--- title: When to Hire Your First BD Person description: Hiring your first business development person doesn't have to be a daunting decision if these two things are in place. image: https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hubfs/When%20to%20Hire%20Your%20First%20BD%20Person.png --- [Skip to content](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-to-hire-your-first-bd-person#main-content) [![MOA logo large\_no space](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo/MOA%20logo%20large_no%20space.png?width=233&height=100&name=MOA%20logo%20large_no%20space.png)](https://marketingopsadvisor.com) - [Home](https://marketingopsadvisor.com) - [Services](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/services-provided-by-marketing-operations-advisor) - [Speaking](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/speaking) - [About](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/about) - [Resources](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/resources) - [Vlog](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog) - [Home](https://marketingopsadvisor.com) - [Services](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/services-provided-by-marketing-operations-advisor) - [Speaking](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/speaking) - [About](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/about) - [Resources](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/resources) - [Vlog](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog) ![MOA hamburger menu](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hubfs/MOA%20hamburger%20menu.png) ![MOA menu close](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hubfs/MOA%20menu%20close.png) - - # When to Hire Your First BD Person Knowing when to hire your first BD person can feel like a cart before the horse situation. I'm a firm believer in having two things that trigger hiring a BD person. 1. A CRM in place AND your current team uses it. 2. Multiple people are trying to do BD tasks and there is too much to handle. Having a CRM system in place will allow the BD person to feel supported and gives them a roadmap of how to bring in other people from your firm into client discussions. Once you have multiple seller-doers conducting BD tasks and it feels messy, that's a key indicator that you need to bring someone in that can coordinate the growth effort. However, you can't do No. 2 without having the CRM in place.   ###### Category - [coaching/mentoring](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/coaching-mentoring) - [technology](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/technology) - [data clarity](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/data-clarity) - [ROI](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/roi) - [process](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/process) - [budget](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/budget) - [project management](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tag/project-management) ###### Popular Post - [Three Overlooked Marketing Metrics for AEC Industry](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/three-overlooked-marketing-metrics-for-aec-industry) - [Metrics vs KPIs](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/metrics-vs-kpis) - [Three Marketing Tech Essentials for Growth](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/three-marketing-tech-essentials-for-growth) - [Naming Convention for Image Files](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/naming-convention-for-image-files) - [Why Your Marketing Team Structure is Backwards](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/why-your-marketing-team-structure-is-backwards) ### Leave a Comment ### Similar Blogs [![Tips for Learning Marketing Technology](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tips%20for%20learning%20marketing%20technology%20%281%29.png?width=352&name=Tips%20for%20learning%20marketing%20technology%20%281%29.png)](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tips-for-learning-marketing-technology) #### [Tips for Learning Marketing Technology](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/tips-for-learning-marketing-technology) By [Marketing Operations Advisor](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/author/marketing-operations-advisor) 17 January 2025 I love me some marketing technology! [READ MORE](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-to-hire-your-first-bd-person) [![When is Tech Implementation Complete](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/When%20is%20Tech%20Implementation%20Complete.png?width=352&name=When%20is%20Tech%20Implementation%20Complete.png)](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-is-tech-implementation-complete) #### [When is Tech Implementation Complete](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-is-tech-implementation-complete) By [Marketing Operations Advisor](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/author/marketing-operations-advisor) 24 August 2026 Tech implementation can make or break the tool your company just purchased. [READ MORE](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-to-hire-your-first-bd-person) [![Marketing KPIs in AEC Industry](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Marketing%20KPIs%20in%20AEC%20Industry%20image.png?width=352&name=Marketing%20KPIs%20in%20AEC%20Industry%20image.png)](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/marketing-kpis-in-aec-industry) #### [Marketing KPIs in AEC Industry](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/marketing-kpis-in-aec-industry) By [Marketing Operations Advisor](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/author/marketing-operations-advisor) 22 September 2025 Key performance indicators. KPIs. Everyone wants them. Not a lot of people know how to create them.... [READ MORE](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-to-hire-your-first-bd-person) [![MOA logo large\_white-1](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hubfs/logo/MOA%20logo%20large_white-1.svg)](https://marketingopsadvisor.com) Marketing Operations Advisor boosts marketing value, increasing revenue and success for everyone. - - ### Explore - [Home](https://marketingopsadvisor.com) - [Services](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/services-provided-by-marketing-operations-advisor) - [Speaking](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/speaking) - [About](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/about) - [Resources](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/resources) - [Vlog](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog) ###### You deserve a well-run marketing department because your business depends on it. Let's chat! Copyright © Marketing Operations Advisor. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy |](https://marketingopsadvisor.com/privacy-policy) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Marketing Operations Advisor", "url" : "https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/author/marketing-operations-advisor" }, "dateModified" : "2026-08-18T00:36:58.363Z", "datePublished" : "2026-08-18T00:36:44.000Z", "headline" : "When to Hire Your First BD Person", "image" : [ "https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hubfs/When%20to%20Hire%20Your%20First%20BD%20Person.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://marketingopsadvisor.com/vlog/when-to-hire-your-first-bd-person", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://marketingopsadvisor.com/hubfs/logo/MOA%20logo%20large_no%20space.png" }, "name" : "Marketing Operations Advisor" } } ```