Andy Zimmerman Brings SaaS Sales and Business Development Experience to Leading On-Demand Business Communications Provider
WALTHAM, Mass.--Brainshark, Inc., the leader in on-demand business communications solutions, today announced the addition of SaaS veteran Andy Zimmerman to lead its channel initiatives. In his role as Vice President of Business Development, Zimmerman is responsible for developing and managing strategic partnerships and driving channel sales for Brainshark as well as managing sales of Brainshark’s marketing services offerings and developing new markets for Brainshark solutions.
“Companies are recognizing the importance of having an on-demand communication strategy as a necessity to reach their audience,” said Joe Gustafson, CEO of Brainshark. “Brainshark offers proven technologies and services that are delivering tremendous value for more than 500 companies and a third of the Fortune 100. We’re excited to leverage Andy’s experience to further extend Brainshark’s value proposition to new markets and partners.”
Prior to joining Brainshark, Zimmerman was senior vice president of sales and marketing at Theikos, a leading CRM consulting and software-as-a-service solution provider, where he was instrumental in driving the company’s rapid growth, building its Salesforce.com services business, and launching its AppFactor On-Demand Solutions division.
During his career, Zimmerman also served as director of sales operations at Virtusa Corp., an application development outsourcing firm, and as director of business development at edocs, the leading self-service and e-billing software company acquired by Siebel Systems in 2004. He also managed strategic alliances at telco billing software provider Kenan Systems prior to its $1.5 billion acquisition by Lucent in 1999, and was a certified IT management consultant with IBM Global Services. Zimmerman earned his BA from Brown University and MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
“Brainshark is easy to use for any businessperson and easy to integrate into existing applications, which makes it very attractive for channel partners,” said Andy Zimmerman, vice president of business development, Brainshark, Inc. “The possibilities for rich-media enabling applications and web sites, and creating new revenue streams is enormous. I’m excited to work alongside Brainshark’s experienced team to uncover these opportunities.”
About Brainshark, Inc.
Brainshark is the leader in on-demand business communication solutions. Our patented software empowers any business person to easily create, deliver and track high-impact voice-enriched presentations – available on demand. More than 500 companies – including a third of the Fortune 100 – rely on Brainshark software and services to accelerate training, increase marketing response rates, shorten the sales cycle, or enhance corporate communication. Provided on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis, Brainshark solutions can be ramped up quickly for rapid return on investment.
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