Business Development Executive - Global B2B Events - French Speaker Required 27,000 - 32,000 Excellent Benefits London Award winning full stack marketing services, digital media and events business seeks an outstanding Sales Executive to drive leading start-up businesses and VIP, C-Suite execs, to their flagship events. The Sales Executive will help develop and manage the network through the recruitment of Investors and VIPs to their community. This role is sales focused but is not revenue generating. These VIP''s are sit within a highly exclusive circle and therefore do not pay to attend the events, however, their attendance is critical in driving other must have parties to these events. The position is best-suited to a self-motivated and confident individual who is happy to work individually and as part of a team, and is keen to build high level relationships with senior executives via the phone, email and Linkedin. Key responsibilities: -Contact selected individuals by email and by telephone to discuss attendance and securing their participation in various structured networking / social formats. -Meet and greet the VIPs onsite at the events, ensure they are looked after and participate in the proposed networking/social programme. -Plan and execute iron-clad attendee acquisition plans on an account basis -Be creative in finding new and effective ways to recruit European retailers to the events -Identify key attendee personas to target for attendance -Build strong ..... full job details .....