Senior Online Media Sales - blog network

The Skinny: Online advertising is entering a new era, this company stands front and center of this momentous trend that is currently seeing more and more advertising dollars shift online. Some experts believe that online advertising will more than double as a percentage of total media (currently at 6% market share) by 2010. For our client, this is great news—and for a sales rep — even better! This company is currently one of the fastest growing online blog networks and is poised for even greater growth in 2008. With the 3rd strongest blog network on the Web, advertisers can target national campaigns by nearly any vertical needed (except religion or politics). Every sales rep is looking for a great product to sell — and this company offers just that! The Opportunity: Our client is looking for a passionate, hungry, sales professional who understands online advertising, is excited by the opportunities in the industry, and has a proven track record of over achievement and strong ad agency connections in the San Francisco market. This is an opportunity join their team and lead the development of the San Francisco market.Market Position: Led by a small team of industry veterans, this company has created one of the strongest blog networks on the Web, with 300+ corporate owned/managed blogs delivering over 10 million unique impressions per month on 15 vertical channels. With 500-600 unique blog posts published daily, traffic in the past 12-months to their network has tripled and this is only a small indication of things to come.What You’ll Sell: You will have the opportunity to sell to most of America’s largest advertising agencies. You will develop deep relationships and sell the opportunity for them to see their clients’ needs met through the premium advertising space available through the company's online blog network. With this role, you will be their SF-based gun slinger on agency sales and you will be responsible for seeing the entire sales cycle from start through to completion.The Culture: This company is a company fueled by PASSION. They proudly hire people based on skills and have a very hands-off management approach. You wilbe supported by industry leaders and veterans. With a strong product and equally strong team to support you, this company delivers ROI to clients every day. You must be excited to work in a start-up environment where you will have direct access to all aspects of the business—and your opinion counts!What you need: > A love of developing new sales opportunities from scratch > Strong sales abilities and motivation to succeed > A proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets > Knowledge of the online media space > The ability to de-mystify online media to an audience that may or may-not be tech-savvy > A background in selling to advertising agencies or marketing executives What you get: Year 1 on-target income between $100,000-$175,000 with uncapped commissions and significant opportunity to over achieve. More importantly, you will get the opportunity to work with one of the leading online media companies in the space and learn every aspect of the business: inside and out! CONSULTANT Sonya Meloff Email Apply by Email