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Publication or Company Readers Digest
Job Title Advertising Sales Executive (4317)
Industry Sales/Advertising Sales
Salary
Benefits
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Bronx, NY
Job Requirements

The Ad Sales Executive will:



  • Manage an account list, sell advertising space and meet established goals.

  • Cultivate and maintain relationships to gain business, increase existing business and break non-running business.

  • Develop and manage sales territory through personal calls, correspondence, telephone contact, support services, and client entertainment.

  • Use knowledge of client, category, and marketplace to respond to clients concerns, questions and needs.

  • Use research and promotion effectively and creatively to individualize sales proposals and presentations.

  • Provide regular reporting and forecasting on accounts.



Required Skills:

  • Bachelors degree desired.

  • A minimum of five to seven years selling advertising space for consumer magazines is desired.

  • Should have a working knowledge of syndicated research and dealing with ad agencies.

  • Must be conscientious and organized to handle diversified account list.

  • Must have strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to make presentations and deal with all levels of management.

  • Should have proven selling and negotiation skills and the ability to execute complex sales strategies with creativity and innovation.

  • Seeking highly motivated team player.

  • Should be available for travel.

  • Must be proficient in Word, Excel and Lotus Notes.

About Our Company About the Company

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., is a global multi-brand media and marketing company that educates, entertains and connects audiences around the world. With 60 offices in 44 countries, it markets books, magazines, and educational, music and video products that reach a customer base of 130 million in 78 countries. It publishes 94 magazines, including 50 editions of Reader's Digest, the world's largest-circulation magazine, operates 65 branded websites generating 22 million unique visitors per month, and sells approximately 40 million books, music and video products across the world each year. Its global headquarters are in Pleasantville, N.Y.
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