Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, online media environment, or marketing role or 3 years of experience with an advanced degree.
Ability to communicate in English and Norwegian fluently to support clients in the Norwegian market.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience strategically assessing and achieving client success via sales techniques (e.g., questioning, objection handling, and competitive selling).
Knowledge of online marketing strategy and tactics, as well as in managing digital advertising campaigns with a focus on performance marketing.
Ability to own a portfolio in an advertising or media sales context and consistently meet quotas to drive growth.
Ability to build compelling narratives and utilize storytelling as a client engagement strategy.
Excellent thought leadership skills within the digital marketing space.

About the job:

Consulting with a wide variety of existing advertising companies of all sizes, you are committed to finding the optimal advertising solution for each client. Your interest in sales and the digital economy and your entrepreneurial drive enables brands to expand their businesses with Google's latest advertising products and solutions. Your understanding of online media combined with your commercial know-how shape how new and existing businesses grow. Using your effective communication skills, you are the face of Google to a portfolio of clients whose needs you listen to, and help define the strategy for how their products and services can reach thousands or millions of users.

Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it.

Responsibilities:

Deliver against ambitious quarterly business and product growth goals.
Own a portfolio of businesses by understanding growth drivers, identifying opportunities for growth, managing risks, and building multi-quarter plans for achievement.
Consult with customers to support annual digital marketing discussions and budgets.
Drive customer growth by delivering positive customer sales experience and achieving customer business and marketing objectives.
Establish credibility with executives and serve as a trusted partner to optimize and expand their advertising investment.

Account Executive, Mid-Market Sales, Google Customer Solutions, Norway Market (English, Norwegian)

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