Special Interest Groups: Open to join

With the momentum of the Open Access movement and increasingly limited library budgets, this has made sales increasingly challenging which puts pressure on the sales function of publishing organisations to bring in revenue. By enabling sales professionals within academic publishing to share experiences and skills, this group aims to outline best practice in an ever changing commercial landscape. This may also include the structure of transformative agreements that are commercially sustainable and new business generation.

The group is relevant to anyone in a sales, business development or commercial management role: from entry level executives to commercial leaders. It aims to provide a platform within which sales as a function can be celebrated, and career advice and role models can meet, as well as specialist mentorship opportunities.