meeting or exceeding annual sales goals.
• Maintain a pipeline of all sales administration using CRM software.
• Collaborate with team members on sales goals, planning, and forecasting; maintain short- and long-term business development plans.

Education, Experience and Skillset

• Degree in Business, Marketing or any other related field.
• 2 - 5 years of work experience.
• Experience with lead generation and prospect management.
• Ability to generate revenue by identifying pain points and suggesting suitable products or services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; the ability to call, connect, and interact with potential customers.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Persuasive and goal-oriented.
• Possesses an energetic, outgoing, and friendly demeanour.
• Able to professionally and confidently communicate with C-Level Executives.
• Excellent analytical and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated and proven sales results.
• Ability to work independently or as an active member of a team.