Sponsorship Sales Manager
The Sponsorship Sales Manager, Legal Media Group is responsible for renewal and new business development across our media portfolio of business. The Sponsorship sales manager will focus on developing new accounts, managing and upselling existing customers, and accelerating our business in Hong Kong and assigned markets. The responsibilities include and is not limited to identifying potential new customers, cold calling, conducting face to face meetings/ video conferencing, providing product demonstrations, negotiating and closing contracts. This role may be expected to travel. The position is responsible for managing the entire pre and post sales process within assigned territories and to work closely with the relevant product teams to deliver an excellent customer experience.
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About the Role
As the Sponsorship Sales Manager - Legal Media Group, your duties include:
- A self-starter with strong ownership and accountability to achieve revenue targets independently and quickly
- Identify prospects and communicate effectively on the business value propositions
- Ability to address clients' pain points and turn it effectively into a customized solution for the client
- Ability to sell integrated media solution across publication and events
- Responsible for identifying new accounts, maintaining and growing existing accounts, managing customer relationships and keeping high visibility with key accounts.
- Collaborate and work closely with internal publishing and events teams to deliver a strong customer experience
- Strong communication skills, coordination with internal stakeholders, maintain a clear reporting process, and a team player.
- Strong pipeline management, good sense of business acumen and good understanding of the advertising and sponsorship cycles
- Provide timely and accurate sales report, and communicate clearly on pipeline progress, account risk and forecast
About You
You'll be a good fit as the Sponsorship Sales Manager -Legal Media Group if you have:
- Media sales experience required - either with a B2B publishing firm or from conference/ event companies or both.
- 10 years' sales experience in a B2B environment. Candidate should have a strong sales achievement record against sales quota in previous roles.
- Fluency in English is a must, advantageous to speak other Asian languages.
- Currently living in and legally permitted to work in Hong Kong; no relocation.
- Candidates with experience in the legal industry or working with law firms advantageous
- University Degree or above
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