Sales Lead Management Association Announces Winners of the 2012 "50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management" Election

CA--James W. Obermayer, CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association, (SLMA) announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2012. 34.4% of the members (2,117 of 6,139) cast votes in the SLMA's first members only election, (previous elections were open to the public). Nominees came from many diverse disciplines including CRM Software and Marketing Automation Software , telemarketing, database management, conference management, fulfillment, consulting and publishing companies.

Obermayer said, "These are people who have given their time and expertise in the field of lead management and are now recognized by their peers for outstanding work. They are champions of wealth generation and we thank them for their unselfish efforts."

The full list of the most influential people in sales lead management in 2012 in the order of most votes received is on the SLMA website. The top fifteen vote recipients in order of votes received are:

• Laura McGuire, Saligent Inc.
• Jill Konrath, Jill Konrath
• Rob Amerine, Saligent Inc.
• Shawn Naggiar, Act-On Software
• Jeff Pedowitz, The Pedowitz Group
• Raghu Raghavan, Act-On Software
• Joe Payne, Eloqua
• Steve Woods, Eloqua
• Alex Shootman, Eloqua
• Tom Judge, Direct Marketing Partners
• Phil Fernandez, Marketo
• Nick Hedges, Leads360, Inc.
• Christine Crandell, NBS Consulting Group
• Debbie Qaqish, The Pedowitz Group
• Maria Pergolino, Marketo
  

The full list of 50 winners is available for viewing below. The SLMA served as the independent tabulator of votes and does not endorse the services of those listed. Voters were only allowed to vote for up to three people. Only SLMA members were allowed to nominate people to the nominees list. Non-members and members cast one ballot with up to three non-duplicated votes. The ballot emails were cross-referenced to the list of actual members.

Laura McGuire - Saligent www.saligent.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Jill Konrath - Jill Konrath www.jillkonrath.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Rob Amerine - Saligent, Inc. www.saligent.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Shawn Naggiar - Act-On Software www.act-on.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Jeff Pedowitz - The Pedowitz Group www.pedowitzgroup.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Raghu Raghavan - Act-On Software www.act-on.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Joe Payne - Eloqua www.eloqua.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Steve Woods - Eloqua www.eloqua.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Alex Shootman - Eloqua www.eloqua.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Tom Judge - Direct Marketing Partners www.dirmkt.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Phil Fernandez - Marketo www.marketo.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Nick Hedges - Leads360 www.leads360.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Christine Crandell - NBS Consulting Group christinecrandell.com/ 2009 2010 2011 2012       Debbie Qaqish - The Pedowitz Group www.pedowitzgroup.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Maria Pergolino - Marketo www.marketo.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Trish Bertuzzi - The Bridge Group www.bridgegroupinc.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Ken Krogue - InsideSales, Inc. www.insidesales.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Debra da Costa - Direct Marketing Partners www.dirmkt.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Justin Gray - LeadMD www.leadmd.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Dan McDade - PointClear www.pointclear.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Mac McIntosh - Mac McIntosh Inc.  www.acquireb2b.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Jill Rowley - Eloqua www.eloqua.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Jeanne Hopkins - SmartBear www.smartbear.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Brian Kardon - Lattice Engines www.lattice-engines.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Karla Blalock - PointClear www.pointclear.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Shashi Upadhyay - Lattice Engines www.lattice-engines.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Dan Rogers - SmartLead by AdTrack www.smartlead.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Gabriel Buck - ClickPoint Software www.clickpointsoftware.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Jeff Ogden - Find New Customers findnewcustomers.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Cliff Langston - Leads-to-Sales www.leadstosales.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Henry Bruce - The Rock Annand Group www.rockannandgroup.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Dave Elkington - InsideSales.com www.insidesales.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Ardath Albee - Marketing Interactions www.marketinginteractions.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Jenny Vance - LeadJen www.leadjen.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Mike Critchfield - InsideSales.com www.insidesales.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Mie-Yun Lee - BuyerZone (a division of Reed Business Information) www.buyerzone.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Sean O'Neil - Vendere Partners www.venderepartners.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       John Foley - Grow Socially www.growsocially.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Matt Heinz - Heinz Marketing www.HeinzMarketing.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Carlos Hidalgo - The Annuitas Group www.annuitasgroup.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Karen DeWolfe interlinkONE www.interlinkONE.com 2009 2010 2011 2012   Kevin Miller - SalesFusion www.salesfusion.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Howard Sewell - Spear Marketing Group www.spearmarketing.com 2009 2010 2011 2012     Adam Blitzer - Pardot pardot.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Jeff Hoffman - MJ Hoffman & Associates www.mjhoffman.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Victor Kippes - Validar www.validar.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Laurie Beasley - Beasley Direct Marketing www.beasleydirect.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Lisa Cramer - LeadLife Solutions www.leadlife.com 2009 2010 2011 2012 Larry Augustin - SugarCRM www.sugarcrm.com 2009 2010 2011 2012       Shawn Elledge - DemandCon www.demandcon.com 2009 2010 2011 2012

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