Ben Slight Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Selling to a wide range of customers: but with particular emphasis on corporate accounts and authors (e.g. Matthew Syed Consulting, McKinsey) and their clients around the world, delivering a highly tailored and premium service. Offering coaching and strategic advice to authors, with a creative and problem-solving approach to fulfilling orders in a variety in situations. Working closely with publishing directors to maximise opportunities across print, bulk eBook, and other digital ventures… Show more Selling to a wide range of customers: but with particular emphasis on corporate accounts and authors (e.g. Matthew Syed Consulting, McKinsey) and their clients around the world, delivering a highly tailored and premium service. Offering coaching and strategic advice to authors, with a creative and problem-solving approach to fulfilling orders in a variety in situations. Working closely with publishing directors to maximise opportunities across print, bulk eBook, and other digital ventures. Launching and overseeing a system to ensure that key titles are adopted by Universities, Institutions and other Academic facilities.Consistently exceeding stretching revenue targets in these areas. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the overall profit, sales, operations and marketing of the NB list. Working with the senior team and across all departments to ensure that NB titles are published as effectively and successfully as possible. Presenting at all internal meetings, working with editors on developing the 'elevator pitch'. Acting as the main point of contact for new and legacy authors and maintaining strong and fruitful relationships.Providing regular sales forecasts and keeping seniour… Show more Responsible for the overall profit, sales, operations and marketing of the NB list. Working with the senior team and across all departments to ensure that NB titles are published as effectively and successfully as possible. Presenting at all internal meetings, working with editors on developing the 'elevator pitch'. Acting as the main point of contact for new and legacy authors and maintaining strong and fruitful relationships.Providing regular sales forecasts and keeping seniour management informed opportunities and threats on the horizon, as well as writing monthly board reports. Overseeing metadata and online performance of both frontlist and backlist for all formats and in all territories.Designing and writing copy for specialist marketing materials for authors, the book trade, non-traditional buyers and the academic market.A key voice in the acquisitions process, making suggestions how to feedback on proposals to authors and on offering incentivising terms in author contracts.Managing the NB social media accounts. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Bishop'S Stortford

London, United Kingdom

I co-ordinated all sales and marketing activities on a diverse range of books. With responsibility for managing an external field sales force (Bloomsbury and Penguin), I regularly presented to sales teams and worked with them to maximise advance orders, find new business channels and maintain strong relationships. I negotiated base rates and special discounts and presented frontlist titles to key accounts including Waterstones. Some of my other duties and achievements included:• Designing… Show more I co-ordinated all sales and marketing activities on a diverse range of books. With responsibility for managing an external field sales force (Bloomsbury and Penguin), I regularly presented to sales teams and worked with them to maximise advance orders, find new business channels and maintain strong relationships. I negotiated base rates and special discounts and presented frontlist titles to key accounts including Waterstones. Some of my other duties and achievements included:• Designing and placing advertising for various media• Managing the company website and Twitter account (which grew from 300 to 4500). • Coaching authors in how they can use social media to help publicise their titles and reach existing and potential readers. • Overseeing the development and growth of the company’s e-book list• Creating cover briefs, and commissioning artwork for book jackets.• Creating mailing lists and designing e-newsletters • Designing and writing copy for the catalogue and AIs each season. Show less