Sales & Marketing Recruitment
Isn't the same as other recruitment
Specialised Talent Search for
Sales & Marketing Professionals
Sales and marketing hires are often more complex than other professions.
What counts the most isn't conveyed well in writing.
AI has made credible assessment harder.
A polished CV is no longer reliable evidence of capability
Full-market search, at the pace
business-critical hiring demands.
With 20 years experience to support our clients decisions to an expert level.
The standard industry recruitment models were already struggling.
When businesses need the best possible fit there are too many areas for failure
Sales & Marketing Recruitment
Isn't the same other recruitment
Imagine there was a restaurant, where you could order anything you wanted..and no one was ever refused a table...
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Sales & Marketing Recruitment
Isn't the same as other recruitment
Imagine there was a restaurant, where you could order anything you wanted..and no one was ever refused a table...
Watch the video
It's never been straightforward to determine fit for sales and marketing professionals. Most of the qualities that make commercial professionals impressive aren't well related by written word. AI is making this more difficult by removing signals of quality that were once good indicators of calibre.
The standard industry recruitment model is failing businesses who need the best possible fit for their hires.
MRKTSEARCH brings the rigour of executive search, with the speed* of high-street recruitment to all levels of commercial hire where appointing the best possible talent will make a material difference to company performance,
We search the market properly, speak to the right people and give clients a real understanding of who’s out there.
It means better hires, made faster.
Recruitment causes minimal disruption to day to day operations, and professionals get the chance to be understood and their experience communicated beyond what’s written on a page.
One-size-fits-all doesn't apply.
Sales and marketing professionals have never been one size fits all.
Each industry has particular ways of working that are advantageous for new hires to know.
Search, not Hope.
MRKTSEARCH uses executive-search methodology for critical sales and marketing hires at every level.
Why not Executive Search ?
MRKTSEARCH offers:
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Greater speed
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Specialist Knowledge
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Initial Market Tests
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Full transparency
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Commitment to completion
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Competitive pricing
consensus Clarity
Completion™
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Search, Not Hope
No matter what area you're recruiting in, the talent pool is typically smaller than imagined, yet considerably larger than the number applying to vacancies.
Waiting for the right fit to show up is rarely the most effective strategy.
We search beyond the active market and engage on an individual basis, giving clients a real understanding of the appeal of their opportunity.
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Specialist Expertise
Impactful hires in sales and marketing come from matching much more than experience and job titles.
Relatively intangible soft-skills such as determination, creativity and character are very important.
Years of specialist experience can't be replicated. It's what enables us to question from strong intuition to better understand these traits.
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Designed to deliver
Traditional recruitment services can't guarantee that a process will be completed.
A search model has a higher level of control, activities happen in phases and service capacity is clear.
Clients schedule when appointments will most likely take place and schedule operations around them.
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Minimise downtime for your most important hires
A vacancy or capability gap has an immediate effect on the business.
Teams absorb extra work. Priorities slip. Customer experience, revenue and momentum can suffer.
Advertising and conventional recruitment depend on unpredictable reach and candidate response.
A structured search gives you a defined process, clear progress and greater control over when the role is filled.
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Reach the market.
Reach talent advertising can't and traditional recruiters do not have time to find.
The strongest sales and marketing professionals are often deeply embedded in their current roles. For them, changing jobs is a significant decision.
A job specification rarely answers the questions that determine whether they will move: earning potential, remit, autonomy, leadership support and opportunity to grow.
Direct, informed conversation reveals both the people available and what it will take to engage them. The traditional recruitment model can't accommodate the time required to complete. this meaningfully.
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Build Visibility
See your talent market now, and strengthen future hiring decisions.
A search does more than solve one vacancy. It gives you a clearer view of the relevant talent market.
You can see where capable people are working, how accessible they are and what may attract them to a different opportunity.
That visibility improves today’s hiring decision and informs future team-building plans.
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Deep sector experience supports better hiring decisions
The right sales or marketing hire is rarely obvious from a CV alone.
Years of specialist experience help us recognise the commercial context, capability and fit that matter, often before they are easy to articulate in a brief.
It also helps us challenge assumptions constructively, so the appointment reflects what the business genuinely needs, not simply the first version of the job description.
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"Found People We Couldn't"
“MRKTSEARCH found our key sales hire within three weeks, after we had spent months trying to recruit ourselves. The quality of the shortlist was unlike anything we had received from a traditional recruiter, and the appointment has directly supported our growth.”
Heavy Engineering - Co.Tyrone
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"Understood our needs"
“Their understanding of the sector made a difference before the search had even begun. They asked questions our board had not considered and helped us define what the business actually needed. The person appointed has made a significant impact.”
Manufacturing — Antrim
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"Reliable Results"
“We have used MRKTSEARCH for five senior appointments over two years. The process is thorough, well managed and requires very little chasing from us. They are now our first call when we have an important role to fill.”
Branding Agency = Belfast
Industries
Each sector has its own commercial context. Explore the distinctions that matter.
Professionals
If you are an experienced sales or marketing professional considering your next step, we work with a small number of exceptional individuals on a confidential basis.
We represent your interests with the same rigour we apply to our client searches.
Register your profile and we will be in touch when the right opportunity presents itself - not before.
"The people closest to customers, and often responsible for winning them, should be hired with a strategy that isn't centred on hope.
MRKTSEARCH is designed to deliver. Our clients return because they know the process will be comprehensive, transparent and more enjoyable."
SARAH STEWART | FOUNDER | MRKTSEARCH
MRKTSEARCH found us our key sales hire in three weeks, after we had tried ourselves for months.The quality of the shortlist was unlike anything we'd seen from a traditional recruiter. We've grown our business as a result.
Heavy Engineering - Co.Tyrone
Understanding the sector really helps before the search even begins. They asked questions our board hadn't thought to ask. The hire has been transformational.
Manufacturing - Antrim
We've used MRKTSEARCH for five senior hires over two years. The process is thorough, and completely taken care of. They are our first call.
Branding Agency - Belfast
