Business Development Executive, Leeds

The Business Development Executive will proactively hunt for new business via phone, social media, LinkedIn, email and face-to-face meetings, employing a balanced contact plan to generate and develop prospects.

The Business Development Executive will proactively hunt for new business via phone, social media, LinkedIn, email and face-to-face meetings, employing a balanced contact plan to generate and develop prospects.

You’ll also be the first point of contact with prospective clients who are engaging with Stickyeyes content & marketing material.

What you'll be doing:

• Generating meetings with prospective clients through developing relationships with key decision makers
• Use your initiative (as well as our proprietary in-house lead generation tools) to source new opportunities
• Playing a key role in the creation and implementation of Stickyeyes’ ongoing sales strategy
• Evaluating client needs for digital marketing services
• Data building – mapping target organisations for specific marketing projects
• Working with sales and marketing teams to create bespoke contact plans for target organisations
• Creating sales content and collateral in line with identified contact plan
• Attaining a detailed understanding of our suite of services
• Daily use of our CRM system (Hubspot)
• Co-operate effectively with all other teams involved in the business development process
• Reporting of outbound activities
• Develop and maintain knowledge of competition and industry trends

What you'll need:

• Tenacity and resilience – you’ll relish the challenge of tracking down people that are difficult to get hold of and closing meetings with them
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Demonstrates a “roll up your sleeves” initiative to get the job done
• A confident self-starter with a demonstrable passion for digital who is not afraid to challenge the status quo.