Advertising Sales Agents
- Marketing, Sales and Service
Tasks
What tasks do Advertising Sales Agents perform?
Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
Knowledge
What do Advertising Sales Agents need to know?
Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Skills
What skills do Advertising Sales Agents need?
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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