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.
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 Summit team as Business Development Executive.
This is an in-person role located in our London office.
Key Responsibilities
Help new and existing clients enhance and accelerate their business development process.
Identifying and onboarding new clients to use our business development solutions.
Give clients access to prospects across the targeted markets.
Contacting, qualifying, and engaging prospects through email, LinkedIn, and cold-calling.
Nurturing new and existing client relationships.
Qualifications
Excellent English skills, both written and spoken.
A minimum academic qualification of a university degree.
Prospecting and outreach experience: Experience cold calling C-level executives. Experience creating and launching strategic marketing email campaigns.
Strong hunter mentality through disciplined KPI’s plus farmer ability to nurture and develop relationships. Both are crucial to success in this role.
Pipeline management ability: Research and organizational skills.
Problem-solving mind-set.
Positive attitude and able to handle rejection.
Eligibility to work in the UK is a must.
Compensation & Benefits
Basic Salary: GBP 40,000 per annum in year one (comprising £30,000 base + £10,000 year one Onboarding commission guarantee) and an attractive Commission plan.
OTE Year One £57k+ / OTE Year Two £69k-£132k+
Ongoing training delivered by senior management.
Transparent promotional structure based on performance.
17 days paid holiday and one week off at Christmas.
Opportunity to attend our events across Europe.
Team Incentives.
A friendly, dynamic and vibrant work environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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It's been more than 30 years since entrepreneur and Chairman of the Group, Marcus Evans, launched the first of his businesses. Today, the Group has grown into one of the world's leading business information companies, delivering intelligent and strategic information to forward-thinking Companies at more than 1000 events globally each year.
Our Portfolio
With this wealth of experience at our core, the marcus evans portfolio is now as diverse and successful as the people that help deliver it: marcus evans Summits, Conferences, Forums & Professional Training, The Hospitality Group (THG), The Artists Partnership, Linguarama and Ipswich Town Football Club.
Where and Who We Are
We're located in more than 60 countries worldwide and currently employ around 3,000 people. We've earned our place as a global leader in business intelligence, with our sophisticated lead qualification, face-to-face facilitation and process discipline.
Mission, Vision & Values
Our mission, vision and values are our constant; the backbone of our organization in its entirety. It's these principles that drive us as individuals and as a Company to help our clients succeed - every. single. day.
Why We Matter
We matter to business because we've remained contemporary. There continues to be a strategic place for us in the market; there's a relevancy to what we do for businesses globally. In a nutshell, we help clients achieve their strategic goals by providing market intelligence that’s nearly impossible to find alone, when time and resources are limited. We craft products that help clients drive their organisation’s growth in a more timely, and cost effective way. We listen to what our clients tell us, so we too continue to develop our capabilities for them. That's our secret. We listen and we act! We’re well known for the quality of our offerings.
