Account Manager - Events

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Job description

Account Manager - Events

28,000 - 35,000 + Uncapped Bonus + Excellent Benefits

With over 40 years of heritage, our clients industry leading brands provide a platform for innovation, dialogue, networking and global trade - bringing together exhibitors and visitors from around the world, physically and online, to buy, sell and make connections.

Their global series of highly prestigious, industry leading fashion and retail events is comprised of four physical retail\/fashion shows, in four continents, and an extensive suite of online activities that spans the year and the globe.

JOB PURPOSE

The Exhibition Account Manager is responsible for securing rebooked and retained revenues across the event, digital and sponsorship solutions and leading the retention team on this industry leading fashion\/retail show.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Account Management

Manage a large pool of customers and their participation at the show, whether as an exhibitor and\/or sponsor, through developing, planning and executing a robust sales plan.

Manage the relationship with all of your customers by maintaining regular contact (via face to face meetings, phone calls, or emails), acting as their first point of contact, responding to their requests and queries directly, and keeping them informed of developments on the event.

Keep up to date CRM records and provide pipeline reports to enable accurate revenue forecasting for your customers.
Attend competitor events to better understand the sector and service your customers.

Develop knowledge of your customers industry sectors to support relevant marketing communications and event initiatives that improve retention.
Attend the event you support to re-book your customers for the next years event and collect feedback on the current years event with the aim of improving retention rate
Grow revenue from your customers by upselling and cross-selling (e.

g. increasing the area they purchase, selling sponsorship, cross-selling onto other events, etc.).
Key Profile Requirements

Previous experience (2 years +) in a similar sales role, ideally within exhibitions
Consultative sales approach
Experience of working to and exceeding a sales target
Proven experience increasing customer spend year on year
Proven experience in developing and selling innovative and client-focused solutions
Commercially minded being able to implement initiatives identified
Experience of regularly dealing with senior stakeholders up to and including the C-Suite
Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry.

We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities.

We cover: media sales, digital media sales, print sales, exhibition sales, event sales, conference sales, outdoor sales, radio sales, marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.

Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next move.