Account Executives are the engine that has fueled LivingSocial's incredible growth across the globe. As the most outward-facing representative of LivingSocial's brand, our Account Executives interact everyday with our great merchant customers, and revolutionize the way local businesses approach advertising. Led by the best in the business, the Account Executive role is the perfect place to take a sales career to the next level through training and mentorship opportunities. We’re not saying it’s going to be easy, but if you have a “hunter” mentality and thrive in a high-activity, fast-paced sales position, we want to talk with you.
Responsibilities
- Aggressively research, develop, and cultivate leads for LivingSocial Deals using a variety of online and offline sources
- Meet and strive to exceed individual monthly, quarterly, and annual sales goals
- Qualify prospective clients by phone and close deals in-person
- Use consultative sales skills to assess merchant goals, propose a customized LivingSocial solution, and obtain commitment
- Manage relationships with established clients and construct proposals and contracts within selling guidelines to develop and maintain a book of business
- Communicate ongoing contacts and sales activities utilizing Salesforce.com
- Provide ongoing and up-to-date documentation to the operations team and regularly collaborate best deal strategies
Skills
- Minimum two (3) years of sales experience in Lebanon is required. Passion for selling online advertising, direct marketing, local advertising or pharmaceuticals are a plus
- Active experience utilizing CRM systems and working knowledge of other technologies; being technically savvy is a must in order to succeed in this role
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, very high activity sales role
- Demonstrates top-notch communication and presentation skills with the ability to creatively sell to all decision-making levels
- Superior organizational skills
- Strong knowledge of social media such as Facebook and Twitter
- Thrives in an autonomous working environment with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines; shows relentless persistence in a competitive marketplace
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