The TAS Group Launches Opportunity Management And Account Management Solutions For Oracle CRM On Demand
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The TAS Group, the world leader in sales effectiveness solutions, today announced that its TAS Select Live! for Opportunity Management, and TAS Select Live! for Account Management sales effectiveness solutions have been upgraded to support Oracle® CRM On Demand. Building on The TAS Group's existing support of Oracle's Siebel CRM offering, this latest capability marks the first time that the power of the Oracle CRM Platform and The TAS Group's industry-leading sales methodology, process and technology are available in an integrated on-demand package. The TAS Group is a Certified Advantage Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork.
Joint customers can now enjoy the full benefits of The TAS Group's proven account management and opportunity management methodology, process and technology solutions, including the following:
- Increased sales effectiveness and quota achievement
- More revenue through increased deal close rates and improved account penetration
- Improved forecast accuracy
- Reinforcement of best practices through daily use of the software
- Rapid global deployment through an on-demand architecture
- Reduced training and re-training expense through online training
"TAS Select Live! was designed as an on-demand solution to allow for easy consumption and reinforcement of our powerful TAS sales methodology and process in use by more than half a million sales professionals today," said York Baur, EVP and CMO of The TAS Group. "Integration with Oracle CRM On Demand allows our mutual customers to get improved sales effectiveness and superior return on their CRM and sales training investment, with the benefits of easy deployment and management that software-as-a-service provides."
According to the TAS Index Global Sales Effectiveness Benchmark Study, companies that implement as sales methodology and sales process into their CRM system see an 89% increase in sales quota achievement, and improved CRM adoption of 42%. With over 500,000 sales professionals trained in the TAS Group methodology worldwide, this announcement paves the way for companies to jump start their use of an integrated CRM solution.
"Our comprehensive CRM On Demand solution already delivers best-of-breed, industry-specific CRM to customers, on the back of Oracle's technology," said Anthony Lye, senior vice president of CRM Products for Oracle. "The integration of The TAS Group's methodology and process augments our platform to make it a complete sales effectiveness solution."
To ensure customer success, The TAS Group also offers a complete set of consulting, integration, deployment, and training options through its worldwide sales and delivery capability. Pricing and more information is available from The TAS Group and its network of sales agents and independent consultants.
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About The TAS Group
The TAS Group provides on-demand sales effectiveness solutions to companies that want to achieve sustained, predictable and profitable revenue growth. It exists to guide and motivate global sales teams to win profitable business faster from target customers through a combination of methodology, process and technology. The TAS Group has helped over half a million sales professionals succeed and has global presence serving organizations in all major global economies with native language speaking, culturally attuned sales effectiveness experts. The TAS Group solutions are available in up to 14 languages. The TAS Group integrates proven sales methodology and process with Dealmaker – the most advanced technology platform for lasting sales effectiveness, and reinforced by the TAS:Pedia (www.taspedia.com) learning community – to constantly refresh sales learning and best practice behavior. The TAS Group hosts and moderates the Sales 2.0 Network (S20N, www.sales20network.com), a global, virtual thought leadership forum to discuss issues relevant to sales professionals in a Web 2.0 world. The only sales effectiveness organization with continuous multi-million dollar investment in its own methodology and technology R&D center, The TAS Group is headquartered in Seattle, with international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and Bracknell, England.
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