Skills
40 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
7 skills
Essential skills / competences
19 skills
Optional knowledge
3 skills
Optional skills / competences
11 skills
Overview
Advertising sales agents sell advertising space and media time to companies or individuals, prepare sales pitches and follow up after a campaign or placement has been sold.
In job descriptions, look for media sales, client prospecting, advertising space, airtime, pitches, account follow-up, campaign placement and after-sales contact.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Advertising sales agents work between media inventory and client needs. They sell advertising space or media time, prepare pitches, negotiate placements and keep contact after the sale.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include prospecting, presenting media options, matching audiences to advertising space, tracking campaign commitments, handling objections and following up with clients after placement.
Salary context
Salary context depends on sales targets, account responsibility, media channels, campaign value, commission structure, after-sales duties and whether the agent manages repeat advertisers.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior media sales, account management, advertising consultancy, sales team leadership, campaign coordination or broader business services sales.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies specify advertising space, airtime, digital or print media, prospecting expectations, account ownership, sales pitches, after-sales follow-up and how targets are measured.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Business services agents not elsewhere classified (3339)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f5332f2d-3119-4194-8b5c-d0a5d97f55ef |
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| ESCO code | 3339.1 |
| ISCO group | 3339 |
| Concept type | Occupation |