TechTarget Technology/Software

Sales Development Representative/Sales Training Program

Newton, MA In person Full-time
  • TechTarget, the leader in
  • targeted IT purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services, is looking for
  • driven and ambitious recent college graduates to become Account Executives in
  • our rapidly expanding Sales organization.
  • Named as one of the top 50 “Best Places to Work
  • in Massachusetts” by the Boston Business Journal and The 100 Top
  • Places to Work in Massachusetts by the Boston
  • Globe, TechTarget is committed to your success.
  • Our training program will prepare you to be an effective and successful Sales Development
  • Representative by building sales skills and learning about TechTarget’s product
  • offerings. You will have direct exposure to management and be a part of the
  • fastest growing part of our business. As a merit-based company, TechTarget
  • rewards strong performance and you will have the opportunity to rapidly advance
  • your career.

The Position

  • At TechTarget the Sales Development
  • Representative (SDR) will play a major role in growing TechTarget’s data and
  • subscription business through its IT Deal Alert offerings. In this role
  • the SDR will work to generate revenue by developing opportunities through phone
  • and email for the TechTarget Account Executives.

Responsibilities of the role include

  • Making outbound sales calls against an assigned territory;
  • Leveraging email to engage target prospects;
  • Managing social media tools for inbound prospect development;
  • Interacting with target prospects and providing high level value
  • proposition;
  • Generating qualified leads and setting sales appointments; and,
  • Managing and updating prospecting status via CRM (Salesforce.com)

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 0-3 years’ experience, college grads encouraged to apply
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong work ethic – committed to building a career in the high
  • paying field of sales
  • High energy mentality with desire to make ≥ 50 calls per day
  • Thrive in merit based environment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and social media vehicles

(Linked In, Twitter, Facebook)

Advancement Opportunities

  • Upon completion of program candidates
  • can earn an Account Executive position, selling TechTarget’s entire suite of
  • products, managing a full book of business and adding commission to
  • compensation package.
  • In return for generating strong results, you’ll
  • receive:
  • Base salary
  • Generous benefit package including 401k
  • Opportunity for rapid advancement
  • Chance to work in an energetic, work hard-play hard
  • environment

Job description provided by TechTarget.
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