Avnet Applied Computing Solutions Selects StreetSmarts to Enhance Sales Productivity.PHOENIX -- StreetSmarts Provides Immediate Access to Critical Sales Knowledge Information and Resources Involve Technology(TM) Inc., the market makers in Sales Knowledge Automation technology, today announced that Avnet Applied Computing Solutions, a division of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), has chosen StreetSmarts(TM) to enhance its sales teams' ability to share knowledge and experiences, and identify subject matter experts within the division. Avnet Applied Computing Solutions is using StreetSmarts as a central resource to enable the sharing of sales insights and best practices among its team. StreetSmarts complements Avnet Applied Computing Solutions' existing CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and intranet solutions to provide insight on the "hows" of selling. Avnet Applied Computing Solutions' implementation of StreetSmarts includes answers and information on product details, services programs, competitive insights, sales processes and tactics, and responses to everyday sales questions. "Avnet Applied Computing Solutions selected StreetSmarts because of its ease of use, the minimal amount of time required to manage the system and the simplicity of loading relevant content. With StreetSmarts, we are providing a great tool for our sales team to help them share best practices through a Web-based interface or e-mail program Software in the user's computer that can access the mail servers in a local or remote network. Also known as an "e-mail client," "mail client," "mail program," and "mail reader," it provides the ability to send and receive e-mail messages and file attachments. , and we were able to roll out the solution within 30 days," said Charlie Babb Charles David Babb (born February 4, 1950 in Sikeston, Missouri) was a safety for the Miami Dolphins (1972-79). , vice president, Avnet Applied Computing Solutions. "This tool is also beneficial to our sales support team, who now only have to answer questions once, and sales reps will have access to these responses at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ." "StreetSmarts expands upon current CRM and Sales Force Automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. systems by providing access to the 'how' of selling. Organizations use StreetSmarts to give their sales teams a way to share their knowledge and experiences, and draw from company experts immediately, anytime from anywhere," said Lisa Cramer, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Involve Technology. "StreetSmarts allows Avnet Applied Computing Solutions' sales organization to get the answers they need quickly, and marketing and management teams are able to support sales in real-time without answering the same questions repeatedly. We're really pleased to have earned the right to include Avnet Applied Computing Solutions as a StreetSmarts customer." StreetSmarts Overview StreetSmarts is a fully Web-based Sales Knowledge Automation technology that works through e-mail to capture, manage and deliver essential sales knowledge and experiences for sales reps ... anytime, anywhere. An embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. incentive system motivates sales reps and experts to use and contribute sales knowledge to improve the performance of the entire sales team. StreetSmarts is driven by a variety of configurable items and management of the system is automated and doesn't require IT resources. StreetSmarts is scalable from dozens to thousands of users and works in conjunction with a company's CRM/SFA system, e-mail system, and intranet. StreetSmarts delivers a completely different, yet complementary set of features and functions from SFA/CRM and intranets. It uniquely addresses and solves many of the problems faced by sales and marketing organizations such as: reducing the sales cycle, ramping new reps, and increasing productivity of existing reps and reducing time spent answering the same questions over again. About Avnet Applied Computing Solutions Avnet Applied Computing Solutions focuses on the unique requirements of computing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), independent software vendors, and value-added resellers looking to get embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. or wireless and data collection solutions to market quickly. By partnering with Avnet Applied Computing Solutions to provide engineering, integration, logistics and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , your company can focus on developing innovative solutions for your customers more quickly and profitably than your competition. Avnet Applied Computing Solutions leverages the supply-chain leadership and global presence of parent company Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT) to provide its customers with the world-class supply-chain management, financing and distribution capabilities that help them be "First to Market(TM)." For more information, visit http://www.acs.avnet.com or call 877-ASK-AVNET. About Involve Technology Inc. Involve Technology is the market leader in Sales Knowledge Automation solutions which enable companies to sell more effectively while reducing sales support time and costs. It does this by allowing sales teams to share their knowledge and experiences as well as draw from company experts immediately, anytime from anywhere. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. is StreetSmarts, which focuses the power of Involve Technology's thinking to help sales teams close deals more easily. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.involvetechnology.com or call 800-997-9098 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. or 602-953-7711 outside the United States. |
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