If you are considering advertising sales jobs then you are about to embark on an exciting career. An advertising sales executive sells advertising for a company to new and existing customers. The customers that you will associate within an advertising sales job would be retailers, businesses, wholesalers and manufacturers.
As an advertising sales executive you are responsible for the success of companies, you may even work with high-profile brands.
Advertising Sales Job – Typical Work Activities
- Relationship building with potential companies and businesses that will buy advertising.
- Presenting the advertising and its benefits to customers in a professional manner to seal a deal.
- As an advertising sales executive, you need to listen to customers requirements and adapt your sales technique to suit them.
- Maintain relationships with existing customers.
- Arrange meetings with potential new customers.
- Negotiating prices and deals with businesses and closing the deal.
- Inform and advise customers on any special offers on advertising.
- Make accurate and fast calculations on how much the advertising will cost.
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