Beverly Farms, MA - August 6, 2009. STM360 announced today that its sales industry discussion forum, Linking Sales Leaders, has reached a key milestone of 2,500 members. The group, which was launched in April of this year, is hosted on the world's largest professional social networking site, Linkedin®.
The discussion forum, which was created for sales leaders looking for a place to connect and share ideas with other professionals, focuses on promoting high-value dialogue and debate for its members. Group participant represent senior level sales executives from some of the world's most respected sales organizations, spanning six different continents and dozens of industries.
"We're very pleased, not only with how quickly the group has grown, but also with the caliber of the group's membership and their eagerness to participate in important discussion and debate surrounding their industry", said Mike Stankus, Founder of Linking Sales Leaders and CEO of STM360.
Members of the group discuss issues ranging from; current challenges faced by sales leaders; to hiring and on-boarding top performers. Other topics such as selling in difficult times, influences of social media, and lead generation are also very popular and typically attract large numbers of contributors.
Those familiar with the group say Linking Sales Leaders is quickly becoming one of the most active sales-focused groups on Linkedin®. Editors of the group credit their success to three factors: 1) the quality of their membership, 2) the highly engaged discussion threads and 3) the constant enforcement of a strict set of rules and regulations designed to foster and maintain the highest levels of editorial content.
Interested members of the LinkedIn community can follow the link below to learn more about the group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1830832&goback=.gdr_1239370047570_1
AboutSTM360
STM360 is a Beverly, MA, based marketing and sales consulting company focused on helping companies proactively manage the talent in their sales organization. They provide solutions for hiring, on-boarding, developing, and retaining, sales reps, sales managers, and sales executives.