MARKETING RESEARCH (OPENINGS in CA, CT, NY)

MARKETING RESEARCH - Openings in CA, CT & NYC. ***WARNING***The following is a REAL job description. However, this advertisement does contain what some cultures might deem as humor, jokes or just plain silly or witty scribblings. If you are at all sensitive towards hopefully having a laugh in the midst of such a serious thing as searching for employment, we suggest that either you seek out and find a career in political office or simply continue on in your search to another less entertaining job posting.
On the other hand, should you be intrigued by the concept of dare we say it, "something funny," in the face of such a serious situation we would say congratulations to you as you are now well on your way to as the great Greek philosopher, Aristotle once put it, "dangerously close to being able to put the bacon bits on top of your super sized salad." - Mitch Beck, President Crossroads Consulting, LLCHow many times do you wake up in the morning and say to yourself, "you know what self...today is going to be a successful day and I am going to bring in the whale." If you're anything like me that's only one of the various voices in your head...shut up...let him talk...sorry about that momentary slip. Anyhow, I try and tell myself that each morning and somehow it just keeps on managing to happen. Well this morning we reconnected with a client of ours from the past that has undergone some major reconstruction...unlike Joan Rivers, these have actually improved the look of the company. Our client is a provider of online advertising analysis who is looking to hire a number of experienced Director level Sales Executive" for jobs in Northern and Southern California, New York City and here in Connecticut where today's word is "excessive opulence." (I have no idea where that came from...perhaps one of the other voices in my head. Anyway, our client is a major player in online marketing research. This client is in a high growth business mode and has a plan for further significant expansion. In order to qualify for any of these great opportunities you will need a minimum of a 3-5 year track record of success in advertising tracking, testing research-media research and a background in online media research would be preferred but is not required. What is required is that you must be able to sell conceptual, complex, profitable research projects and design 'partner' programs. They would also like to see that you have an understanding of online media as well as the the measurement of media both online and traditional. You will also have available to you a plethora of excellent written and verbal communication skills; an outgoing personality and the ability to plan strategically by region. Do we need to tell you that you should also have a proven ability to negotiate and organize customized services (projects/ 'partnerships') and be highly proficient with MS Excel and other MS applications with the ability to travel rather frequently. Our client is paying a comfortable $60-$100K base depending upon your experience level and track record. you should make a minimum of an additional $25K in commissions on top of the base plus a truly excellent benefits plan. Our client will consider relocation candidates, but they will only pick up a minimal amount of the moving expenses. Still here reading away?
Okay we have more...We also have a client that is hungry for Research Analysts at all levels in the Hartford, CT area. If you speak spanish that is a major plus. This position falls more into the entry level category thought they would like to see at least a year or two of supplier side experience. For this position, the salary is in the $40-$45K range plus a great opportunity to advance to management rather quickly. Then you must be good so just apply already.
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Related Key Words:MARKETING RESEARCHSALES
CA
CT
NYC
SPSSonline advertisinganalysis
Sales Executive
Northern and Southern California
New York CityConnecticut
online marketing research
advertising tracking
testing research
media research
online media research
sell
research projects
negotiate
organize customized servicesprojects partnerships
MS Excel
travel
commissions
relocation
Senior Account Executive
quotaprospectingacquiring and solidifying client relationships cold calling
developing
research design
proposals
strategic sales presentations
manager/mentorundergraduategraduate degree
marketing, business
client service capacityqualitative researchWordExcel
PowerPoint
SFA tool
Careerbuilder Related Terms:account executive, account exec, AE, A.E., account manager, account mgr, inside sales, marketing, marketing coordinator, business development, market, advertising, ad