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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Martin Mackay

Partners in Excellence

It was my move to the software industry with Dun & Bradstreet Software in 1991 which first introduced me to carrying a quota – at that time for Services into new and installed base accounts. I joined PeopleSoft in 1996 as the head of Product Marketing and Strategy for Europe. went into Marketing!

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Meet the Spiff Team: Chapter Three

The Spiff Blog

Marcello Albuquerque, Software Engineer. Dave started his career in sales and marketing prior to falling in love with the balanced left/right brain usage of product management. Having recently returned to the UK with his wife and daughter, he can be found spending his weekends exploring London’s markets, parks, and attractions.

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How one company’s disciplined, targeted approach to demand generation delivered big results

Mereo

JD Edwards, then one of the top three or four providers of enterprise software, was reaching a critical juncture. Through what we labeled the “Revenue Delivery System,” JD Edwards sales and marketing leadership invested in a strategic approach to drive demand generation and equip the sales team to effectively sell to targeted markets.

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

Andrea Austin – VP at Nokia Software | Published Author. She is the co-author of a business book, called Aligned to Achieve , about sales and marketing alignment. She is a thought-leader and expert in growing sales, inside sales and marketing organizations. Brooke Bachesta – SDR Manager at Outreach.

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PODCAST 77: Navigating the Pace and Pressure of Startup w/ Vikas Bhambri

Sales Hacker

I ended up becoming a consultant managing and implementing call center CRM software for clients like Bank of America, UPS, and Eckerd Drugs. I came into Oracle via the PeopleSoft acquisition where I was a sales engineer. My engineering peers, my product, my CEO, my head of marketing, etc. I liked engaging people, etc.

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