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Career: Advertising Sales Agents
Job Description
Sell or solicit advertising, including graphic art, advertising space in publications, custom made signs, or TV and radio advertising time. May obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailer to use sales promotion display items.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible. |
100
|
Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services. |
100
|
Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services. |
98
|
Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due. |
97
|
Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs, and to protect and increase existing advertising. |
97
|
Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance. |
96
|
Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts. |
96
|
Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval. |
95
|
Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts. |
95
|
Recommend appropriate sizes and formats for advertising, depending on medium being used. |
94
|
Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer. |
92
|
Consult with company officials, sales departments, and advertising agencies to develop promotional plans. |
90
|
Inform customers of available options for advertisement artwork, and provide samples. |
90
|
Write copy as part of layout. |
89
|
Identify new advertising markets, and propose products to serve them. |
87
|
Attend sales meetings, industry trade shows, and training seminars to gather information, promote products, expand network of contacts, and increase knowledge. |
67
|
Determine advertising medium to be used, and prepare sample advertisements within the selected medium for presentation to customers. |
56
|
Gather all relevant material for bid processes, and coordinate bidding and contract approval. |
38
|
Write sales outlines for use by staff. |
36
|
Arrange for commercial taping sessions, and accompany clients to sessions. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
77
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
74
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
68
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Thinking Creatively
|
66
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
64
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
60
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
59
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
59
|
Getting Information
|
58
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
53
|
Processing Information
|
51
|
Interacting With Computers
|
48
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
46
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
45
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
42
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
40
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
40
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
39
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
37
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
33
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
32
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
31
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
31
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
25
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
24
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
21
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
20
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
20
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
19
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
17
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
16
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
16
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
11
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
9
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
5
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|