This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] Re: Avid Sales Restructure

Monday, July 1, 2013

[Avid-L2] Re: Avid Sales Restructure

"...as the tech knowledge base of new users is pretty low."

I think you are being far to kind here. ;-(
It's hard to find a newbie who doesn't think an XLR is a spread sheet. ;-)

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Mikeparsons.tv" <mikeparsons.tv@...> wrote:
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> The problem with being a sales guy for any product these days is that you do all the leg work then people buy it direct on the website. For less.
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> It's a problem every industry is facing not just avid. I mean at this point is there anyone doesn't know avid exists? Would anyone considering an edit system not look at the latest avid and evaluate it?
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> 90% of questions can be answered alone these days by downloading an evaluation copy which leaves only a few opportunities to the sales guys that remain.
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> Moving forward what's needed is more pipeline consultants and what used to be called systems integrators as the tech knowledge base of new users is pretty low.
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> Mike
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> On 1 Jul, 2013, at 11:14 PM, "Dave Spraker" <avid@...> wrote:
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> > There is a pendulum that swings back and forth at Avid since the beginning
> > of time - whether to handle Broadcast separately or not.
> >
> > That being said, it's gotta be tough out there for an Avid pimp.
> >
> > Dave Spraker
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> >
> > Western Rep | EditShare | Consulting | Sports Audio
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> > dave@... <mailto:dave@...>
> > (503) 897-0250
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> > www.westernrep.com
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> > www.editshare.com <http://www.editshare.com/>
> >
> > www.spraker.tv <http://www.spraker.tv/>
> >
> > <https://www.vizify.com/es/50a32f618e76660002000521> See my vizify bio!
> >
> > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> > timmangini
> > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 7:24 AM
> > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Avid Sales Restructure
> >
> > Hmmmm. Wonder what this means. From our sales rep this morning:
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> > "Wanted to inform you that I am no longer with Avid as the Broadcast Account
> > Manager positions in the Pro Video group were eliminated last week."
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