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50 Most Influential
Winners of the Past
Susan Finch
Some are a regular fixture in here.
Some, it's their first time. See the list of winners from the past, and how many years they've won. We are keeping them in alpha order since rankings change ever year.
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2014 Most Influential Winners
Susan FinchRead more for the list of winners.
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2013 50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management
Susan Finch
It has been a great election this year. Thousands of votes were cast and the winners appear below in the order of votes received. These people are champions of wealth who have given their time and expertise to the field of sales lead management, and are recognized by their peers for their leadership. Please send them a thank you and congratulations for making the list in 2013 as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management.
- David Kreiger - SalesRoads
- Alen Mayer
- Laura McGuire - Saligent
- Bryan Brorsen - SalesStaff LLC
- David Balzen - SalesStaff LLC
- Jeff Pedowitz - The Pedowitz Group
- Tom Judge - Direct Marketing Partners
- Raghu Raghavan - Act-On
- Shawn Naggiar - Act-On
- Debbie Qaqish - The Pedowitz Group
- Debra da Costa - Direct Marketing Partners
- Mac McIntosh - AcquireB2B
- Howard Sewell - Spear Marketing Group
- Dan McDade - PointClear
- Karla Blalock - PointClear
- Henry Bruce - Centro
- Ken Krogue- InsideSales.com
- Bruce Culbert - The Pedowitz Group
- Jeanne Hopkins - Continuum
- Janelle Johnson - Act-On
The SLMA served as the independent tabulator of votes and does not endorse the services of those listed. Only SLMA members were allowed to nominate and vote for up to three people (non-members votes, duplicate registrations, and non-valid email addresses were not counted).
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2012 Winners for 50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management
Susan Finch
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.
2011 50 Most Influential to Watch in Sales Lead Management
Susan Finch
James W. Obermayer, executive director of theSales Lead Management Association, announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2011. 7,113 votes were cast (22% more than the 2010 election) for 79 nominees by 4,656 people (each voter could choose up to three nominees). Nominees came from many diverse disciplines including CRM Software and Marketing Automation Software to telemarketing qualification companies and publishing.
Obermayer said, "People who win are recognized by their peers as multi-dimensional sales and marketing experts. They have given unselfishly of their time as speakers, teachers, and writers on the deep multi-dimensional topic of sales lead management."
Susan Campanale, VP of Marketing for the SLMA said, "These people are recognized by their peers as power players in the pursuit of ROI for marketing lead generation."
The list of the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2011 follows in the order of most votes received. The Top Ten vote recipients are:
- Laura McGuire - Saligent www.saligent.com
- Jeff Pedowitz - The Pedowitz Group www.pedowitzgroup.com
- Steve Woods - Eloqua www.eloqua.com
- Jill Konrath - Jill Konrath www.jillkonrath.com
- Joe Payne - Eloqua www.eloqua.com
- Alex Shootman - Eloqua www.eloqua.com
- Maria Pergolino - Marketo www.marketo.com
- Jeanne Hopkins - HubSpot www.HubSpot.com
- Mac McIntosh - Mac McIntosh Inc. www.sales-lead-experts.com
- Debbie Qaqish - The Pedowitz Group www.pedowitzgroup.com
The full list of 50 winners is available for viewing on the SLMA site. 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.
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2010 50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management
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December 6, 2021 --Los Angeles, CA--James W. Obermayer, CEO and executive director of the Sales Lead Management Association announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2010. 5,810 votes were cast for 99 nominees by 3,786 people (each voter could choose up to three nominees).
Obermayer said, "The winning 50 men and women are creators of wealth and the voters have recognized their contributions in this increasingly important field of managing sales leads." Susan Campanale, VP of Marketing for the SLMA said, “The SLMA has assumed the cheerleader’s role in promoting the importance of all facets of managing sales leads. These people are recognized by their peers as extreme players in the pursuit of ROI for marketing expenditures.”
- Mac McIntosh - Mac McIntosh Inc. www.sales-lead-experts.com
- Carlos Hidalgo - The Annuitas Group www.annuitas.com
- Jay Hidalgo - Annuitas Group& www.annuitasgroup.com
- Jenny Vance - LeadJen www.leadjen.com
- Steve Woods - Eloqua www.eloqua.com
- Scott Zimmerman - The Cyrano Service www.CyranoService.com
- Lisa Cramer - LeadLife Solutions www.leadlife.com
- Joe Payne - Eloqua www.eloqua.com
- Cliff Langston - Leads To Sales www.leadstosales.com
- Russell Kern - The Kern Organization www.thekernorg.com
- Karen Sheehey - interlinkONE www.interlinkONE.com
- Laura McGuire - Saligent dba SmartTracks www.smarttracks.com
- Trish Bertuzzi - The Bridge Group www.bridgegroupinc.com
- Dan McDade - PointClear www.pointclear.com
- Jill Konrath - Selling to Big Companies www.sellingtobigcompanies.com
- Phil Fernandez - Marketo www.marketo.com
- Karla Blalock - PointClear www.pointclear.com
- Bill Goldsmith - Bill Goldsmith Productions BillGoldsmithProductions.com
- Ruth P. Stevens - eMarketing Strategy www.ruthstevens.com
- Jeff Pedowitz - The Pedowitz Group www.pedowitzgroup.com
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2009 50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management
Susan Finch
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November 17, 2021 --Los Angeles, CA--James W. Obermayer, executive director of the Sales Lead Management Association has announced the results of the voting for the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2009. A total of 1604 people cast votes.
Obermayer said,"These men and women are creators of wealth and we recognize their contributions to this important field of managing sales leads." The list of the Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2009 follows in the order of most votes received.
The SLMA served as the independent tabulator of votes and does not deny the value or endorse the services of those listed. We are greatly encouraged that 1604 people recognize the contributions of those on the 50 Most influential People in Sales Lead Management in 2009.
Partial list is here. Read the full list by clicking on the headline.
| Jay | Hidalgo | The AnnuitasGroup www.annuitasgroup.com |
| Carlos | Hidalgo | TheAnnuitasGroup www.annuitasgroup.com |
| Steven | Woods | Eloqua www.eloqua.com |
| Joe | Lethert | PerformarkInc www.performark.com |
| Lisa | Cramer | LeadLifeSolutions www.leadlife.com |
| Joel | Book | ExactTarget www.exacttarget.com |
| Scott | Dorsey | ExactTarget www.exacttarget.com |
| Jill | Konrath | Selling to Big Companies www.sellingtobigcompanies.com |
| Marc | Benioff | SalesForce.com www.salesforce.com |
| Patrick | Cahill | Rally Point Webinars www.rallypointwebinars.com |
| Mary | Dedrick | PerformarkInc. www.performark.com |
| Trish | Bertuzzi | The Bridge Group, Inc. www.bridgegroupinc.com |
| Brian | Carroll | InTouch www.startwithalead.com |
| Margery | Murphy | Acadia Lead Management Services www.acadialms.com |
| Russell | Kern | The Kern Organization www.thekernorg.com |
| M.H. "Mac" | McIntosh | Mac McIntosh Inc. www.sales-lead-experts.com |
| Phil | Fernandez | Marketo www.marketo.com |
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