3 Days Left! Sales and Marketing Associate - India

Mercom India is a leading clean energy communications and consulting firm recognized worldwide for its expertise in renewable energy. Mercom is widely recognized for its leadership and influence in helping shape India’s rapidly growing clean energy markets.

Mercom India is located in Bangalore and provides research, news, and communications services for clean energy organizations in the Indian market.

Mercom India Research is a leading research and consulting firm at the forefront of India’s clean energy transformation delivering timely, relevant market intelligence reports and advisory for India’s energy markets. Our research gives companies and organizations the tools and know-how to make sound decisions, stay ahead of the market, and identify new opportunities.

Mercom India News delivers the latest energy business news and market analysis on its MercomIndia.com platform to educate, inform, and connect stakeholders in India’s energy market. Mercom’s coverage extends across all aspects of the new energy market, with a special focus on solar, utilities, grid, and energy transformation. Mercom’s news platform is supported by a network of journalists and backed by Mercom India’s research division.

Mercom India Events powered by Mercom Research, our must-attend industry events set the tone for policy making and provide crucial information needed to make critical business decisions. The event platform, including virtual webinars, provides various branding opportunities with maximum brand visibility and reach.

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for sales and marketing of our services including, research reports and subscription sales, news website and magazine advertising and sponsorship sales and communication services. The right candidate should be able to develop marketing presentation materials, sales proposals, make sales calls constantly, use social media for marketing, manage advertisement calendars, create advertising materials as needed and other general marketing tasks as necessary.

We are looking for a candidate that is motivated, organized and detail-oriented, is a self-starter, problem solver and has a positive attitude, and someone who is a team player that will care about the brands we are creating. We want someone who is passionate about sales with a history of “closing the sale” and wants to push things forward every day in a positive way. The candidate should also be passionate about clean energy and the environment.

Please go through our website – mercomindia.com. If this sounds like a good opportunity and you want to be part of a growing organization, please email us telling us why you would be a great candidate and include your resume.

Desired Profile of the Candidate :

Developing and implementing marketing campaigns

Driving sales initiatives, including the generation and conversion of leads

Email marketing experience

Must have experience developing marketing collateral using Adobe InDesign

Experience developing marketing presentations

Knowledge of basic HTML and WordPress

Must well be versed in professional email communications

Must be ready to make as many calls as needed in a day professionally for sales and relationship building

Must have sound English speaking, writing, and editing skills – please do not apply is you cannot provide a writing sample showing your English writing proficiency

Must have experience in managing events & conferences

Determine objectives of your event, planning committee and task assignments Establish your needs - Number of attendees and Key dates, Establish a preliminary budget and solicit sponsorship, Prepare and send Request for Proposal (RFP) Create a marketing plan, Send “Save the Date” notices via email , Begin agenda format planning , Additional contracts (like hotel accommodations, transportation, equipment rental, Prepare session / speaker proposal submission form and distribute, Identify and secure speakers and their travel / housing arrangements , Begin promoting conference theme, location and registration rates, Compile all information for registration site ,Deadline for proposals to be received by the management, Review proposals, select sessions and notify accepted and declined proposers , Open registration and housing reservations to attendees , Finalize program, speakers & agenda, update website , Determine final print date , Prepare “Day of Coordination” list , Prepare session and post-event survey , Send reminders to speakers, Print signage and distribute printed or digital program , Hold pre-conference meeting and walk-through , Send email update to participants / speakers, Send sponsor and VIP thank you letters, Send post-event survey , Have a post-conference meeting with key players

Qualifications

MBA in Marketing or related field.