The results are in for the Alexander Group’s 2012 Sales Pulse Survey. We asked over 100 sales leaders across a number of industries about their outlook for the coming year.
High growth companies are investing more in sales and focusing on customer relationships as a key driver of growth in 2012. Neil Isford, VP Business Analytics & Optimization at IBM, joined me on Monday for a discussion of the New Rules governing sales for 2012. You can listen to our discussion here.
About the Author
Gary Tubridy is a senior vice president of the Alexander Group and the general manager in charge of the firm’s management consulting business. Gary’s consulting work is focused on increasing marketing and sales effectiveness with particular emphasis in technology and medical products industries. Gary has deep expertise in diagnosing sales management issues and helping clients execute action plans to improve results. His research is focused on best practices of leading sales organizations in North America with particular emphasis on sales force transformation and the role of sales leadership. He leads the Alexander Group executive events series and hosts the Operations and Executive Forums. He is one of three founding stockholders of the Alexander Group.
Gary has been with the Alexander Group for over 35 years. Prior to that, Gary was in sales with the IBM Corporation. Gary holds a B.A. from Brown University and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.