New Business Development Specialist

• Focus will be on business development and sales.    
• Supports and contributes to the brand awareness campaign, including networking and public relations efforts to raise the company's visibility to both local and national corporations.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and generating sales.
• A main contributor and implementer of the strategic vision and growth of the customer base.
• Perform business development and pre-sales activities including market analysis, business intelligence, customer qualification, value proposition development, account penetration plans, as well as general marketing strategy and SWOT analysis.
• Generate new business and build long term relationships. Provide fast responsive contact with all clients.
• Prospect and make cold calls to potential customers as required to create additional sales leads.
• Receive and solicit sales leads by telephone, e-mail, fax, letter, or from trade shows; responsible for gathering and recording relevant prospect information, determining the prospect's requirements, explaining benefits to the prospect, and closing sales.
• Provide weekly sales forecasts/prospect reports.
• Perform business development and pre-sales activities including market analysis, business intelligence, customer qualification, value proposition development, account penetration plans, as well as general marketing strategy and SWOT analysis.

• Familiarity with media and a proven track record in media sales preferred.
• A strategic team player.
• A proven history of business development and sales.
• Proactive person who takes the initiative