New Business Development Specialist

If you are applying to this role, you love to make calls in search of new business! You also have a little marketing acumen as well. This role will report to an office in Glen Ellyn, IL.

Responsibilities:

• Manage lead flow for outside sales. This includes working with our inside sales personnel, outside vendors such as Prospector, our web marketing team and securing leads yourself.
• Work closely with outside sales team to target key areas of growth.
• Make calls daily to follow up and prospect businesses.
• Make sure that all leads that are given to sales are detailed and have been vetted and are strong leads.
• Work with sales/ops to mine areas around existing customers.
• Maintain our presence on social media.
• Develop marketing campaigns for old bids and update information in our data base.
• Develop marketing campaigns for potential franchises and accounts that have canceled.
• Work with different sources to generate potential leads.
• Research specific vertical markets that we are successful in and target them with a marketing campaign comprised of calls, emails and mailers.
• Participate in Chamber of Commerce events, lead sharing organizations and community events to promote the Vanguard brand.

Requirements:

• Very detailed organizational skills
• At least 2 years experience in researching and identifying high quality leads.
• Have experience using Constant Contact.
• Experience in putting together and managing marketing campaigns.
• Have a professional presence in communicating with customers.
• Highly proficient in Excel and Word

**Never be afraid to email me direct at [email protected] and tell me why I should hire you!