Zug, Switzerland, 13/11/2023 – Stefan Jakob is to become the new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at JK Development, a leading Swiss B2B telemarketing company. Stefan Jakob will play a pivotal role in the further development of the company in the DACH region.
JK Development has appointed Stefan Jakob as Chief Revenue Officer. In his new position, Jakob will assume strategic responsibility for sales growth in the DACH region.
Marco Mannhart, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at JK Development, tells us: “Through the various roles he has held over the past few years, Stefan Jakob is able to bring us a huge amount of expertise in the IT and software sectors, which are both important areas for us. Stefan also has a lot of experience in the manufacturing sector, which has been a key growth market for JK Development since the Covid period. He will also focus on developing those divisions at JK Development that deal with Business Development, Sales & Delivery/Operations, from both a strategic and an operations point of view.”
Stefan Jakob can look back on an impressive professional career, which underlines his commitment to and passion for Sales and Marketing. He started his career at the age of 20 with a role as Business Development Manager in B2B telemarketing, a position that also marked the start of his successful career in sales. Over the years, Stefan Jakob has worked in various sectors, always with great success, including production, retail and consulting, holding positions such as Head of Sales & Marketing and Head of Sales & Business Development. In parallel to his professional career, he has completed his academic education, culminating in a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a particular focus on Strategic Marketing. Stefan Jakob is currently expanding his knowledge even further – he is doing a Master’s degree in Sales Excellence.
Stefan Jakob
Chief Revenue Officer
JK Development GmbH
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Zug, Switzerland, 11/09/2023 – JK Development, one of the leading Swiss companies in B2B telemarketing, announces the successful integration of itconnections GmbH. The acquisition of the operational business marks another milestone for JK Development and enables a significant expansion of their in-house databases and services in the DACH region; this includes self-developed software, technology and customer base acquisition. All employees of itconnections GmbH will also be taken on.
JK Development was founded in 2012. The company currently employs 150 people and is considered one of the leading providers of B2B telemarketing, inside sales and customer care services, as well as specialized company addresses and database services, in Switzerland. In the meantime, the company, which specializes in telemarketing, has gained a foothold throughout the DACH region: JK Development, headquartered in Munich, has been present on the German market since 2018 and in Austria, from their head office in Vienna, since 2021. The consolidation of the address databases results in the largest database of job titles in Switzerland. The resulting database not only secures the corresponding economies of scale, but also brings the quality and up-to-dateness of the data to new levels.
Thanks to the acquisition, the consolidated databases include company addresses from all industries and countries, with a focus on the DACH region: the databases contain over 1 million complete addresses of companies from Switzerland, more than 6 million from Germany and over 600,000 from Austria. Both companies, JK Development and itconnections, maintain the highest standards of data protection and GDPR compliance.
Itconnections GmbH from Frauenfeld, Switzerland, has been operating as a brand of JK Development Holding AG since 1 July 2023. JK Development Holding AG can thus clearly expand its core competence in database services. In addition to the sale of company addresses, the company also offers a best-in-class service for enriching, updating and optimizing company-owned inventory databases. The scope of services will go one step further in the future: company addresses will be offered as a service and as a subscription.
JK Development owner and CEO Marco Mannhart is pleased about the resulting advantages for customers: “The takeover of the itconnections GmbH operational business offers a lot of benefits: Among other things, customers will gain access to up-to-date, qualified company addresses in the largest Swiss address database. They will receive relevant information on potential customers in their target group so that they can take a personal approach in your marketing campaign. In addition, customers will benefit from consulting by means of market research and analyses to expand their target groups. They also have the possibility of comparing and optimizing the company’s own address data with external sources. In the future, data searches will be much more efficient thanks to filter functions via a user-friendly online database.”
Complete order processing that meets the individual requirements of customers can be guaranteed with this takeover. It once again underscores the two companies’ commitment to service excellence.
The integration consolidates JK Development Holding AG’s position as a leading provider of corporate data and strengthens its mission to support customers throughout the DACH region and neighbouring countries in their business development.
Marco Mannhart
CEO and owner of JK Development GmbH
Thomas Schöni
CEO of itconnections GmbH
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Brand Affairs AG
Reto Zangerl
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Zug, 24/07/2023 – JK Development, a leading Swiss company in B2B telemarketing, is acquiring the renowned MarketingPoint AG, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in the corporate history of JK Development and enables an expansion of business activities and a deepening of its portfolio. Both companies will continue to operate under their own names until further notice. The acquisition is due to a succession plan, so MarketingPoint’s owners will remain with the company until they retire and step down in 2026.
JK Development was founded in 2012. The company currently employs 150 people and is considered one of the leading providers of B2B telemarketing, inside sales and customer care services, as well as specialised company addresses and database services, throughout Switzerland. In the meantime, the telemarketing specialist has gained a foothold throughout the DACH region: JK Development, headquartered in Munich, has been operating in Germany since 2018 and in Austria from Vienna since 2021. MarketingPoint AG, based in Thurgau, was founded in 2003, specialising in new customer acquisition, and it currently employs 15 people, all of whom will be taken on.
Thanks to the acquisition of MarketingPoint AG, JK Development is now in a position to further deepen its portfolio. Both companies have built reputations within the IT industry and elsewhere in a variety of ways. The synergy between the companies will enable JK Development to provide its customers with an even wider range of services.
The acquisition will lead to a significant expansion of its service offerings. In addition to proven telemarketing services, additional services can now be provided, including customer communication and sales training, company seminars, customer surveys, as well as analysis workshops for new customer acquisition and specialised training within the IT sector.
JK Development owner and CEO Marco Mannhart is delighted: “For customers, the acquisition of MarketingPoint AG will bring a wealth of benefits: smaller customers who were previously being supported by MarketingPoint AG will continue to receive the usual service, while JK Development will pass on its expertise to larger customers. This makes it possible to successfully implement projects of any volume and cater to any budget.”
JK Development and MarketingPoint AG will continue to operate under their own names and benefit from joint synergies – including an improved range of services. JK Development AG will continue to pursue a growth strategy, both organically and inorganically, throughout the DACH region: JK Development already generates around half of its eight-figure turnover in Germany and Austria.
The headquarters of JK Development GmbH are located in Zug’s UPTOWN, in direct proximity to the EVZ ice hockey stadium – the Bossard Arena.
Marco Mannhart
CEO and owner of JK Development GmbH
Thomas Schöni
CEO of MarketingPoint AG
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Brand Affairs AG
Reto Zangerl
Mühlebachstrasse 8, CH-8008 Zürich
+41 (0)44 254 80 00
reto.zangerl@brandaffairs.ch