Forthea

Forthea

Account Executive

Houston, Texas

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 728 days ago
Data AnalysisSEOGoogle AdsEmail MarketingGoogle AnalyticsSalesAccount ManagementLead GenerationExcelResearchLeadershipPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Forthea's rock-solid commitment to core values and sustained business excellence has led to successful partnerships with a variety of B2B and B2C clients around the world.
  • Forthea has been recognized as one of the best places to work in Houston, one of the fastest-growing companies in Houston, and one of the largest Houston-area advertising agencies.
  • Forthea President Christopher Pappas has been recognized as one of Houston's top young business leaders.

Requirements

  • 4+ years direct sales experience (preferably with an agency).
  • Experience with digital marketing services such as SEO, PPC, Social Media, Email Marketing & Web Design.
  • Bachelor's Degree from 4-year, accredited college
  • Proven track record of penetrating and expanding large corporate accounts
  • Proven track record of exceeding quotas and goals
  • Experience in selling in a competitive environment
  • Some knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Any advertising sales and/or professional services sales experience (e.g. newspaper advertising, billboard / outdoor advertising, TV advertising, radio advertising, etc.)
  • Strong executive-level/decision-maker contacts in enterprise and mid-market companies, in such verticals as: Real Estate (Builders, Developers, Contractors); Dealerships / Automotive; Hospitals / Surgery Centers; Legal / Law Firm Sales; Apartment Services Sales.

Nice to have

  • Experience using website analytics software (Omniture, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, etc) a plus.
  • IMPORTANT: These Ideal/Icing qualifications are simply a "plus", but NOT AT ALL REQUIRED TO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

Skills

  • Convert qualified prospects into new clients
  • Prospect and qualify new leads as needed
  • Continue to follow-up and work to close outstanding opportunities not closed during proposal review meeting
  • Periodic meetings with Account Manager to review success status
  • Periodic meetings with Client to review overall progress, strategy, satisfaction and any new needs
  • Stay abreast of all current agency accounts for reference in new business presentations
  • Assist agency leadership with research, and information gathering
  • Research and pursue sales and networking opportunities to grow client base
  • Able to travel locally and out of town occasionally
  • Exceed quarterly and annual sales quotas

Compensation

  • Exceed quarterly and annual sales quotas

This listing is sourced directly from Forthea's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.