Landslide Technologies Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm
Vendors selected for the "Cool Vendor" report are innovative, impactful and intriguing
PITTSBURGH, PA - April 25, 2007 - Landslide Technologies, Inc. (www.landslide.com), provider of Sales Workstyle Management solutions, today announced it has been included in the "Cool Vendors in CRM Sales, 2007"1 report by Gartner, Inc. The report lists vendors that "provide innovative ways to help sales grow revenue".
According to the report, "Technology for sales professionals has traditionally focused on benefits to sales managers, such as better pipeline visibility and greater forecast accuracy. The result was low adoption on SFA projects and dissatisfaction among sales professionals. The new, cool technologies address these limitations."
"Landslide was built by salespeople, for salespeople, with their unique style of working in mind," said Razi Imam, CEO of Landslide. "This bottom-up approach is helping our customers overcome previous CRM/SFA adoption challenges and keep salespeople focused on effectively moving more deals through the pipeline at a more consistent rate. We are pleased to be named by Gartner and we believe Gartner has recognized Landslide for bringing an innovative, new approach to the market."
Landslide sales workstyle software helps sales organizations easily establish a unified selling process for taking a lead from prospect to customer. The io Channel, a collaborative portal for exchanging information, creates a unique and compelling buying experience for prospects and allows salespeople to track buyer's activities and interest levels. Additionally, Landslide Live VIP assistants, who are included with the service, allow salespeople to offload contact management and reporting tasks to a real live personal assistant via phone or e-mail, so they can focus more time on selling.
To sign up for a free trial of Landslide, please visit http://www.mylandslide.com/ today.
About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.
About Landslide Technologies, Inc.
Landslide Technologies, Inc. is a pioneer in Sales Workstyle Management. The company is the first to directly address the software, collaboration and support needs of individual salespeople. Built for salespeople by salespeople, the Landslide product line © 2007 Gartner, Inc. and/or its Affiliates. All Rights Reserved. maximizes salespeople's time, drives them to action and delivers results. The company is privately held with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.
Please visit http://www.mylandslide.com/ today to sign up for a free trial of the Landslide software. Additional information can be found at www.landslide.com.
1. Gartner, Inc., "Cool Vendors in CRM Sales, 2007" by Ed Thompson, Robert P. Desisto, and Gene Alvvarex, March 10, 2007.