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Keith D.

Cape Town, South Africa

$15/hr
4.2
31 jobs

⭐ 1600 + HOURS WORKED ⭐ 100% Job Success Score⭐ I ONLY work on projects where I believe I can deliver results. With 8+ years of experience in sales, recruitment, and appointment setting across U.S., U.K., EU and Canadian markets, I help companies connect with decision-makers, generate qualified leads, and build strong hiring pipelines. I’ve successfully supported brands like Impact.com (US), Lemon.io (EU), Robertson Bell (UK), A24 Group (UK), LNN (Canada), and Immploy Medical Agency (SA), delivering consistent results through a mix of strategic outreach, relationship-building, and precise follow-ups. Here’s what I bring to your team: ✅ Appointment Setting & Lead Generation: Skilled at cold calling, CRM management, and booking qualified meetings with key decision-makers. ✅ Recruitment Expertise: Experienced in both tech recruitment (developers, AI, SaaS) and medical recruitment (NHS & private healthcare). ✅ B2B Sales Process:conversations From outreach to pipeline management — I convert conversations into real opportunities. ✅ Global Market Experience: Deep understanding of U.S., U.K., EU and Canadian markets — confident speaking with executives, hiring managers, and founders. ✅ Tools: HubSpot, Outreach.io, Trellus, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Google Workspace. Whether you need someone to fill your sales calendar with qualified calls or support your recruitment team with top talent sourcing, I bring reliability, communication excellence, and results-driven focus to every project. Let’s connect and discuss how I can help you book more meetings, close more deals, or recruit the right people.

  • B2B Marketing
  • Cold Calling
  • Outbound Sales
  • Lead Generation
  • Business Development
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Staff Recruitment & Management
  • Account Management
  • IT Recruiting
  • Appointment Setting
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Recruiting
Eileen N.

Brackenfell, South Africa

$18/hr
4.8
104 jobs

I worked as Head of Telesales and then as a Sales Manager for a packaging company for 29 years. My duties were to sell packaging to the catering field in South Africa, Botswana and Germany. I also had the responsibility of getting to a "soft close" I recently retired but am eager to get going with some telemarketing, sales or research from home. I am willing to work long hours and am not afraid of hard work.

  • Telemarketing
  • Sales
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Support
  • Phone Support
  • Typing
  • Skype
Dean S.

Durban North, South Africa

$10/hr
5.0
4 jobs

Remote Work Requirements: Laptop Uncapped Fibre 30+mbps Noise cancelling headset Inverter 2hour battery life PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Experienced and result driven hospitality, telemarketing and sales professional, highly motivated to launch a professional sales representative career. Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills. Listens attentively, communicates persuasively and follows through diligently. Passionate about developing long lasting and effective client relationships, bringing forth the ability to develop and implement winning business plans that lead to increased sales. Adept in staff training and negotiations as well as staff training and development. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Customer Acquisition Complaint Handling ­ Self Starter ­ Adaptability Fast learner ­

  • Telemarketing
  • Outbound Sales
  • Sales
  • People
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Computer Basics
  • Forex Trading
  • Team Building
  • Hospitality
Glenda S.

Underberg, South Africa

$17/hr
5.0
46 jobs

I have an absolute passion for excellent Client Service. It gives me great satisfaction to be able to assist someone, and to know that when they put the phone, down they are happy. I have been in the client Service industry for over 20 years. I started as a telemarketer and progressed toward management and then to National Telemarketing Manager for a stock market training company.I managed 6 different telemarketing call Centers nationally in South Africa for them. I also served as a client Service Supervisor for a medical aid company for 2 years I have client service experience in a variety of industries: Training, Recruitment, medical, marketing. e-commerce. I have experience with a wide variety of CRM packages. I have worked with Salesforce, Zoho, Infusionsoft and a few others. I have worked with happyfox ticketing and live-chat snapengage. I was the administrator as well as the manager for this live chat. I took a break from call centers and client services when my twins were born. But the passion never ended. When the boys were 2 I started my own magazine with a monthly distribution of 20 000 copies. The magazine still exists. I sold it , You can view it here: www.momandi.co.za I have a passion for awesome customer service. I am the best at what I do. I am motivated to give my best at all times. Being in the Virtual environment has permitted me to work in places that were previously unattainable to me. I have worked as a virtual assistant in the UK, USA, AU. Sometimes in all three countries on the same day! Absolutely amazing.

  • Telemarketing
  • Phone Communication
  • Customer Service
  • Zoho CRM
  • Email Communication
  • Online Chat Support
  • Resolves Conflict
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Customer Support
Darren V.

Cape Town, South Africa

$18/hr
5.0
19 jobs

Hi, I’m Darren, a versatile administrative manager and business support specialist with 7+ years of experience in real estate Lead Management, CRM optimization, Admin support, Data Management, Intelligent Project reports design. I help businesses increase revenue, streamline operations, and enhance customer retention through CRM efficiency, data-driven insights, and targeted outreach. I specialize in pipeline management, CRM administration, KPI dashboards, sales reporting, and multi-channel engagement (calls, email, SMS) to drive business growth. 💡 WHY HIRE ME? ✅ Real Estate Lead & Transaction Management – 7+ years of pipeline tracking, contract oversight & retention strategies. ✅ CRM & Data Management – Skilled in Investor Fuse 3, Podio, REI Control, Close.io, KV Core. ✅ Google Sheets, Ecel & Data Analytics – Expert in KPI dashboards, Project & Task Tracker dashboards. ✅ Sales Growth & Conversion Optimization – Increased lead conversions by 35%, generating $250K+ in 6 months. ✅ Recruitment CRM & Admin Support – Experienced in Tracker-RMS, sourcing, pipeline tracking & interview coordination. ✅ Email & SMS Campaign Management – Proficient in MailMeteor, Mailshake, Woodpecker, Mail Merge for lead nurturing. ✅ Cold Calling & Business Development – High-volume outreach, appointment setting & multi-channel engagement. 🔹 CORE SKILLS & EXPERTISE 📌 Real Estate Lead & Transaction Management ✔️ Pipeline tracking & CRM automation – Improved efficiency & reduced drop-offs ✔️ Lead nurturing & engagement – Managed email & SMS drip campaigns ✔️ Customer retention & follow-ups – Strengthened long-term client relationships 📌 Google Sheets & Data Reporting ✔️ Automated KPI dashboards & real-time performance tracking ✔️ Power Query & JSON imports for structured reporting ✔️Renue tracking & lead segmentation 📌 Recruitment CRM & Talent Sourcing ✔️ Tracker-RMS CRM administration & data management ✔️ Candidate pipeline tracking & hiring process support ✔️ Interview scheduling & coordination 📌 Email & SMS Outreach Automation ✔️ Lead nurturing & cold email sequences via MailMeteor, Mailshake, Woodpecker ✔️ Multi-channel engagement via email, SMS & LinkedIn ✔️ Tracking campaign performance & optimizing responses 📌 Cold Calling & Sales Engagement ✔️ 600+ cold calls per session, converting 2-4 leads per shift ✔️ Multi-channel communication (Phone, Email, SMS, LinkedIn) ✔️ Appointment setting & sales funnel management 📌 Executive & Workflow Coordination ✔️ Transaction & pipeline oversight for real estate & recruitment ✔️ Data-driven insights & CRM optimization ✔️ KPI tracking & high-level reporting 📊 KEY PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS 🔹 Real Estate Lead Pipeline Optimization ✔️ Increased lead conversion by 35% through CRM workflow improvements. ✔️ Revitalized dormant leads, generating $250K+ in 6 months. ✔️ Spearheaded 7-figure lead generation campaigns, boosting scalability. 🔹 Google Sheets & CRM Data Analytics ✔️ Built automated KPI dashboards for real-time tracking. ✔️ Used Power Query & JSON imports to improve CRM reporting. ✔️ Transformed raw lead data into structured reports, improving sales insights. 🔹 Recruitment & Talent Pipeline Management ✔️ Managed high-volume candidate sourcing & screening in Tracker-RMS. ✔️ Developed Google Sheets dashboards for recruiter performance tracking. ✔️ Created CRM workflows to streamline hiring & candidate management. 🔹 Cold Calling, Business Development & Lead Engagement ✔️ Conducted 600+ calls per session, securing high-value leads. ✔️ Improved appointment setting by 20%, leading to higher deal closures. ✔️ Created lead nurturing campaigns, increasing response rates & retention. 🛠 TOOLS & TECH STACK 🔹 CRM & Lead Management: Investor Fuse 3, Podio, REI Control, Close.io, 🔹 Recruitment CRM & Talent Sourcing: Tracker-RMS, LinkedIn Recruiter 🔹 Google Sheets & Data Processing: MS Excel Advanced, Power Query, JSON imports, KPI Dashboards 🔹 Email & SMS Automation: MailMeteor, Mailshake, Woodpecker 🔹 Dialers & Communication: Mojo, RingCentral, CallRail, SmrtPH, Zoom, Slack 🔹 Business Intelligence & Analytics: Google Data Studio, Excel automation, Performance Reporting 🔷 SOFT SKILLS THAT SET ME APART ✔️ Highly Organized & Detail-Oriented – Expert in tracking transactions, leads & sales data. ✔️ Strategic Thinker & Revenue-Focused – Aligns lead generation with business growth. ✔️ Results-Driven & Proactive – Optimizing real estate sales & recruitment workflows. ✔️ Tech-Savvy & Adaptive – Rapid integration of new tools, CRMs & automation. ✔️ Outstanding Communicator – Strong in client engagement, sales, and retention strategies. 🚀 LET’S CONNECT & SCALE YOUR BUSINESS! I bring 7+ years of expertise in Real Estate, CRM Optimization, Lead Management, Data Analytics, and Business Growth. I deliver structured processes, optimized workflows, and high-impact results. 📩 Message me today to discuss how I can help your team! Thank you, Darren v G

  • Phone Communication
  • Lead Generation
  • CRM Software
  • Cross Functional Team Leadership
  • Real Estate Investment Assistance
  • Virtual Assistance
  • CRM Automation
  • Zapier
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • System Automation
  • Task Automation
  • Real Estate Cold Calling
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Retention
Lundi B.

Johannesburg, South Africa

$10/hr
4.8
9 jobs

______________________________________________________________________________ A results-driven Sales and Digital Marketing Manager with over 10 years of experience in sales and marketing. Highly passionate and committed to building customer relationships by reaching out to new clients and nurturing positive interactions with existing customers. Extremely skilled in explaining product features and benefits to customers, negotiating packages and pricing, and closing sales deals. I have good team spirit, I am deadline-oriented, and I have the ability to succeed in a demanding sales environment Now looking forward to making a significant contribution to an ambitious and exciting company that offers genuine opportunities for progression. ______________________________________________________________________________

  • B2B Marketing
  • Cold Calling
  • Outbound Sales
  • Phone Communication
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Key Account Management
  • Customer Retention
  • Customer Service
  • Digital Marketing
  • Customer Experience
  • Digital Marketing Strategy
  • Paid Media
  • Internet Marketing
  • Entertainment

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