Leading Industry Analyst Firm Positions Landslide in the Visionaries Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation
Companies Placed Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
PITTSBURGH, PA - August 4, 2008 - Landslide Technologies, Inc. provider of Sales Workstyle Management solutions, today announced that Gartner, Inc. positioned the company in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation," released on July 15, 2008 and authored by Robert P. Desisto.
The Gartner Magic Quadrant measures a vendor's ability to execute and completeness of vision. For ability to execute, Gartner measures in part the overall viability of a vendor's product, the execution of their sales team. For completeness of a vendor's vision, Gartner measures in part its innovation and understanding of the SFA market. According to the Gartner report, "Visionaries are ahead of potential competitors in delivering innovative products and/or models. They anticipate emerging/changing sales needs and move the market ahead in areas where it has not been yet. They have a strong potential to influence the direction of the SFA market, but they are limited in execution or demonstrated track record. The vendor does not have to be small to be a visionary."
"Landslide was designed with the unique work style of the salesperson in mind to drive instant adoption," said Razi Imam, CEO of Landslide. "We believe Gartner's positioning of Landslide in the Visionaries Quadrant validates and reinforces our vision and approach of providing salespeople the ability to integrate a buyer's buying process with their selling process."
Landslide's software enables sales organizations to 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 are included with the service and allow salespeople to offload contact management and reporting tasks to a live personal assistant via phone or e-mail, so they can focus on selling.
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Landslide Technologies
Landslide Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in Sales Workstyle Management, is the first company to directly address the software, collaboration, and support needs of individual salespeople. Built for salespeople by salespeople, Landslide enables the salesperson to follow the best process for driving large complex deals through the pipeline in a consistent manner, provide access to sales tools that help engage buyers and removes data entry burden from the life of the salesperson. The Landslide product line maximizes salespeople's time, drives them to action, and delivers results. The company is privately held with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. Additional information can be found at www.landslide.com. You can also sign up for a free trial at www.mylandslide.com.