Mercato partners announces first annual sales summit
Growth capital investment firm hosts unique sales conference for high growth technology and consumer companies.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – December 2, 2009 – Mercato Partners announces its first annual Mercato Sales Summit. Mercato Partners is a growth equity firm that combines growth capital investment with genuine expertise in building successful sales and marketing cultures in technology and consumer companies. The exclusive event will be held at the beautiful Grand America hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 4-5, 2010. The event will also include an afternoon of skiing in Park City, Utah.
Top sales executives from high growth companies will come to learn and discuss creative solutions and innovative approaches to sales execution. Selected topics include lead generation, tools and technologies for sales managers, leveraging the channel, partner development and emerging trends in sales management. Attendees will get an inside look at the sales mechanics of the fastest growing technology companies and how these sales teams have achieved rapid revenue growth. The Mercato Sales Summit will bring together the brightest sales minds in the country to share sales tactics and ways to immediately impact sales growth. Featured presenters and panelists include:
Keith McFarland, Author of the Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results and Bounce: Turning Tough Times into Triumph
Donn Atkins, Senior Partner, Paramount Global Partners, former VP Worldwide Sales and Marketing IBM Software Group and General Manager Worldwide Business Partners, IBM
Michelle Gunter, Vice President & General Manager, MarketStar HP
Carine Clark, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Symantec
Rob Jeppsen, Author of Value Engineering, Senior VP Commercial Sales, Zions Bank
“Mercato wanted to host a truly unique event for the sales executives of high growth companies nationwide,” said Alan Hall, Mercato Partners founder and former CEO and Chairman of MarketStar. “We believe the conference will provide unique access to top sales minds, rich networking with the best of the best, and relevant sales strategies.”
For more information or to request an invitation to this unique and unprecedented event visit Mercato’s website at www.mercatopartners.com or email info@mercatopartners.com. Attendance at the 2010 Summit will be limited.
ABOUT MERCATO PARTNERS: Mercato Partners was founded by marketing and sales execution expert, Alan Hall and serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Greg Warnock. Mercato Partners offers the innovative fusion of growth equity investing and world-class sales and marketing execution. The fund seeks minority investments in high growth technology and consumer electronics companies nationwide. The combined competencies around venture finance and sales and marketing execution allow Mercato to provide authentic and measurable value to companies seeking growth capital.
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