There are some amazing sales jobs live on our site today. Grasp the moment and start applying. Here are three great sales roles that might be ideal for you:

Sales Executive – Elletson Publishing House Salary: £50K OTE in first year

Do you fit the bill as an ambitious Sales Executive interested in Government projects? Since the late 1980’s Elletson Publishing has become the UK’s market leader in the delivery of publishing and marketing solutions to Government Departments throughout the UK – particularly Local Government and the NHS.

The company offers Local Authority Departments a ‘one-stop-shop’ to help them communicate with the general public. From creative designs, high quality printed publications, distribution, web design, digital media, film production, to sponsorship and advertising sales; each stage is professionally handled and customer service is highly important.

EPH is looking for ambitious sales executives who will shine in this lucrative marketplace. No previous experience of the sector is needed but the company will be looking for an organized self-starter, who can work hard and communicate well.

A comprehensive and ongoing training programme will be provided and first year potential earnings of £50k is achievable.

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Sony UK’s sales director Mark Howsen has been appointed commercial development director at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE).

Howsen is to lead a new department for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe SCEE and will begin his new role on 23 April 2012.

As commercial development director, Howsen will head up SCEE’s licensing programme, in-game advertising and new business development.

He joined Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) UK, nearly 13 years ago as national account manager in 1999. He was promoted to UK sales director in 2007 and played a key role in the launches of PSone, PS2, PS3, PSP, PSPgo and PlayStation Vita.

"Mark has been a key member of the PlayStation UK management team and can feel justifiably proud of what he has achieved here,” SCE UK MD Fergal Gara stated.

“I would like to thank Mark for his contribution to the UK business and wish him every success in his new role".

SCEE VP of sales and commercial planning Tim Stokes added: "We are delighted to have Mark joining us here in our European HQ. Mark is a time served Sony man who brings a wealth of experience to this new role and will be a fine addition to our new team."

Mark Howsen commented: "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here at SCE UK and I wish Fergal and the team all the best going forward. I am relishing the prospect of my new role. The opportunity to help create, shape and build a new department within SCEE is a challenge that I'm excited to get to grips with.”

Other recent key sales moves include Aimee McKay’s appointment as sales director for blowUP media, which is part of the international Ströer Group and European experts in Giant Posters.

McKay joins blowUP media from Clear Channel Outdoor where she spent 10 years. McKay's role as Sales Group Head, saw her managing sales across Clear Channel's Pinnacle premium format sites as well as their Reach and Digital formats.

Prior to Clear Channel, McKay worked as a media consultant at Look Outdoor Limited (now APN) in New Zealand where she worked across their Airport media portfolio.

Source: MCV website

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"Great moments are born from great opportunities," said the late Herb Brooks, one of the world's most famous hockey coaches. According to blogger Jeff Beals, Brooks certainly seized opportunity during his career. He agreed to coach the 1980 US Olympic team that beat the "unbeatable" Soviet Union in Lake Placid, New York during the famous "Miracle on Ice" game on the way to winning the gold medal. It was a modern-day "David vs Goliath" matchup. Many coaches would refuse such an overwhelmingly difficult job. In fact, several did.

Read the full article on the Eyes on Sales website.

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While the current economic gloom may have seen unemployment rise in the UK, research from Simplysalesjobs.co.uk has provided some good news for those looking for a new sales position.

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According to The Sales Pro, the wealth of information online about companies and the people that work there – on websites, blogs and social networking sites – is making a marked impact on the sales process. In the last study into global sales effectiveness by CSO Insights*, nearly two thirds of sales professionals said that the Internet has had a significant impact on account research and a quarter said it has had a noticeable impact. For more on this story go to thesalespro.co.uk.

According to Zoom Info, prospecting for new business is not an easy task. Many get weighed down by the thought of having to call someone they do not know, who is not expecting their call. Ugh! However, for those of you who are new to the game or looking to re-evaluate your approach, here are four tips to make your lead-generation process more effective. To read the rest of this story go to zoominfo.com. Picture: Elisabeth

Social media has seeped into many facets of modern life. It is used to break the news and make the news, form brand identities and build fan bases, communicate and entertain. A study commissioned by DLA Piper discovered that a majority of businesses see harnessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as essential for continued success in the modern market.

Social media in recruitment is all about facilitating interaction between a company and an individual in ways that were previously impossible. While traditional recruitment via your website or a job board is still the most common way to pick up new employees who are actively seeking positions, social media tools can be harnessed to interact with the 80% of the UK population that spend an average of 4.6 hours on networking sites and services each month.

Recruiters who are keen to get in touch with talented individuals who might be content in their current position but willing to make a change if confronted with an excellent offer, social media gives you a much greater reach.

Recruiting via social media is beneficial because you can get a lot of interest in a position based on third party referrals. Sharing links is second nature to network users and so if a friend or a follower sees a posting they think is interesting, it can be passed on to someone who may consider applying.

While Facebook is still useful for this kind of referral, Twitter is increasingly becoming the platform to watch because it can target a highly specific audience interested in one particular industry with a single tweet. Good old fashioned job posting is still possible via social media sites, with LinkedIn joining Facebook and Twitter in enabling recruiters to easily promote any new positions as soon as they are made available. This kind of posting will help your message to filter through to those passive users who might not otherwise hear about an opening.

The final way in which social media sites can aid you during the recruitment process is through direct sourcing of talent. In other words you can search the popular networks and actively find potential applicants, whether you are looking for software engineers or marketing experts. Most talented people know all about promoting themselves via social media, so the companies that shun developing networks could lose out to competitors who are 'savvier' in the ways of the web.

One thing that is worth remembering about social media recruitment is that you need to retain a degree of specificity in your online campaigns, just as you would when choosing a job board on which to post advertisements for positions.

A blanket approach can be effective but actually taking the time to research which network is most suitable for your particular campaign or even discovering the niche sites which are far more likely to be populated by relevant candidates than more general mainstream services will be a sensible strategy in the long run.

Social media is clearly an important tool in modern recruitment, although experts are keen to emphasise the point that traditional means of engaging with applications are still as valid and powerful as they ever were. The key factor that makes social media recruitment worthy of your time is the ability to reach out to a passive audience rather than rely on the initiative of an active job seeker.

According to eyesonsales.com, social media is having a significant impact on every facet of today’s business. Social media tools now contribute to part of the sales process for many organisations.

Over the past few months, the developers at Landslide CRM have been analysing how salespeople and customers use social media and how it can help the effectiveness of the overall sales process.

They have recently added some new social CRM features to reflect these emerging patterns, connecting Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter directly into Landslide CRM's Contact Management.

For more information visit the  eyesonsales.com website.

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Among salespeople who make prospecting calls, there’s a hot debate about whether or not you should leave a voicemail message, according to www.eyesonsales.com. Some experts say you should leave a message, but only once every three days. For a voicemail to have any impact, however, you have to avoid the common blunders... and many of them are easy to make. According to the website,  the top 20 mistakes made by sales people include: - failing to stick to one topic per voicemail message - not verifying that you have the right contact before leaving multiple messages - forgetting to mention a common colleague or someone who has referred you The full list can be found on the www.eyesonsales.com website. Photo by herlitz_pbs.

Have you ever had a hot prospect - or customer, for that matter - suddenly go cold?

You know what mean: they were all hot to trot about a product or service. You could taste the sale on your lips. You sent them information. They agreed to a proposal or you sent them a quote. Their manner and tone were sincere and enthusiastic. In the bag!

And then... and then... you don't hear from them. You dutifully follow up. You leave a message... or two... or three. You send an e-mail... or two...or three. But the silence is deafening.

For more information visit the salesopedia.com website.

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