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Travelinfo

Sales Executive (Permanent) Gauteng- Johannesburg - Illovo -Other
Publication: 19 Mar 2015

Job Description

TRAVELINFO CORE, WORKSHOPS AND BANNERS

Travelinfo is South Africa's premier business-to-business online travel information channel connecting suppliers and travel agents. Travelinfo is looking for an experienced sales executive to join its team. All you need is the ability to understand travel suppliers’ marketing and training needs and an ability to communicate effectively with their top executives. The successful candidate will be trained to sell online banner advertising contracts, online workshops and to bring travel industry clients onto our reference site.

This person needs to be a hunter-type sales person. “Hunters are responsible for finding and securing new business and doing their own prospecting & cold calling. They excel at generating and qualifying leads, have high energy levels and endurance. They are also hungry, ambitious and revenue driven.” There is a 50/50 split of renewals and new business in this position.

Availability

ASAP

Salary

Negotiable

Required Qualifications

Skills and Requirements
• Must be able to gain access to advertising decision-makers
• Target- and results-driven, being self driven is key
• Previous sales experience in the travel industry (minimum 3 years)
• Hunter-type sales person – able to bring in new business
• Driver’s licence and own transport
• Matric essential & a tertiary business or marketing-related qualification an advantage
• Travel industry experience essential (minimum 5 years)
• Experience in online media or business-to-business advertising sales an advantage
• Experience on a CRM package

Location

Johannesburg - Illovo

General Details

Responsibilities
• To research potential clients and bring in business according to the monthly targets set
• Have a clear understanding of issues surrounding advertising, online media, the client’s needs and service expectations
• Minimum of ten face-to-face meetings per week
• Attend industry and client functions
• Act as an ambassador for all Now Media products

Application details

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