Simon van Helsdingen

Background

About Simon van Helsdingen

Twenty-three years experience within the Sales and Business Development sector have provided experience in the following areas: Advertising Sales (print, radio, television, out-of-home billboards, mobile, online), Airtime Sales (Vodacom and MTN), Fibre Sales (Home and Business), Steel Sales, Business Development (including Business Strategy), Corporate negotiations, Retail Sales and Sales Training. Experience as a Group National Sales Manager, Business Development Manager and Sales Consultant has created opportunities to work across multiple industries, to lead and manage various teams and to gain a keen insight into business strategies and ultimately exceeding the sales targets as set out by the organisation. Exposure to business plans, sales plans and rollouts, marketing plans, launches and event planning, proposals and quotes have provided numerous solutions for clients and have led to successful business over the years. Whilst working across multiple products and brands, multiple digital media options, multiple clients with diverse media strategies, including training of staff, involves organisational abilities, time management skills and multi-tasking abilities. I have worked at companies such as: CNBC Africa, Panorama Publications, RAM (Radio Active Media), DRV Plastics, Accelerate, Ad Outpost, Montego Dog Food, and more recently, Initio360 (Fibre reseller under Metrofibre). Matriculated in 1992 and have done numerous certificates specializing in Sales, Media Management, Neuro Linguistic Programming.