Salary Breakdown
Advertising Sales Agents
Average
$53,200
ANNUAL
$25.58
HOURLY
Entry Level
$23,560
ANNUAL
$11.33
HOURLY
Mid Level
$47,250
ANNUAL
$22.71
HOURLY
Expert Level
$94,270
ANNUAL
$45.32
HOURLY
Projected Jobs
Advertising Sales Agents
1,820
Projected job openings through 2030
Sample Career Roadmap
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Top Expected Tasks
Advertising Sales Agents
01
Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
02
Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
03
Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
04
Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
05
Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
06
Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.
07
Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.
08
Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
09
Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due.
10
Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Advertising Sales Agents
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Sales and Marketing
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Communications and Media
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Persuasion
SKILL
Service Orientation
SKILL
Social Perceptiveness
SKILL
Active Listening
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Speech Clarity
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Speech Recognition
ABILITY
Written Comprehension
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