2.5 KiB
2.5 KiB
Competences — advertising sales agent
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f5332f2d-3119-4194-8b5c-d0a5d97f55ef).
Essential
- advertising techniques (knowledge)
- advise on merchandise features (skill/competence)
- answer requests for quotation (skill/competence)
- characteristics of products (knowledge)
- characteristics of services (knowledge)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- contact customers (skill/competence)
- customer relationship management (knowledge)
- deliver a sales pitch (skill/competence)
- demonstrate motivation for sales (skill/competence)
- ensure client orientation (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with legal requirements (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations (skill/competence)
- guarantee customer satisfaction (skill/competence)
- implement customer follow-up (skill/competence)
- implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
- keep records of customer interaction (skill/competence)
- keep records on sales (skill/competence)
- produce sales reports (skill/competence)
- prospect new customers (skill/competence)
- record customers' personal data (skill/competence)
- respond to customers' inquiries (skill/competence)
- sales promotion techniques (knowledge)
- sales strategies (knowledge)
- types of media (knowledge)
- use customer relationship management software (skill/competence)
Optional
- apply social media marketing (skill/competence)
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- carry out sales analysis (skill/competence)
- develop media strategy (skill/competence)
- develop promotional tools (skill/competence)
- media formats (knowledge)
- media planning (knowledge)
- monitor after sales records (skill/competence)
- monitor media industry research figures (skill/competence)
- outdoor advertising (knowledge)
- perform media outlets research (skill/competence)
- provide advertisement samples (skill/competence)
- stay up to date with social media (skill/competence)
- work with advertising professionals (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 61 ads, as of 2026-07-08)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- sales — 49 %
- lead generation — 23 %
- prospecting — 20 %
- business development — 20 %