Business Development Manager - G&G Digital

G&G Digital is looking for an experienced business development manager who wants to grow new business for us. We're looking for an incredibly ambitious, self-driven overachiever who wants to join a company where their success will be exceptionally well rewarded and the opportunity for growth is limitless. You need to have digital media/marketing sales experience, a great network within B2b and B2C advertisers and must able to present and close at senior management level.

As our business development manager, you will be responsible for:

• Quickly developing a thorough understanding of our culture, values and offering
• Identify prospective clients and developing strong relationships via phone, email and face to face.
• Building new relationships and closing new business for G&G Digital.
• Having a driven hunter mentality, making things happen no matter the economic environment.
• Creating sales proposals and presentations.
• The ability to quickly close sizeable new business and meet sales targets.
• Attending relevant events to network and generate leads.

• Collaborating with the MD and ECD to create new and innovative digital offerings.
• Have strong phone and face to face negotiation skills and able to present to senior management
• Consistently able to persuade the customer into a positive buying commitment in addition to possessing the necessary closing skills.
• To get buy-in from executive-level decision-makers.
• Responsible for your own admin including signing of all new NDA's and contracts/SLAs.

Requirements

You must love what you do, be very competitive and driven to do whatever it (legally and ethically) takes to win.

You'll also need the following skills

• Five+ years' experience having worked as a Business Development Manager in an agency environment.
• Degree or diploma in sales / marketing / business management or similar.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent relationship management and people skills.
• Ability to think strategically and put plans into action.
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, results orientated environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility and be willing to go the extra mile.
• An ability to stay calm under pressure and meet sales targets.
• Strong sales and negotiation techniques.
• Entrepreneurial, energetic and competitive team player.
• Attention to detail.
• Positive attitude.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Be an honest, transparent and trustworthy team member.

Company Description

G&G Digital is an award winning integrated digital communication agency, providing innovation, smart creativity and sound strategies founded on deep insights. We strive for excellence, have a power team who share our values and vision to be the largest independent digital agency in southern Africa.