YourSalesManagementGuru by Ken Thoreson, Acumen Management Group
			
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    		This week's blog is unique. First, I'm excited to announce  that our blog was recently rated No. 19 out of the top 50 sales blogs in the United States. This  list is a great resource any salesperson or sales manager -- check it out. Second, I want to make you  aware of  an  exciting five-day event (May 9-13), the "2011 Sales and Marketing Success Conference."
As the most ambitious online event of its type ever staged, this conference will have 35 sessions about succeeding, winning and exceeding  expectations, presented by some of the world's top sales experts.
Against a  backdrop of several years of below-par performance -- 50 percent of salespeople missed  quota last year, for example -- we want to stimulate growth, provide the  motivation and  advice that will help frontline sales professionals and  their leaders, and kick-start a new beginning. We have come  through the toughest financial crisis in history, and we believe it is now time  to be positive and look forward.
I will be  presenting on May 9, the first day of the conference at 2:15pm  EST. My topic is "Gourmet Living: A Personal  Recipe for Personal and Professional Success." Check out all the speakers  and their topics and register today! 
We plan to  charge just a $5 registration fee per presentation, and we are limited to 1,000  guests per session, so places will be allocated on a "first come, first  served" basis. This is also an opportunity for anyone operating in  the sales space to make a meaningful contribution to the Japanese Disaster Fund  (via the Red Cross). Can I count on your support? Together we can make a  worthwhile contributio (we  estimate that after administration charges levied by banks/PayPal, we will be  able to contribute around 95 percent of all registration donations).
Here are the May 9 speakers, to whet your appetite: 
  - Jill Konrath
- Kelley  Robertson
- Kevin  Eikenberry
- Ken Thoreson
- Koka Sexton
- Colleen Francis
- Mark  Hunter
Posted by Ken Thoreson on April 29, 2011