Sponsorship Sales Manager

7 months ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Informa Connect Full time

**Company Description** Informa PLC is a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.**

Our purpose is to champion the specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions. Informa is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

The role advertised sits within our new digital events and content business, and is part of the Informa Connect Division. This new digital events platform is uniquely fast paced and engaging, with highly curated virtual events that offer deep insights delivered brilliantly by industry experts, shaping conversations on critical industry topics and issues.

**Informa Connect** is a live events, digital content specialist connecting professionals with knowledge, idea and opportunities.

In a world where the number of information sources and digital channels is proliferating, businesses and professionals come to Informa Connect for relevant, high-quality knowledge and connections that help them learn more and do more.

Through specialist content and connections, delivered via in-person events, virtual events and digital platforms, Informa Connect's brands provide the latest thinking and ways to meet experts, peers and stay connected within a community.

We invest in creating exciting experiences based on high-quality speakers, stimulating content and platforms that enable discussion and networking. Our digital services provide year-round community content and connections and give sponsors and marketers effective ways to reach the right customers. Our brands are continuously developed to ensure they deliver a quantifiable return to audiences, sponsors and speakers.

The Sponsorship Sales Manager is responsible for overseeing the individual assigned territories and being a contributor to ensure the achievement and exceeding of sales revenue targets for the team in accordance with the sales plan. The Sponsorship Sales Manager will provide a high level of prospecting, relationship building and account management to existing and prospective sponsors and exhibitors to sell solutions which meet with the client’s needs.

**Key Performance Indicators**:

- Achievement of sales revenue targets within timelines
- Achievement of KPI’s as set out by the Portfolio - call time, f2f meetings, systems & rebook.
- Sponsor & Exhibitor satisfaction levels and retention
- Timely & accurate reporting of sales results, pipeline and activities

**Job Summary/Responsibilities**

**Sales and Account Management**
- Drive Sales performance/revenue against the HR portfolio of events, ensuring individual achievement of set revenue targets in accordance with the divisional sales plan
- Drive new sponsorship revenue across the portfolio
- Ensure sales focus and direction is maintained and/or re-adjusted where necessary
- Fielding incoming leads across assigned territories and markets
- Build and maintain strong client relationships
- Optimise Digital & Digital Platform Revenue

**Customer Retention**
- Understand client’s objectives and support them to achieve these objectives throughout the event campaign
- Maintain regular contact with existing clients within the event cycle
- On-site account management to achieve high Sponsor and Exhibitor satisfaction levels and retention
- Plan and execute rebook plan onsite

**New business**
- Identify new prospects through use of industry media, social media, online resources, industry networking and company CRM
- Developing new business and revenue streams, including sponsorship and other non-square meter revenue sources

**CRM and Reporting**
- Overseeing the continual and accurate data capture of sales activities/calls and updating the CRM to ensure all opportunities and pipeline is up-to-date.
- Completion of sales progress reporting (e.g. revenue vs target, activity reporting etc.)
- Monitor the debt reports and assist the finance team with revenue collection
- Ensure up to date market intelligence is available for the Exhibition Portfolio Director and Marketing Manager to assist with exprom and visprom campaigns
- Continually monitor and research the market using online resources, gaining customer feedback, attending competitor events where appropriate, and industry networking
- Awareness and understanding of floor plan optimization
- Ensure consistent and effective communication with other internal stakeholders pertaining to assigned products including operations, marketing, finance to maximise client experience and product delivery.
- Perform any other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility.

**Qualifications** Essential**
- Significant and successful experience in a sales role
- Computer literate and proficient in the use of



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