Business Development Associate (Montreal)

at  marcus evans

marcus evans, founded in 1983, is a global business intelligence and event marketing company, with 49 offices in 20+ countries. Headquartered in the UK, we are rated in the top 20 UK companies for work/life balance.
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Working across all industry sectors our Summits, Conferences and Online Events brands deliver innovative high-level content, networking and one-to-one meeting platforms that bring together key decision-makers on a truly global scale. Our client base is comprised of c-level executives from 98% of existing fortune 1000 companies, and are world leaders in a variety of industries, such as healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, investments, energy, packaging etc.
We are looking for driven, enthusiastic and passionate professionals to join our Summits division and Sales team as a Business Development Associate. In this role you will be working with key industry leaders and innovators. We help companies better their business through corporate meetings with targeted customers at very elite and specialized B2B events.
This is an in-person role located in our Montreal office.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-5 years of inside sales experience, preferably in a corporate setting.
• The confidence to go head-to-head with the best and brightest industry leaders along with the humility to know that there’s always more to learn.
• Thorough understanding of sales principles.
• Experience in creating and launching strategic marketing email campaigns is a plus.
• A proven track record of accomplishing ambitious goals, be it in your professional career or personal life. We want to hear all about your big wins!
• A positive, can-do attitude.

• Generating and prospecting new leads to create book of business.
• Targeting General Partners and C-suite decision-makers.
• Contacting, qualifying, and engaging prospects through email, LinkedIn, and cold-calling.
• Keeping an organized record of sales activity and pipeline.
• Maintaining the proper KPIs to achieve both short-term goals and long-term career success.
• Traveling to destination cities nationwide to work with new and existing clients.
• Acting on behalf of the company and our clients in the delivery of our exceptional products and services.