​​​​George Marcou

Business Development Director - SALT Business Growth Consultancy

​2012 - present

 

I am one of 3 founders who created a Business Growth Consultancy aimed primarily at improving conditions for establsihed buisnesses in London and the Home Counties.

 

• Responsible for the marketing and sales cycle including identifying target clients and making the first approach.

• Creating tailored sales presentations in response to diagnostic evaluations and delivering client sales pitches.

• Delivering informative talks and workshops designed to promote education for business owners and stakeholders.

• Creating workshops designed to solve acute business issues for a variety of sectors including startups, designers, SMEs, social enterprises, manufacturing, retail, professional services and construction.

• Delivering solutions to issues that limit the ability of a commercial organisation to grow and succeed.

• Created sales plans and processes that dove-tail with the marketing plan to create momentum through to sales close.

• Supporting clients through their business problems, while working with them to build the solutions into their business structure to create the conditions for stability and long-term commercial success.

• Providing sales training using my own programmes that have been successfully tested on successive sales teams.

• Working with business owners and stakeholders to manage their businesses and successfully develop them further.

• Guiding clients through the planning, leadership, marketing and sales portions of the business growth programmes.

• Providing training, coaching and mentoring for both individuals and businesses as part of the solution delivery. 

• Championing ethical and effective business practices in all areas of an organisation.

• Successfully hunting for new business through social media, targeted direct approaches and networking.

• Representing clients at commercial meetings, pitches, networking, trainings and promotional events.