| ValueSelling Associates Applauds Client Winners at 2011 Stevies |
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Media Contact Lorin Yeater, Creative Director 1-720-379-7550 RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2011) -- Kraton Polymers’ Gayle Tomkinson and Rosetta Stone’s Pete Rumpel were among the big winners at the 5th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in Miami Beach, Fla. The competition is organized by U.S. and international business associations. Tomkinson was named Sales Education Leader of the Year and Rumpel’s division received top honors as Global Sales Team of the Year. Both also were finalists in two other categories: Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year (Kraton) and Worldwide VP of Sales of the Year (Rumpel).
The two business leaders and their companies were recognized for their achievements in sales after implementing the ValueSelling Framework at their organizations. Playing no small role in the two company’s sales achievements were ValueSelling Associate Doug von Koenig at Kraton and Julie Thomas at Rosetta Stone. Additionally, Les Trachtman, the COO of Force 3, received the first ValueSelling Associates Award for Transformational Leadership at the banquet that publicly recognizes accomplishments in sales and customers services. Les Trachtman is a "serial entrepreneur" who has led numerous companies to high profitability, twice by implementing the ValueSelling Framework. He also mentors Harvard Business School students, whom he believes benefit significantly from having sales training -- no matter what path they travel in their careers. For more on the Steve Awards: http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/default.cfm For more on ValueSelling Associates: http://www.valueselling.com. VIDEO: Watch Gayle Tomkinson of Kraton Polymers Wins a 2011 Stevie VIDEO: Watch Rosetta Stone Wins a 2011 Stevie VIDEO: Watch Les Trachtman of Force3 Wins a 2011 Stevie Award
About ValueSelling Associates ValueSelling Associates, based in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., is the creator of the ValueSelling Framework®, the sales methodology preferred by sales executives around the globe. Since 1991, ValueSelling Associates has helped FORTUNE 1000 business-to-business sales organizations compete and win in markets crowded with seemingly similar products and services. ValueSelling Associates has maintained its position as a leader in the industry by continually evolving to meet the new challenges sales forces face. Clients turn to the experts at ValueSelling Associates for classroom training, online training and consulting services that yield immediate impact, repeatable strategies and sustainable results. For more information, visit www.valueselling.com. |
“Both Kraton Polymers and Rosetta Stone have shown extraordinary achievement in the past year, particularly when you consider the challenging economy and increased global competition,” said Julie Thomas, CEO of ValueSelling Associates. “We’re proud to see both Gayle and Pete carry home statues from one of the industry’s most coveted awards programs. And we were delighted to see Les Trachtman receive kudos for his commitment to excellence in sales.”