Sales And Marketing For Tech



 
7:30
 
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
 
 
8:00 – 9:00
Opening Keynote
The Culture of a Market-Driven High-Tech Company
Jakki Mohr, Jeff and Martha Hamilton Distinguished Faculty Fellow
Department of Management & Marketing, University of Montana
9:00 – 10:00
Joint Session I
Unlocking the Door Between Sales and Marketing
Facilitator: Dr. Ian McCarthy, Associate Professor, Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University and Canada Research Chair of Management of Technology.
Sales Speaker: Jack Allison, Partner, Conselleo
Marketing Speaker: Murray Smith, Director of Marketing, WebNet Global
10:00 – 10:30
 
BREAK
     
10:30 – 11:30
Joint Session ll
Sucessfully Moving a Lead to a Sale
Speakers: Greg Malpass, Founder, Traction Sales & Marketing
Elizabeth Wood, Director of Business Process, Business Objects
Dale Borland, President and CEO, Marqui
   
THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ROUNDTABLE LUNCH
11:30 – 1:30
20 Topics
@ 20 Tables
in 20 Minutes
20 Experts Share their Trade Secrets
A lunch buffet will be served during this session
     
1:30 - 2:30
Jumping the First
hurdle
Warm up your Cold Calls
Getting beyond "hello"


Speaker: John Edmondson, President and Founder, JTE Management

 
Product Marketing on a Shoestring:
Rising above the sea of giants


Speaker: Gordon McNeill
Director of Product Management, Vision Critical
2:30 - 3:00
 
BREAK
     
3:00 – 4:00
From the Funnel to the Finish Line
Two Ears One Mouth
A guiding principle for sales success


Speaker: William F. (Bill) Huva, VP Marketing, Sierra Systems, Former VP Operations, ResponseTek
 
Marketing to Fill the Funnel
Tips and tricks for successful lead generation


Panelists: Scott Pledger, VP Marketing, Sage Software
Angie Hirata, Worldwide Director, Marketing and Business Development, Maximizer Software.
     
4:00 – 5:30
 
CATERED RECEPTION AND TRADESHOW