Online Advertising Sales Manager -Top Internet Company (san mateo)
Location:
NexTag (www.nextag.com), the largest Online Comparison Shopping site, is looking for a Manager of Advertising Sales to own responsibility for developing and maintaining new advertising partnerships. The role will require a solid understanding of the online advertising industry and proven sales ability.
We are the leading comparison shopping site for products, financial services, travel, automobiles, real estate, education and more. At the core of NexTag are proprietary technologies and algorithms that enable shoppers to quickly compare prices and find the best deals on millions of products and services. For thousands of merchants, service providers and individuals, NexTag is an extremely efficient sales channel with its highly qualified traffic and performance-based pricing. More than 18 million people per month use NexTag to research, compare, and save on products and services online.
As a technology leader in e-commerce, we are constantly engaged in the most challenging and interesting development projects. NexTag has an entrepreneurial small-team environment, where individuals’ innovative ideas are rapidly adopted and rewarded. You’ll see the results of your efforts in days or weeks, not years.
Here are some NexTag attributes:
- founded 1999
- 84 consecutive months of robust profitability, just concluded their 28th consecutive profitable quarter
- 2003: fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley, 7th fastest in the US (by revenue, SF Business Times, Oct’03)
- 2003: fastest growing number of unique visitors for a shopping site (by a factor of two, Nielsen NetRatings)
- 2004: 2nd fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley (despite the difficulty of growing a large number exponentially: SF Business Times, Oct’04
- 2005: selected by Red Herring as a Top 100 Private Company
- 2005: NexTag named among the top fastest growing companies in 2005 http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/about/pr/2005-10-20.jsp
- 2005: NexTag named one of the largest online advertisers (Nielsen Netratings Ad Relevance Top 10)
- 2006: ranked the #1 shopping site by SmartMoney.com http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060426
- 2008: named one of the 50 Best Websites 2008 by Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809955_1811450,00.html
JOB: AD SALES, ONLINE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Responsibilities:
- Identify and prospect advertising opportunities, through cold calling and/or drawing upon existing industry contacts.
- Expand relationships by reviewing account activity and identifying opportunities for ad partners to improve economics and value of the relationship.
- Manage all communications and negotiations.
- Assure proper delivery, implementation and optimization of campaigns.
- Act as liaison on all service, payment, reporting, and product related issues.
- Ability to think ‘outside the box’ to bring new and compelling business opportunities.
- Consistently meet and exceed revenue goals.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of online ad sales experience.
- Solid understanding of online advertising and marketing, including pricing structures (CPM, CPC, CPA, etc).
- Experience identifying and closing new advertising opportunities.
- Demonstrated record of success in a goal oriented, highly accountable sales environment.
- Proven success in developing long-term strategic relationships.
- Superior phone skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong communication skills with ability to work independently or cross functionally to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
- BS/BA degree required.
To apply:
Local Candidates Only - No relocation package will be offered
Please send resume to job1@nextag.com
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.nextag.com