We're hiring in Grand Rapids - Business Development and Marketing Professional

Michael Weitzman • July 30, 2014

Business Development and Marketing Professional, Grand Rapids, MI

Position Description:

The Business Development & Marketing Professional (BDP) is a sales, marketing, and customer service role that focuses on local small and medium sized businesses. In this role, the candidate works to help clients develop an effective presence online. This is achieved by recommending and implementing the appropriate web design packages, marketing products, and services offered by World Source Tech, LLC.

The BDP prospects, networks, and develops leads into viable opportunities and is able to “win the deal”, establishing a strong, long term relationship with the client. Additionally, the BDP obtains all of the necessary project documentation for our web design and marketing program manager. The BDP maintains an ongoing relationship with our clients and ensures they are satisfied. Moreover, the BDP continuously consults with renewing customers to ensure they are happy with their web marketing products and services.

The Business Development Professional keeps detailed notes and contact / client information in our CRM system and reports sales prospects, opportunities, and closed sales via the CRM system.


The Business Development Professional is Responsible For

  • Prospecting for lead generation

  • Writing detailed proposals

  • Attending a weekly networking meeting at 7:00AM

  • Meeting with clients on a regular basis (three per day is common)

  • Recommending the appropriate products and service package based on client needs

  • Closing sales with clients and maintaining long term relationships to ensure renewals

  • Participating in regular company product and service trainings

  • Working directly with clients to resolve support issues

  • Collecting detailed notes for submission to design and project managers

  • Taking inbound phone calls, and making outbound phone calls to generate sales and support existing clients

  • Making minor updates to client websites, social media accounts, and email marketing campaigns

  • Assisting co-workers with client projects as needed/as possible

  • Managing Google Adwords for a select portfolio of clients

  • Managing Blogs for a select portfolio of clients

  • Managing social media for a select portfolio of clients

  • Working regularly with program manager to ensure the on time completion of all projects


Work with some of the best:

Our team of Web Design and Internet Marketing Professionals have over 20 years of experience and have even won awards for design and customer service. We are known as leaders in Real Estate web design but also service clients in almost any industry you can think of. We deliver Raving Fans customer service and results our clients can take to the bank. If you want to be part of a growing company who values long term relationships, building our client's business, and developing the careers of their team then we might just be a match.


The “gist” of who we are looking for:

We are hiring a sales team member who is happy, enthusiastic, professional, tenacious, honest, and ethical. Our ideal candidate knows they have the ability to make an excellent living based on their sales efforts of our proven products and services.

The ideal candidate wants to develop a client base of local businesses through offering our web design and marketing services. Additionally, this person is always excited to learn more about the web!

We want someone who is excited to work out of our Downtown office in Grand Rapids, MI. This is an on site position and requires daily presence at the office for kick start meetings, customer meetings and de brief meetings. Additionally, this position requires local travel to visit various prospects and clients at their location.


Requirements:

  1. Bachelors degree in Marketing, Advertising, or Management Information Systems
    is desired but not required.

  2. Experience in web / digital marketing such as Google Adwords is desired but not required.

  3. Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Fireworks, Photoshop, etc) is desired but not required.

  4. Proven track record in sales is desired but not required.

  5. Customer service experience is required.


Compensation:

This position includes a base, initial commission, and residual commissions on renewals.

Candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to careers@worldsourcetech.com with the subject “Business Development Professional”.

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