Christina Bekker
Cape Town Sales Manager at Whisper Media- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Sales & Account Management Skills Programme & Sales Selling Techniques
Red & Yellow Creative School of Business
Experience
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Whisper Media
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Singapore
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Cape Town Sales Manager
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Feb 2023 - Present
In Content Advertising In Content Advertising
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Sales Professional
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Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Duties: Identifying prospective customers, following up on potential sales leads and maintaining relationships with existing customers Duties: Identifying prospective customers, following up on potential sales leads and maintaining relationships with existing customers
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Primedia Broadcasting
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South Africa
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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200 - 300 Employee
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Business Unit Manager
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May 2017 - May 2022
Business Unit Role: -Maximise Audio Sales Revenue, OOH (Radio2Road Digital Billboards),Podcast creation, Strategic Events and Digital Sales through the allocation of sales targets and the monitoring of sales performance against the sales targets. -Monitor and analyse competitor business in order to identify and exploit new business opportunities and increase market share. -Provide leadership, direction and motivate the Agency Sales team within my unit. -Establish, manage and maintain positive commercial relationships with advertising agency and clients directly.
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SABC
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Unit Manager
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Aug 2013 - Mar 2017
Purpose of my role as Business Unit Manager: - Develop and monitor operational sales strategies in conjunction with the National Sales Manager and with the input of the sales team - Maximize Radio Sales revenue through the development and allocation of sales targets and the monitoring of sales performance against the sales targets. - Monitor and analyse competitor business in order to identify and exploit new business opportunities and increase market share with the support of Business Intelligence. - Interpret and utilize research results in order to optimize revenue (e.g. market trends, lost/dropped business by agency/ client) with the assistance of Business Intelligence. - Establish, manage and maintain positive relationships with all internal stake holders (e.g. Portfolio Sales Managers, Internal Sales, Trade Marketing etc.) - Establish, manage and maintain positive commercial relationships with agencies and clients directly in order to generate income and profits for the region - Ensure that Agency Sales staff members maintain efficient relationships with the industry - Facilitate and ensure effective use of available resources (e.g. efficient briefing and interaction with Media Strategy etc.) - Provide leadership, direction and motivate the Agency Sales team.
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Ultimate Media
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South Africa
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Manager
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Mar 2012 - Jul 2013
Conceptualise, develop and manage radio or audio campaigns across multiple stations, multiple platforms and multiple languages Identifying prospective customers, understanding client’s strategy and crafting suitable solutions based on client advertising objectives Building relationships with various Media Owners in the Audio/Radio industry eg. SABC, Radiomark, United Stations, Primedia. Conceptualise, develop and manage radio or audio campaigns across multiple stations, multiple platforms and multiple languages Identifying prospective customers, understanding client’s strategy and crafting suitable solutions based on client advertising objectives Building relationships with various Media Owners in the Audio/Radio industry eg. SABC, Radiomark, United Stations, Primedia.
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Education
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AAA School of Advertising
Diploma, Brand Managment -
Red & Yellow Creative School of Business
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia -
HENLY BUSINESS SCHOOL
Certificate, Foundation of new Managers -
AAA School of Advertising
Certificate, Brand Management -
AAA School of Advertising
Account Management -
AAA School of Advertising
Media Proficiency Certificate -
AAA School of Advertising
Media Planning: Art of Science