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

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

[Avid-L2] Re: Avid Sales Restructure

getting rid of dongles, getting rid of human sales reps...sounds like the Avid App Store is in our future! ;-)

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "johnrobmoore" <bigfish@...> wrote:
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> "...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:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On 1 Jul, 2013, at 11:14 PM, "Dave Spraker" <avid@> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > > Western Rep | EditShare | Consulting | Sports Audio
> > >
> > > dave@ <mailto:dave@>
> > > (503) 897-0250
> > >
> > > www.westernrep.com
> > >
> > > 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:
> > >
> > > "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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