Account Executives have the following duties and responsibilities:
- Identify potential clients and the decision makers within the client organization
- Research and build relationships with new clients
- Set up meetings between client decision makers and company’s practice leaders
- Plan approaches and pitches, working with a team to develop proposals that meet the client’s needs, concerns, and objectives
- Present new products and services to improve existing relationships and generate new business
- Participate in pricing the solution or service
- Use a variety of styles to persuade or negotiate appropriately
- Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet targets
- Handle objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements and working through differences to a positive conclusion
- Present an image that mirrors that of the client