Sales Team of the Year Award

 

Independent Radio Sales
Vanessa Fitzgerald

Independent Radio Sales (IRS) is the central sales and marketing office for 16 of the top independent local radio stations, offering advertisers unique access to the strongest radio platform in Ireland. The company offers advertisers a range of flexible propositions both above and below the line. A large part of the success of the company is due to the effectiveness of its professional sales team of eight people, led by Sales Manager Vanessa FitzGerald. The team drove increased revenues last year that were well in excess of marketplace average growth, and this is attributed to careful recruitment, training and development of high quality people.

Sales Online
Simon Ferguson

Sales Online is Ireland's largest supplier of online media, launched in 2000, and operating nationwide. The firm beat the dot.com crash and has experienced exceptional organic sales growth. The firm represents the majority of all Irish commercial websites and provides advertisers with in excess of 80% reach to Internet consumers. The firm's professional sales team has proactively driven the exceptional growth rate of the company. By setting clear objectives and leveraging the individual strengths of team members, the sales team has been able to make a huge impact on revenue performance, and place Sales Online at the forefront of the fastest growing advertising medium of our generation.

Seasons at Guinness Storehouse
Angela Canny

Seasons is the corporate hospitality division of Aramark Ireland. Developed by the Aramark innovation team in 2000, Seasons has become Ireland's leading outsourced conference & events solutions provider. This award-winning team manage a portfolio of five venues including the Guinness Storehouse located in Dublin. The key factor to Seasons' successful track record is the innovative and flexible partnership approach that has allowed the brand to grow from strength to strength. From business development to conference co-ordination, Seasons has established itself as a prominent representation company within the hospitality sector with several projects already on track to continue the expansion of the brand.

Shred-it
Nigel Gleeson

Shred-it provides its customers with an onsite confidential destruction service which is the most secure method of document disposal the industry has to offer. Central to the development of the business is the professional sales team who embody the stated values of the organisation - teamwork, honesty and friendship. Led by Nigel Gleeson, the team have had a positive impact on the rapid development of the business over the last number of years. Every year Shred-it sets demanding sales growth goals. This is facilitated through the commitment of the sales team to seek out and develop new customer relationships, deliver on promises, and support the development of innovative marketing initiatives.


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