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Florida Homes and Lifestyles Magazine is seeking Outside Sales Representatives to join our growing team. Our award winning publication targets the affluent American and International audience. We offer reasonable rates and a top quality product. We have big plans for 2012 with a relaunch in February, a broader editorial scope of the magazine and expanded distribution throughout Florida. We are a growing company with plans to expand our publication across the state. Grow your career with us in an exciting, fun industry.

This position calls for an enthusiastic individual who enjoys being part of an environment that dynamically interacts with their customer base. The ideal candidate for this position is persuasive, extremely confident, very assertive and self disciplined. If you are confident in your abilities to build strong customer relations, plan and execute sales strategies, and provide your clients with unparalleled customer support then we would like to hear from you.

Outside Sales Representatives needed in the following territories:

Tampa
Ft Myers
Naples
Sarasota

A good candidate for this position would be an inactive realtor who has many contacts in the industry but would like to pursue a different career path.

Key Responsibilities include:
Selling and promoting multiple advertising programs at one time
Maintaining a high sense of urgency to react to market opportunities and ensure sales cycle and publishing deadlines are consistently met
Prospect for new accounts including researching advertisers in competing publications and reviewing new businesses in the area
Create proposals for prospective advertisers through compelling business cases
Assisting clients in ad designs and co-ordinate with Production department
Negotiate rates with clients within acceptable guideline
Attain and/or surpass sales targets
Track and report sales activities
This is a Part time – Full Time position with flexible hours.
Qualifications:
Proven track record of meeting weekly and monthly objectives
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Solid time-management and organizational skills
Solid relationship building skills
Ability to work within a deadline driven environment
Experience or contacts in the real estate community a plus

Interested candidates are asked to email resume and cover letter to sales@floridahomesmag.com
Attn: Jules Gibson, Publisher