I came across this well-meaning article a few weeks ago. It’s about how to set up and run a corporate culture committee in your organization. Well that sounds swell, doesn’t it? Get some of your bouncy, enthusiastic, engaged Tigger employees, order some muffins and let ‘er rip. Why, in no time, you’ll be hosting fun BBQs, debating corporate […]
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The C-Suite sale: Keys to determining the relevant executive for a sales opportunity
Competitive salespeople don’t waste people’s time, least of all their own. They identify the relevant executive for each sales opportunity, and they take time to understand the dynamics of their customer’s organization to uncover where influence, power, and control over a particular project reside. “It doesn’t have to be the CEO of a corporation,” said […]
State of the C-suite: How executive career paths became so difficult to maneuver
When the World Economic Forum convened in Davos earlier this week, many observers noted a welcome change in the leadership among its key organizers. For the first time in its long history, the seven co-chairs of the annual gathering of politicians, CEOs and other senior executives were all women, representing an equally diverse cross-section of […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s appointment roundup in B2B! *** ON Services, a GES company and leading full-service audio visual provider supporting live event productions, announced the appointment of Brian Hefner to Executive Vice President of ON Services. *** Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, announced the appointment of Danny Beh as business development director of the Asia-Pacificregion. *** MarketsandMarkets announced the appointment […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** R2i, a leading independent digital agency, announced the appointment of Jennifer Quinlan as the Chief Executive Officer. *** RiskSense Inc., the pioneer and market leader in pro-active cyber risk management, announced the appointment of Danny Quist as the company’s first CTO. *** Pluralsight, the enterprise technology learning platform, […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** phData, the global leader in Big Data consulting and managed services, announced the appointment of Ryan Bosshart as its new Vice President of Services, a new position within phData. *** Rubique, the one-stop online marketplace providing technology-enabled end-to-end solutions to financing needs of individuals & SMEs, […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Grey Group announced the appointment of its next generation of leadership with the promotion of Michael Houston to Worldwide Chief Executive Officer of Grey Group. A ten-year veteran of Grey, he has served since 2016 as Global President and becomes only the fifth person to hold […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** eRelevance Corporation, the leading customer marketing automation service for small- to medium-size businesses, announced the appointment of Andy Acaru as Vice President of Field Sales, and John Nippler as Vice President of Business Development. *** 6sense, a leading AI and big data-powered intelligent marketing cloud, announced […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Rigetti Computing, a full-stack quantum computing company, announced the appointment of retired Marine Corps General Peter Pace to its board of directors. General Pace served as the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005-2007. With more than four decades of leadership, strategic, and […]
Inside the Mind Of… Samantha Stone
Samantha Stone, author of Unleash Possible, is a revenue catalyst who helps unleash the possible in organizations that have complex selling processes. She’s a fast-growth, B2B marketing junkie, speaker, consultant and persona coach who has also managed to find time to raise four boys with her husband, David. Throughout her career she has launched go-to-market […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** ZorroSign, Inc., pioneer of electronic signature technology and the developer of a complete and unified Digital Transaction Management platform has announced the appointment of Mr. Shamsh Hadi as the new Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Akbar Jaffer as the new Chief Marketing Officer of the company. *** Gagen […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Smartsheet, a leading SaaS application for managing and automating collaborative work, announced the appointment of Gene Farrell as Senior Vice President of Product. *** Modo, a payments technology company leading the transformation of legacy financial services infrastructure, announced the appointment of Dee Hock, former Founder and CEO […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Birch Communications, Inc., a leading provider of managed voice products and cloud solutions to small and mid-sized businesses across North America, announced the appointment of Kevin Dotts as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer *** ClickBank, a leading affiliate marketing and e-commerce marketplace, has announced the […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Zeta Global, the data-driven marketing technology innovator whose SaaS-based marketing cloud helps leading brands acquire, retain and grow customer relationships, announced the appointment of Donald Steele as the company’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer. *** Strategic Products and Services, a multi-vendor systems integrator and managed services provider for […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Perkbox, a UK employee and customer engagement firm, announced the appointment of ex-Yahoo! Finance Manager Rob Gorle as Finance Director. *** Zerto, an award winning provider of cloud IT resilience solutions,announced the appointment of Ken Goldman, chief financial officer at Yahoo!, to its Board of Directors. *** Epson […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** BrightFunnel, the Revenue Intelligence company, announced the appointment of Ross Fubini, formerly an entrepreneur and SuccessFactors executive, to its Board of Directors. *** Tufin, a leading provider of Network Security Policy Orchestration, announced the appointment of Bhanu Sareddy to the position of Vice President of Services and Support. […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Ecom Products Group is continuing to implement its international e-commerce strategy as described in previous announcements and has made three new board appointments in support of this: Mark Schaub is a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons, one of China’s largest local law firms. […]
Appointment Roundup: People on the Move
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Erecruit, a leading innovator in enterprise staffing software, VMS and onboarding solutions for large staffing firms and employers, announced the appointment of Aditya Srivastava to the role of Senior Vice President of Product Development. In this role, Srivastava will lead all aspects of product […]
Unleash Possible: Stop Chasing the C-Suite
Today we’re bringing you a book excerpt from Samantha Stone’s new book Unleash Possible. In this excerpt, Samantha shares lessons on how to stop chasing the C-Suite. A client and I were chatting over steamy hot chocolate and scones (yes, I have the best meetings) when suddenly this Director of Demand Generation turned very serious. I […]
Inside the C-Suite: Advice for the new CMO
The CEO has laid out the short-term expectations. You’re pumped and ready to hit the ground running but do you know who you’re running with? No one can do the job alone and as the new CMO, you need to get to know your team and how to use them for maximum impact. To do […]