IT Sales/Pre-Sales
IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs are two of the three main components of the IT sales arena - pre-sales, sales, and post-sales. IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs activities are often triggered by a variety of marketing exercises including direct marketing, mobile SMS and email campaigns, online advertising, telemarketing or interest and technology portals.
IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs, in pre-sales, support sales activities by providing detailed information, technical specifications and answers to meet a customers' needs. IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs often involve demonstrating product features as part of the sales process. IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs may also give you the opportunity to lend opinion from a technical viewpoint, and to work with an Account Manager or Salesman/woman on presentations and closing deals.
The sales side of IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs involves the actual negotiation of a commercial agreement between the customer and supplier. However, before you get there in IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs, there's a lot of work to do. IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs require an understanding of customers' diverse needs and supplying product knowledge to meet them. To achieve this IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs need the ability to stay abreast of constantly changing software, hardware, and peripheral specifications.
IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs also demand a businesslike attitude towards identifying and developing new business - in IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs cold-calling to generate new business leads; networking - and courtesy or follow-up calls, are daily tasks. Prioritising daily and weekly goals and meeting sales targets are new to many in IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs; as are sales reviews, identifying opportunities and sales development. But, the rewards in IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs can be great. Typical entry-level salaries of: £16,000 - £25,000 can be achieved in IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs, with performance-related bonuses (OTE- on target earnings) on top. IT Sales/Pre-Sales jobs often attract a company car (or car allowance) where regular travel is required.
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