Press Release
Jigsaw Sponsors Sales 2.0 Conference, Showcasing Proven Practices For Applying Web 2.0 Technologies To Increase Sales
Geoffrey Moore, Michael Bosworth, Anthony Lye, Tien Tzuo, Joe Galvin, David Berman and other industry luminaries to headline at San Francisco event
San Mateo, CA - July 12, 2007 - Jigsaw, the online directory of business contact and company information built by and for its global membership; in collaboration with Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), WebEx (NASDAQ: CSCO), InsideView, Landslide Technologies, Genius.com, and dozens of other industry leading companies, announced today its founding sponsorship of the inaugural Sales 2.0 Conference, (www.sales20conf.com) to be held at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco October 29-30, 2007. "Sales 2.0" simply means integrating the power of Web 2.0 technologies with proven sales techniques to increase sales velocity and volume. The Sales 2.0 Conference will demonstrate how combining next-generation Web technologies such as web conferencing, social networking, prospect databases, and web site monitoring services with innovative sales processes can dramatically accelerate the sales cycle.
"By harnessing the power of collaboration and openness, Web 2.0 is transforming the traditional sales process. Those professionals who understand these changes and learn to leverage this newly available information will dominate their competition in the age of Sales 2.0," said Jim Fowler, CEO and co-founder of Jigsaw. "The Sales 2.0 Conference offers businesses an opportunity to learn about these shifts and how to react to them. Attendees will share success stories and learn from their peers how Sales 2.0 tools, such as Jigsaw's online directory of business contacts, can further careers and companies? bottom line."
The Sales 2.0 event will address industry trends and key topics such as: The "MySpace Generation" meets the Workplace, Volume Selling in an On-Demand World, Integrating On-line and Relationship Selling, and Making E-Mail Marketing Work for Your Sales Organization. The conference will feature thought leaders including Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author of "Crossing the Chasm"; Michael Bosworth, Founder of Solution Selling and author of "Customer Centric Selling"; Joe Galvin, vice president of Sirius Decisions; and David Berman, President of Worldwide Sales at WebEx Communications (now Cisco WebEx). For a list of additional speakers, please see www.sales20conf.com.
Be a Part of Sales 2.0 2007
To take advantage of early-bird registration rates and to find out more about the Sales 2.0 Conference program, as well as sponsorship and speaking opportunities, please visit www.sales20conf.com.
About Jigsaw Data Corporation
Jigsaw ( http://www.jigsaw.com ) is an online directory for business contact and company information built by and for its global membership. Jigsaw provides low-cost and easy access to high-value business information that can be used to identify key decision makers and people for purposes such as sales, marketing, customer service, and recruiting. Jigsaw members, who have contributed more than 6.5 million business contacts from over 500,000 companies since the database's launch in 2004, use Jigsaw to increase efficiency when searching for the business contact and company information they need to grow their business. Jigsaw is located in San Mateo, Calif., and is funded by Austin Ventures, El Dorado Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.
About The Sales 2.0 Conference
The Sales 2.0 Conference is a unique industry event addressing emerging selling strategies and technologies. The conference, at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco on October 29-30, 2007, combines powerful keynote speakers and panel discussions with technology demonstrations and valuable industry networking and collaboration. Founding event sponsors include leading sales technology innovators such as Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), Cisco WebEx (NASDAQ: CSCO), Genius.com, InsideView, Landslide Technologies, Jigsaw, Brainshark Inc., Sales Spider, SAP (NYSE: SAP), SugarCRM, Sales2.0, LucidEra, Tele-Smart Communications, and PhoneWorks. For more information about The Sales 2.0 Conference program, registration and sponsorship/speaking opportunities, visit www.sales20conf.com.
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Company Contact: Susan Chenoweth Jigsaw Data Corporation 650.235.8331 susan@jigsaw.com |
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