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A business development manager will identify sales leads, pitch goods or services to new clients and maintain a good working relationship with new contacts. They're the driving force behind generating new sales leads and contacts.
Some of the work they'll do includes following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings, planning and preparing presentations, communicating new product developments to prospective clients, overseeing the development of marketing literature, and providing management with feedback.
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Skills
- Business Acumen
- Diplomacy in Difficult Situations
- Negotiation
- Persistence
- Persuasion
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