Help facilitate old business relationships – and create new ones – companies turn to market development managers. Market development managers maintain relationships with distributors, customers, and sales team members to ensure the future success of the business. Focus on relationship management between multiple customers. Appease partners and attend to any issues or concerns those partners have. To get research, market development managers stay up to date on trends in their target industries. Direct marketing teams to implement new marketing strategies.

Develops and implements strategic marketing plans and sales plans and forecasts to achieve corporate objectives for products and services. Develops and manages sales/marketing operating budgets. Plans and oversees advertising and promotion activities including print, online, electronic media, and direct mail. Develops and recommends product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategy to produce the highest possible long-term market share. Achieves satisfactory profit/loss ratio and market share in relation to preset standards and industry and economic trends. Ensures effective control of marketing results, and takes corrective action to guarantee that achievement of marketing objectives falls within designated budgets. Oversees and evaluates market research and adjusts marketing strategy to meet changing market and competitive conditions. Monitors competitor products, sales and marketing activities. Establishes and maintains relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners. Guides preparation of marketing activity reports and presents to executive management. Establishes and maintains a consistent corporate image throughout all product lines, promotional materials, and events. Directs sales forecasting activities and sets performance goals accordingly. Directs staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and marketing programs. Directs market channel development activity and coordinates sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals. Represents company at trade association meetings to promote product. Meets with key clients, assisting sales representative with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals. Coordinates liaison between sales department and other sales related units. Analyzes and controls expenditures of division to conform to budgetary requirements. Assists other departments within organization to prepare manuals and technical publications. Prepares periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion. Reviews and analyzes sales performances against programs, quotes and plans to determine effectiveness. Directs product research and development.

-Generate sales for a portfolio of accounts and reach the company's sales target. -Identify new sales opportunities within existing accounts to remain a client-account manager relationship by up-selling and cross-selling. -Manage and solve conflicts with clients. -The Account Manager is expected to have specific information regarding daily operations of the Company and keep the Client updated. -Interact and coordinate with the sales team and other staff members in other departments working on the same account. -Establish budgets with the client and company. -Meet time deadlines for accounts.

Development and marketing manager