R50k for top salesperson

In order to highlight the hard work done by salespeople, Groupon South Africa and 2oceansvibe are hosting the Sales Master 2012 awards.

The award will give young salesmen and -women the chance to audition and demonstrate why they are the country’s leading young salesperson.

The winner will receive the title of Sales Master 2012, and R50 000 in cash.

Applications to the competition opened on the 9 December 2011 and will close on 15 January. A shortlist of 20 to 30 finalists will be shortlisted to go in front of the judging panel on 20 January.

The panel consists of joint CEOs of Groupon, Daniel Guasco and Wayne Gosling and the founder of 2oceansvibe, Seth Rotherham – the judging panel, on 20 January 2012.

Along with the cash prize from Groupon, 2oceansvibe will award the winner with the chance to “live the lifestyle of a modern hero”. This will include amenities such as a 16Gb iPad 2, courtesy of Digicape, a voucher from Havaianas and five cases of complimentary Corona Beer.

Groupon will also reward the top six runner-ups with a signing bonus should they choose to join the team.

The competition will be broadcast through 2oceansvibetv, YouTube as well as social media and will offer the public the chance to view the progress of the participants.