[CIS Internet Ltd]

Business Development Manager
Salary: £30 - £40k base, OTE £60 – 80K (Uncapped commission) + Benefits.
Location: Soho, Central London / West End (W1)
Company: CIS Internet Ltd
Date posted: 11 Jul 2005

Faceparty, the Biggest Party on Earth, is being welcomed as the entertainment brand of the future. The website is already an underground success since going live in autumn 2000.

With over 5.1 million unique users and page impressions of 1.5 billion a month (eABC March ‘05) Faceparty is THE site of choice for 16-24 year olds.

According to Hitwise, Faceparty is the U.K.’s No.1 website in the “Net Communities and Chat” industry sector with 21.8% market share.

Currently all advertising on the Faceparty site is sold through numerous Sales Consultancies. However, with the appointment of a Sales Director, Faceparty is bringing the advertising Sales operation in house.

We now require business development managers to sell to both client direct and advertising agencies.
Job Description

As Business Development Managers the right candidates will be fully responsible for the sales of all types of advertisng and sponsorship opportunities across the Faceparty website. This will include;

* Sourcing all new business leads personally.
* Cold calling clients and agencies over the telephone to make appointments.
* Attending a minimum of 15 appointments a week.
* Keeping all CRM records and other admin up to date.
* Attending industry events outside normal working hours when neccassary.
* Account managing all personally won accounts.
* Developing strategies to win new business and increase customer spend.
* To represent the Faceparty brand in an appropriate and professional manner at all times.

Person Spec.

* The ideal candidate will have at least 4 to 5 years experience gained within a new media sales environment. 3 years of this experience must have been gained at a face to face level.
* It is a pre-requisite that all candidates have been extensively trained in a recognised Sales structure (D.I.P.I.D.A., A.I.D.A. etc.)
* Outstanding communication skills.
* Driven and enthusiastic.
* Must posses an amazing media sales knowledge and have first class contacts with advertising agencies.
* Each candidate must be able to demonstrate a track record of over target achievement on a consistent basis.
* Candidate’s personalities should be fun and vibrant to reflect the Faceparty brand!

Contact: Gary Sanders
Job reference: FPBDM
Company name: CIS Internet Ltd
Telephone: 02077635988
Fax:
Address: Cobalt Building, 19-20 Noel Street, Soho, London W1F 8GW
Email: gary@faceparty.com