Deccan Herald - Regional Sales Head - Print/Ad Sales

Job Description: Regional Sales Head

Company Profile:

- The Printers Mysore limited is a leading Media Company in India with iconic media brands like Deccan Herald and Prajavani. The Printers Mysore is going from being an integral part of the print media ecosystem to a diversified media group.

- Capitalizing on the strength of its media brands, it has embarked on a journey to develop a digital media business for the 21st century media consumer.

- Currently Deccan Herald and Prajavani are available across various digital products such as desktop and mobile sites, mobile apps and e-papers. The brands have incrementally increased their focus on digital and social media, by creating specialized content in this area.

Know more about us :

https://printersmysore.com| https://www.deccanherald.com | https://www.prajavani.net/

https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald | https://www.facebook.com/prajavani.net

Management Council & Executive Leadership info:

https://printersmysore.com/Team

Role: Regional Sales Head

Reporting to: National Sales Head

Location: Kolkata

Education: MBA / PG diploma in Marketing

Primary prerequisites:

- Experience in sales within media - TV, print, radio.

- Good Knowledge of local market and connects within the media industry.

- Aggressive go getter and willing to travel extensively.

- Outdoor advertising and Product launch.

- Sales strategy and Revenue generation

- To maximize ad revenue and achieve monthly/yearly sales targets

- To develop new clients /potential advertisers for both our newspapers Deccan Herald + Prajavani

- To interact with clients/advertising agencies for business generation and develop PR on a daily basis.

- To make daily sales calls to clients/ad agencies and maintain daily call reports for efficient follow up.

- To do extensive research on client spending pattern/market share viz a competition & have in depth understanding of their market/objectives and challenges.

- To improve market share & yield of existing clients.

- To offer customized solutions to clients

Additional skills:

- Business tie ups and Market research

- Fluency in local language and English