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Sales Lead Management Association Releases Election Results for the ‘40 Most Inspiring Leaders in Sales Lead Management’
Bellingham, WA – – December 15, 2015 – – The Sales Lead Management Association announced that the results are tabulated in the election of the ‘Most Inspirational Leaders in Sales Lead Management.’ Eighty-seven industry leaders were nominated in four categories. Ten leaders (in one case of a tie, eleven leaders) who received the most votes from SLMA members are winners in their respective category.
SLMA CEO James Obermayer said, “At the SLMA we view sales lead management as revenue management, and the leaders who take this message into the marketplace are valuable champions of the idea that when you manage leads you manage the entire revenue generating structure of B2B and B2C companies.”
The four categories and winners in the order of votes received are:
B2B and B2C C-Level Management. (See a video of C-level winners here.)
- Ken Krogue, InsideSales
- Chris Hardeman, Act-On Software
- Mari Anne Vanella, The Vanella Group
- Carlos Hidalgo, ANNUITAS
- Jeanne Hopkins, Continuum Managed IT Services
- Phil Anderson, Zilliant
- Justin Gray, LeadMD
- Kirk Krappe, Apttus
- Dave Elkington, InsideSales
- Peter Gracey, QuotaFactory
B2B and B2C Marketing Management and Sales Management. (See a video of B2B and B2C Management winners here.)
- Logan Deans, InsideSales
- Janelle Johnson, Act-On Software
- Matt Heinz, Heinz Marketing
- Kevin Miller, SalesFusion
- Derek Grant, SalesLoft
- Paul Alves, QuotaFactory
- Genie Parker, VanillaSoft
- Scott Benedetti, The Pedowitz Group
- Gil Cargill, Cargill Consulting Group, Inc.
- Adam Needles, ANNUITAS
- Maria Pergolino, Apttus
Lead Generation Company Professionals (including agencies, consultancies, database providers, fulfillment telemarketers, trade show vendors, etc.). (See a video of winners for lead generation here.)
- David Kreiger, SalesRoads
- Jill Konrath, Jill Konrath.com
- David Balzen, SalesStaff, LLC
- Debbie Qaqish, The Pedowitz Group
- Jeffrey Feuer, Warm Transfer
- Mac McIntosh, Mac McIntosh, Inc.
- Jon Russo, B2BFusion
- Maneeza Aminy, Marvel Marketers
- Howard Sewell, Spear Marketing Group
- Tom Judge, Direct Marketing Partners
Software and Web Application Company Professionals (as those companies pertain to sales lead management). (See a video of the Software and Web Applications winners here.)
- Rebecca Corliss, Hubspot
- Jim Steele, InsideSales, Inc.
- Scott Ankley, Velocify
- David Hood, VanillaSoft
- Steve Woods, Nudge Software, Inc.
- Stacy Gentile, GoldMine
- Bruce Culbert, The Pedowitz Group
- Lars Helgeson, GreenRope
- Gabriel Buck, ClickPoint Software
- Jim Meyer, eTrigue
About the Sales Lead Management Association
The Sales Lead Management Association membership believes that if companies manage sales leads, they’ll manage sales revenue and marketing budgets. The SLMA has 9,100 worldwide members, and its website includes 300-plus articles from 60 industry authors. Activities throughout the year include an active ‘opinionated’ blog, recognition for the ‘20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management,’ and the SLMALive Radio Channel which offers eight marketing and sales shows for at-work listeners. Lead generation sponsorship programs are available. For more information about SLMA call Sue Campanale at (360) 933-1259.