Breaking BizDev

Roles & Skills Needed to Win New Business

March 25, 2024 John Tyreman & Mark Wainwright
Roles & Skills Needed to Win New Business
Breaking BizDev
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Breaking BizDev
Roles & Skills Needed to Win New Business
Mar 25, 2024
John Tyreman & Mark Wainwright

In this episode, John & Mark explore the variety of roles and skills needed for professional services firms to develop new business today. Having strengths across both marketing and sales is essential for driving business growth. This conversation covers:

  • Key marketing roles like digital marketing specialist, web developer, graphic designer, and marketing director
  • Examination of sales roles like closers,  sales managers, and doer-sellers
  • "Messy middle" roles like proposal managers and researchers that straddle marketing and sales
  • Review of necessary sales skills like curiosity, process leadership, emotional intelligence
  • Marketing skills like analytics, networking, emotional intelligence


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In this episode, John & Mark explore the variety of roles and skills needed for professional services firms to develop new business today. Having strengths across both marketing and sales is essential for driving business growth. This conversation covers:

  • Key marketing roles like digital marketing specialist, web developer, graphic designer, and marketing director
  • Examination of sales roles like closers,  sales managers, and doer-sellers
  • "Messy middle" roles like proposal managers and researchers that straddle marketing and sales
  • Review of necessary sales skills like curiosity, process leadership, emotional intelligence
  • Marketing skills like analytics, networking, emotional intelligence


www.breakingbizdev.com