The Role: Vice President of Business Development
The Location: Dallas, TX
Blue Calypso is a marking and advertising company that uses itfs own proprietary, patented, advertising platform to provide a single solution to four key advertising strategies: word of mouth, social media, mobile, and customer loyalty rewards. Our proprietary ad-rendering and analytics engine enables advertisers to deliver and measure campaigns with multiple calls to action that go beyond links, including point of sale, geo-location-specific offers, and metered mobile coupon redemption. Advertisers can serve multiple creative display ads within the same campaign, targeting such specific conditions as geo-location, day of week, time of day, and even weather conditions. Blue Calypso is dedicated to delivering a true return on investment for advertisersf social media and mobile marketing efforts. We enable and motivate friend-to-friend delivery of advertising campaigns, creating deep brand engagement that drives return spending, new customer acquisition, and increased sales.
We are currently searching for a Vice President of Business Development to create and execute the Company's go to market strategy. The Vice President of Business Development will be responsible for hiring and managing the Business Development Managers, developing the Companyfs go to market strategy, and for the Company meeting its overall revenue objectives. They will also own and be responsible for sales within one of the Company's seven verticals.
Your Required Skills & Qualifications:
œ You have a Bachelorfs Degree in business, marketing or a related field
œ You have five or more years relevant business development and outside sales experience within the radio, magazine, or TV industries.
œ Ideal candidates will have exposure to the social media and mobile marketing space.
œ You have experience developing and implementing a strategic go to market strategy, resulting in significant growth for an organization
œ You are an gout of the boxh strategic thinker with the vision to establish short and long-term strategic plans that drive business results and deliver revenue growth
œ You possess a solid understanding of current social media and mobile marketing concepts and trends
œ You have an established track record of building a brand by developing lasting and trusting relationships with key decision makers at nationally recognized household companies
œ You have the ability to motivate and lead high performance teams to achieve objectives
œ You live the brand value of the product or service you are representing and have the ability to infuse your passion into the lives of your customers and employees
œ You are high energy, have an impeccable business acumen with commanding leadership presence and superb ability to communicate and negotiate effectively
Why work for us?
Blue Calypso is a start-up business, in the midst of the hottest business sector, with solid financing. We have been spotlighted by Inc. magazine as a cover story during SXSW and continue to receive gringingh endorsements from clients and the advertising community. This is a ground floor opportunity with the ability to make a significant impact and truly shape our organizationfs success. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and equity opportunity.
Interested candidates should send their resume, including salary history to our recruiting team at 55001@bluecalypsocareers.com. Qualified applicants will be responded to as quickly as possible.
Please note: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future AND must not be under a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement with a current or past employer.
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