Dan McDade founded PointClear in 1997 with the mission to be the first and best company providing prospect development services to business-to-business companies with complex sales processes. He has been instrumental in developing the innovative strategies that drive revenue for PointClear clients nationwide.
Prior to starting PointClear, Dan served as president of UST, The Business Marketing Group, a high-tech B2B marketing services firm. The company grew over 500% during his tenure. Dan and his team provided consulting services to leading technology companies including Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, Oracle and SAP.
From 1989 to 1991, Dan was an independent consultant providing direct marketing, telemarketing and new business development consulting services. Clients included Sears, Exxon, Rodale Press, R.J. Reynolds, and The Ritz-Carlton. One of Dan’s early assignments was to write the business plan that helped The Ritz-Carlton win the Malcolm Baldridge Award. Dan’s background also includes 10 years of experience in the direct mail catalog business. As vice president of marketing with Jackson & Perkins in Medford, Ore., he ran what was at the time the 17th largest direct mail company in the U.S. Dan spent four years as a European history major at the University of Maryland followed by a more practical study of accounting at NC State.
Dan is chairman of the board of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Education Collaborative, an organization promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in Georgia’s middle and high schools. He is a member of TAG, and also serves on the boards of TechAmerica Southeast (formerly AEA); the Business & Technology Alliance, a TAG society; and TAG Marketing. The Sales Lead Management Association named Dan one of the 50 most influential people in sales lead management in 2009.
Dan is the author of ViewPoint | The Truth About Lead Generation, a blog exploring issues related to B2B sales, marketing and lead generation.
The Prinzo Group Announces Powerful Seminars to Help Organizations Ensure Project Success
How can an organization avert failure of an important project and propel it on the right track to success? How can a project team work together effectively to resolve issues once they’re identified?
The Prinzo Group is excited to launch two different seminars this spring to answer these questions and to provide project teams with training for a success-driven approach to implementing enterprise technology. In addition, The Prinzo Group has been selected as an ongoing training provider for The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) www.tagonline.org.
A one day workshop, “How to Assure Project Success: No Wishing Required” will be held on April 17, 2012 and a two day seminar, ”Project Assurance through Collaborative Intervention®” will be held on May 8 & 9, 2012. The two day seminar is a more in depth, hands on version of the one day seminar. Both workshops will be held in Atlanta, GA. The workshops are tailored for all project team members including: Line of Business Executives, Project Managers, Business Analysts and Technology Managers.
All attendees will leave the seminars with a strong understanding of the foundational skills required for complex enterprise technology and transformation project and a common framework for project success.
About The Prinzo Group
The Prinzo Group is an innovative knowledge firm that provides expertise for the enterprise. Research, publications, training/workshops and professional services are available to individuals and organizations involved in human resources and enterprise technology initiatives.
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Rita Izaguirre to Deliver Keynote Address At 2012 TAG Diversity Leadership Awards
2nd Annual Awards to be held April 19 at Villa Christina, Atlanta, GA
ATLANTA (March, 2012) – The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced that Rita Izaguirre, Senior Vice President of HR Compliance & Diversity for SunTrust Banks, Inc, will be the 2012 keynote speaker at their2nd annual TAG Diversity Leadership Awards to be held April 19th at Villa Christina in Atlanta, GA.
“Rita is an innovative thinker and leader in diversity and inclusion programs that are proven drivers of corporate profits, efficiency, and employee morale” stated Rebecca Hoke, Chair of TAG Diversity Society. “Her track record developing, implementing and measuring the impact of diversity at SunTrust and GE Healthcare provides interesting how-to experiences attendees can apply in their companies ” continued Ms. Hoke.
About the TAG Diversity Leadership Awards
Thursday, April 19th will mark the awarding of the second annual TAG Diversity Leadership Award. The award will be presented to a person who has demonstrated exceptional efforts to leverage diversity within their organization to drive growth, productivity, creativity, and morale. The focus is on leveraging creative, intellectual, cultural, ethnic, generational, gender & lifestyle diversity to achieve positive outcomes in businesses and the community.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 15,000 members and hosting over 200 events each year. The TAG Diversity Society is one of TAG’s 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit www.tagedonline.org/.
