Nov 28 2010
2010 Top Sales Awards – Time For An Update?
Well, I can tell you that the competition is warming up nicely – despite the extended Thanksgiving holidays in the USA.
The public polls opened last Wednesday, and voting has been very strong in most categories already:
Top Sales Personality: Jeffrey G surged out of the blocks and already has a commanding lead, but with polls open until December 13th, this is a marathon and definitely not a sprint. Expect a reaction from Mrs Konrath, who also has a huge following, and don’t discount Gerhard, he may well force it into extra time and win it in a penalty shoot-out – it’s what the Germans do every time, so why not the Austrians!
Top Sales Book: Similiarly, that really nice guy whose name I always struggle to pronounce – Art Sobczak – has taken a flier, closely followed by Mrs Konrath, and they are being chased by that deadly duo, Elias and Shanto, or is it Shanto and Elias? Still a lot more business to be done in that category, for certain.
Top Sales Article: Feels kind of strange not to see this final over at Top 10 Sales Articles any more. This will of course be the fourth year that we have held this particular competition, and every year Salesopedia have provided the winner, but I think this is year is much more open. There are so many really good finalists that it is going to be impossible to predict. See for yourselves
Top Sales Star: Nobody was surprised that the irrepressible young Moyes has surged into the public poll lead – anyone with 7 million recommendations on LinkedIn clearly has a very big fan base. But as Ian knows only too well, the expert judges are contributing 50% of the overall marks, and there are some immensely talented contenders in that group. (I was kidding about the 7 million recommendations – I think he only has 6.9 million!)
Top Sales Blog: I hear there was an audible sigh of relief which could be picked up on both sides of the “Pond” when I announced my ineligibility – now I really am kidding! On metrics alone, Brian Carroll would win this, and deservedly so, but that is not all this contest is about. There are some really “big hitters” in this, and provided that none of them are too proud to canvass support, it should be a real ding-dong of a battle. Latest poll results here
Top Sales Resource Site: CanDoGo have managed to get the voters out early, tearing them away from the last turkey remnants, closely followed by Changing Minds. But again, this is going to be such a tight finish (JF prediction – but what do I know?) Look out for a “Monster” finish from SalesHQ – and never discount the “Power”
Top Sales 2.0 Solution: iSell and xobni are neck and neck right now, but I am not sure if it will stay that way – so much quality in this category, that’s for sure.
Top Sales Tool: And in fact, we have a very similiar position in this category, where GoldMail and Echosign are building up a big lead over the others. But I have spotted a number of challengers who though currently languishing down the table, will inevitably make very strong challenges later.
Top Social Media Site: All a bit quiet over there at the moment. LinkedIn making the early pace, but the Customer Collective is hot on their heels. Will some of the other big boys awake from their slumbers? Time will tell.
Top CRM Solution: You know, I really do think that we got the nominees right in most of the categories – you will never please all the people all of the time. Ever met a mum who did not think her baby was the most beautiful in the world? But in this category in particular, I really do think this ten are the best, and I am going to be most interested to see who finally triumphs. Latest positions
Right, I’ll endevour to provide you with regular updates, but you can vote for your favourites every day – HERE
This Week: Look out for a post on the failing marriage between sales and marketing, and what I think needs to be done to resolve their differences.
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