Business Development Manager

Location: Bangalore | Experience: 2–5 Years | Industry: Digital Marketing/Branding/Advertising

About the Role

We're looking for a Business Development professional who can identify the right businesses, start meaningful conversations, and convert them into clients.

You'll be responsible for generating leads, pitching our branding, social media marketing and performance marketing services, understanding client requirements, and taking opportunities from first conversation to closure.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and generate new business opportunities through LinkedIn outreach, cold calling, email outreach and online platforms.
• Research prospects and identify businesses that could benefit from our branding and digital marketing services.
• Pitch and present our services including Branding, Social Media Marketing, Performance Marketing, Content & Creative Solutions.
• Understand client challenges and requirements and recommend relevant solutions.
• Prepare customised proposals, presentations and commercial estimates.
• Manage and regularly update the sales pipeline using CRM tools such as Zoho, HubSpot or Salesforce.
• Follow up consistently with prospects and move opportunities through the sales funnel.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing clients.
• Coordinate with strategy, creative, performance and account teams to ensure smooth onboarding and service delivery.
• Track sales performance and work towards monthly and quarterly revenue/business development targets.
• Stay updated on digital marketing trends, industry developments and competitor offerings to improve sales conversations.

What We're Looking For

• 2-5 years of experience in business development, sales or client acquisition, preferably in a digital marketing, branding, advertising or creative agency.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Comfortable with cold calling, LinkedIn outreach and proactive prospecting.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into relevant marketing solutions.
• Strong follow-up and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working with a CRM and maintaining a structured sales pipeline.
• Target-oriented and comfortable working with measurable revenue goals.
• Ability to work closely with creative and marketing teams.

What Will Help You Stand Out

• Existing network of founders, CMOs, marketing heads or business owners.
• Experience selling digital marketing retainers or branding projects.
• Understanding of social media marketing and performance marketing.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Experience handling the complete sales cycle from lead generation → qualification → pitch → proposal → negotiation → closure.