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Global firm selects Sunderland for flagship sales centre

A global firm that specialises in media sales support has selected Sunderland as the home for its new flagship international contact centre.

NRS Media has just opened its first global sales centre at Doxford International Business Park and their arrival has been welcomed by the Leader of Sunderland City Council, Cllr Paul Watson.

The firm – founded in New Zealand in 1992 - delivers professional media sales packages for television, radio and print companies across the world, and has offices in the US, Canada, Australia and South Africa as well as a UK base in London.

Its brand new ‘Inside Sales Centre of Excellence’ at Doxford will deliver advertising telesales to small and medium-sized companies across the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Europe.

The venture has initially created ten new full-time permanent posts, expanding to around 25 over the next twelve months, with the potential to bring more opportunities in the future.

John Antunes, Global Chief Operating Officer for NRS Media, said: “The North East has an exceptional talent pool of sales professionals, as well the infrastructure and facilities we were looking for, and Doxford International was always a strong contender when we were deciding where to base our Global Inside Sales Centre of Excellence.

“This is the first time NRS Media has established a global contact centre and we’re delighted to be operating our new venture from Sunderland. We’ve already recruited a small but exceptionally strong team who will be responsible for selling to customers in the UK, Ireland and South Africa to begin with, and we then plan to expand this into some European countries, from our new North East base.“

Cllr Paul Watson, Leader of Sunderland City Council, welcomes NRS Media to the city. He said: “It’s fantastic news that NRS Media has chosen Doxford International Business Park for its global sales centre.

“Sunderland is one of the leading locations in the world for contact centre companies, and our profile continues to grow thanks to the talented, friendly, adaptable workforce of our city who help each of these world-class businesses to succeed. We’ve attracted many global companies and in some cases their headquarters to this address, and I’m sure NRS Media will thrive in Sunderland, the best place to locate for ambitious contact centre companies.”

NRS Media works with over 350 media partners globally to drive the equivalent of over £150 million of advertising sales, annually.

Their work involves partnering with media customers to implement strategic sales initiatives and deliver training and coaching to significantly improve sales performance. Media partners can also use NRS Media’s Inside Sales Teams to sell to businesses on their behalf.

NRS Media are currently recruiting for their Sunderland-based Global Inside Sales Centre of Excellence, for posts starting in late autumn. Interested applicants can send their CV to careers@nrsmedia.com

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