is.group Announces Acsellerate® as Approved Sales Intelligence Vendor
Industry’s most progressive buying group empowers dealers with on-demand sales intelligence solution
Industry leading buying group approves Acsellerate to help members understand their customers and increase profitability
ALEXANDRIA, May 17, 2006 – is.group, the industry’s most progressive dealer group and the leader in providing state of the art technology tools for its members, has strengthened it leadership position once more by approving Acsellerate, an on-demand sales intelligence vendor.
Is.group members will now benefit from the ability to quickly and easily understand their customers’ data, increase sales performance, identify customer penetration opportunities and implement successful retention strategies.
"Acsellerate’s innovative on-demand business model, offers our members an effective sales intelligence solution with a quick ROI,” said John Hauptstueck, Director of eBusiness for is.group. “Dealers can easily uncover the hidden treasure in their customer data and we believe that Acsellerate can help our members increase their sales and profitability."
Jen Johnson, VP and Founder of Acsellerate commented, "We believe that Acsellerate is one of the tools that will help is.group members compete against the power channel. By helping the dealers understand their existing customer base, they can more effectively acquire new customers, penetrate and retain existing customers. The value of Acsellerate is putting the right data in the hands of the employees that can make a difference – owners, sales managers and sales reps."
Acsellerate is a Web-based service, enabling is.group members to manage their business anytime, anywhere. Dashboards provide an instant snapshot of their business, dynamic Alerts quickly and easily ensure that all employees are aware of what is being measured and monitored and the ability to generate a professional Customer Business Review in 2 clicks are some of the tools designed to help is.group members compete in today’s market.
About is.group
Founded in 1977, is.group is the leading global dealer organization providing marketing, technical support and purchasing power for the independent dealer. The only dealer buying group that self-distributes through 3 Regional Distribution Centers. The organization’s 300 members are found in over 600 locations in all 50 U.S. states. For more information, please contact Cora Baker at is.group headquarters (Phone: 317-579-1111; e-mail: cora@isgroup.org) or visit the is.group web site (www.isgroup.org).
About Acsellerate Solutions, LLC
Acsellerate is the market and technology leader in on-demand vertical sales intelligence solutions. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Acsellerate helps independent office products dealers improve their sales performance by transforming their data into knowledge –- ultimately helping them to understand their customers and increase profits. For more information visit Acsellerate at the is.group 2006 Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL in Booth 1019, or contact Jen Johnson at Acsellerate’s National Sales Office (Phone: 919-960-4553; e-mail: jen@acsellerate.net)
John Hauptstueck
is.group
Phone: 317.579.1175
Fax: 317.579.0575
http://www.isgroup.org
john@isgroup.org
Jen Johnson
Acsellerate Solutions, LLC
Phone: 919.960.4553
Fax: 888.828.4172
http://www.acsellerate.net
jen@acsellerate.net
Acsellerate is a registered trademark of Acsellerate Solutions, LLC, Alexandria, Virginia. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.
