Account Executive, Cision

$55-110k

Salesforce

Junior and Mid level

Chicago

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PR and marketing software

Open for applications

PR and marketing software

1001+ employees

B2BAnalyticsCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSData AnalysisMedia

Open for applications

$55-110k

Salesforce

Junior and Mid level

Chicago

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BAnalyticsCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSData AnalysisMedia

Company mission

To use their software to provide prompt and professional resolutions that allow PR and Marketing professionals to focus on optimal communication.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

1-3 years experience in SaaS based sales
Completed undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university
Innate hunger, self-motivation and work ethic
Positivism and desire to uplift and share knowledge with those around you
Stellar communication skills both over the phone and in writing
Past examples of sales excellence and crushing quotas
Previous management of the full sales cycle from hunting to closing
Bonus if you have experience in a SaaS recurring revenue model, Salesforce CRM experience, experience in or strong understanding of PR, and sold to midsize and larger complex companies

What the job involves

Own an end-to-end inside sales cycle from prospecting to close
Confidently outbound cold-call into target companies, identifying key decision makers and influencers
Set and execute strong product demos weekly
Manage personal pipeline and effectively articulate progress to key sales goals: know your business
Represent company culture and values in all client conversations
Hit and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales quotas

Our take

As marketing and PR continues to be digitised, software that helps streamline and make their communication more efficient is in high demand. Cision ranks amidst the top PR Software companies and boasts over 100,000 public relations and marketing professionals globally.

The company is well established as a Media and Influencer Targeting Software and has rapidly become the market leader. As influencers have become more plentiful and effective, there is a forecast growth of brand spend on influencer marketing. Tools such as Cision are therefore looking to be in higher demand.

It is a global enterprise with a vast team of over 2000 employees, making it a company able to deal with high-frequency requests. Cision is already ranked as a leader in the $3 billion communications intelligence software and services market. In February 2023, Cali Tran took over as CEO, having previously led the influential Brandwatch which was one of four high-profile acquisitions made by Cision between 2021 and 2023.