AG Salesworks Closes 2011 By Solidifying Leadership Position in Outsourced Sales and Marketing Industry

NORWOOD, Mass., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AG Salesworks, a leading provider of outsourced sales and marketing solutions, announced today a series of 2011 highlight achievements that solidify the company's leadership position in the outsourced sales and marketing industry.

AG Salesworks' most notable 2011 achievements include:

• Client growth:  Increasing its client roster by more than 30 percent, and continuing to provide sales and marketing support services to a wide range of SMB and enterprise level customers that span the BtoB landscape, including such household names as Motorola and BMC Software.
• Staff growth and retention: Adding to its team of marketing and sales industry leaders and experts by growing its staff by 50 percent year-over-year.  In an industry known for its high turnover rates, nearly 25 percent of the current AG Salesworks team have been with the company for more than five years, and nearly a third have been with the company for more than three years.
• Strategic partnerships:  Reaching agreements with strategic business partners NetProspex and Act-On Software enhanced AG Salesworks' commitment to quality and portfolio of service offerings.
• Industry awards: President, co-Founder and COO Peter Gracey was named one of the "50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management" by the Sales Lead Management Association (SLMA) for the second consecutive year.

"We challenged our team to take their performance to the next level in 2011 with aggressive goals and targets, and they responded in winning fashion by driving 32 percent revenue growth, and improved customer satisfaction ratings year-over-year," said Paul Alves, co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AG Salesworks. "After ten years, our reputation for identifying and delivering high value sales opportunities to our customers is stronger than ever.  This is a result of our commitment to a best practice approach to new business development, and to delivering a superior customer experience. We're confident companies seeking a competitive edge will continue to choose AG Salesworks to drive revenue and reduce risk especially given this challenging economy."

"With an aggressive staffing plan in 2011, we assembled a dedicated team of results-driven professionals who come to work every day willing to go the extra mile for every client," said Peter Gracey, co-Founder, President and Chief Operations Officer of AG Salesworks. "We're proud of our employee retention rate and the average tenure of our colleagues – both of which dramatically exceed industry standards. Our teams work extremely hard, and thrive in the competitive and fun workplace we've created."

ABOUT AG SALESWORKS:

AG Salesworks is a B2B teleprospecting and marketing services firm that helps technology, media, financial services, and communications companies significantly increase their sales pipeline. AG Salesworks services empower its clients to focus on their core business and provide them the qualified opportunities they need to meet their sales objectives. The company has perfected a process that uses the best combination of people, methodology, and execution to ensure industry leading results. AG Salesworks provides sales opportunity development, database development, event optimization, channel development and support, and marketing intelligence acquisition that helps clients drive growth.  By taking a "quality over quantity" approach to teleprospecting and delivering fully qualified sales leads, the company is committed to its role as the middle of the funnel between sales and marketing. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts and is privately held. For more information, visit www.agsalesworks.com.

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