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First Name

Mary

Last Name

Donato

City

Sarasota, Florida Area

State

Florida

Zip/Postal Code

34228

Country

US

Quick Bio

Mary writes a monthly column on the topics of sales and marketing management and offers tips for success.

Interests

Contributing author to several publications including,

My Website

http://www.MaryPDonato.com

Twitter username

http://www.twitter.com/mpdonato

Facebook username

http://www.facebook.com/Mary Payne Donato

Groups & Charities

Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM), Sales & Marketing Management Magazine Contributor and Advisory Board, Outsourcing Institute

Work & Education

Areas of Specialization

Management Consulting

Primary Current Position

Featured Columnist

Role

Individual contributor

Company Name

Sales & Marketing Management Magazine

Time Start

2005

Time Complete

Present

Description of responsibilities

Mary writes a monthly column on the topics of sales and marketing management and offers tips for success.

Other Position

President

Role

executive management

Company Name

Applied Principles LLC

Time Start

2004

Time Complete

Present

Description of responsibilities

Applied Principles is a sales and marketing professional services firm that helps Fortune 1000 companies achieve sales and marketing excellence. Clients include companies seeking innovative customer coverage solutions that will deliver profitable revenue growth, an improved ROI and reduce the cost of sales.

Other Position

Associate Director

Company Name

Institute for the Study of Business Markets

Time Start

2004

Description of responsibilities

Provide services and consulting support to ISBM membership. ISBM is the largest non-profit B2B marketing and sales research institute located at Smeal College, Penn State University.

Other Position

Interim Vice President Global Inside Sales

Company Name

Sun Microsystems

Time Start

2009

Time Complete

2009

Description of responsibilities

-Provided consulting services to Sun’s regarding strategy and implementation of Inside Sales globally-Implemented a combined insourcing and outsourcing model to leverage both costs and speed of deployment-Served in role of

Learning Institution

Covey Principle-Centered Leadership

Year completed

1998

Learning Institution

Ohio State University

Degree/Diploma received

B.A. – Psychology

Year completed

1980

Learning Institution

Northeastern High School

Year completed

1976

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  • Mary wrote a new blog post: Sales Coverage as your Strategic Advantage   2 years, 1 month ago

    Understanding Your Customers’ Buying Preferences
    Successful companies today find that staying ahead of the competition requires more than what it did 3-4 years ago.  If your business has reached parity on features, production costs and other areas of cost efficiencies, then you may be having a hard time differentiating yourselves.  What is often overlooked as a [...]

  • Mary wrote a new blog post: Tips for Managing Transitions   2 years, 2 months ago

    Every day, more corporate mergers, restructuring, and downsizings are occurring.  I remember when executives used to strive for stability, but that doesn’t often work now. The phrase “change is constant” has taken on a whole new meaning in today’s world.  Most managers, as well as employees, aren’t fully equipped to deal with the emotional impact [...]

  • Mary and Eric are now friends   2 years, 2 months ago

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  • Mary wrote a new blog post: The Inside Approach to Sales Productivity   2 years, 2 months ago

    In light of our unrelenting economic turmoil, companies are under enormous pressure to lower their cost of sales. Those with a direct face-to-face sales force are reducing sales positions, marketing staff, and support functions. These actions, in turn, are reducing customer relationships and market reach. So how do you address the critical issue [...]

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