By now most of you have at least heard that Microsoft has announced a long rumored major reorganization of the company. It was announced in a company-wide email from CEO Steve Ballmer. Let me say first of all that I think Mr. Ballmer takes an inordinate amount of grief. I also think that he has […]
Integrating Sales & Marketing at Software and Hardware Companies
In some – but not all – tech companies the Sales and Marketing functions are managed separately. They are separate, but closely related functions that some people without a strong background in either function have a tendency to confuse. Normally, there is a VP or Director heading up the Marketing department, and another VP or […]