This position is responsible for the generation of new sales opportunities via new account development, farming existing lead / contact database. Promotion of specific affiliate products, attainment of sales goals, qualifying affiliates, web-site owners and email list management / marketing partners.
Main responsibility as affiliate salesperson is to drive revenue for the company by securing traffic to company’s offers, data/list management deals, and cash lead buys.
Qualifying affiliates, web-site owners and email marketers
Prospecting through lead files, LinkedIn, facebook, forums, etc.
Building rapport with traffic sources (phone, IM, email, face to face)
Growing traffic from existing partnerships through monitoring activity, spotting trends, analyzing data for actionable items
Constant daily contact
Working trade shows
Getting pixels placed and tested
Must have superior phone skills with no hesitancy to “make a call”
College Degree preferred
2-3 years experience in a digital marketing sales organization.
Preferably affiliate marketing / sales and lead generation experience
Outbound sales experience
Sourcing ability to develop lead database
Ability to work in a goal oriented environment under pressure
Ability to adapt communication style to the targeted audience
Strong interpersonal, verbal and communication skills a must
Experience working with multiple products, platforms and services
Confident and polished phone prospecting skills required
Skill in the use of Word, Excel, various email and contact platforms, MSFT and Google doc environment
CRM experience a must