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The American Association of Inside Sales Professionals announced their annual 2010 awards, including the Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals at its leadership Summit '10 on Wednesday, May 12th in Minneapolis, MN.

Listed below is a summary of the awards. Please stop back for a detailed re-cap of the awards and the entire Leadership Summit event!

The American Association of Inside Sales Professionals has establishing the AA-ISP Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals to recognize individuals who have been instrumental in leading our profession.

The sales world is changing and Inside Sales is taking on an ever increasing role in the success of organizations. Today's Inside Sales Professionals are top notch individuals proficient in a wide variety of skills that were never part of this role a few short years ago. The face of sales is changing... and it's Inside Sales Professionals leading the way!

With that we are proud to recognize, in alphabetical order, the first annual AA-ISP Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals list:

Eligible nominees include sales leaders and individuals, technology leaders, and the supporting cast of consultants, trainers, authors and anyone that contributed to the advancement of Inside Sales.

The AA-ISP is pleased to provide several membership offerings to better serve the needs of the inside sales community including sales representatives, leaders and organizations. This includes the newly introduced Associate Membership, The Professional, which is the former “standard” membership, and the Corporate Team Plan. View membership benefits comparison

• The Associate:
  Designed for individuals who want to be part of an ever growing , member community but may only want to take advantage of limited member service offerings. Associate members have access to the AA-ISP Job Board, receive all AA-ISP communications, and can participate in exclusive AA-ISP events and activities. Annual Membership - $25.00

• The Professional:
  Designed for the individual or leader committed to the profession and dedicated to advancing their career. Professional members receive full membership privileges. Annual Membership - $145.00* (*Available with 3 payment option)

• The Corporate Team Plan:
  Memberships are available for groups of 5 or more and include full membership privileges for all team members. View Corporate Team Membership rates.

Join the AA-ISP today, the single, most comprehensive resource available for the Inside Sales Professional.

The AA-ISP Leadership Summit 2010, the only conference dedicated exclusively to Inside Sales Leadership, was held on May 11th and 12th in Minneapolis, MN. The Summit brought together hundreds of thought leaders, innovators, and sales professionals from across the nation for two days to learn, share, and network.

The Summit also featured the AA-ISP Annual Awards Presentations which included the addition of the Service Provider Directory ("SPD") Awards and one special individual was recognized for life long contributions. In addition, Olympic Gold Medalist, Jeff Blatnick provided an uplifting message with his inspiration and wit.

The Summit Networking Reception provided attendees with a variety of entertainment options including a the Vendor Technology Exhibit, which included over 20 leading product and service providers, the "Meet the Authors" book fair which included seven of today's leading writers, and a opportunity to meet and get a photo with Jeff.

The feedback has been outstanding, presenters delivered informative, thought-provoking presentations, attendees participated in highly interactive panel discussions, and break-out sessions and Birds-of-a-Feather roundtables allowed everyone to connect on issues specific to their business needs.

Attendees had high praise as comments included:

"I learned more over the 2 days than I had in 5 years worth of conferences..."

"...I've been fortunate to have experienced several special moments...I feel the Summit was one of them..."

"...I was so pleased with the Summit that I sent a message back to the office and they all fell off their chairs because I never feel these are valuable ...thank you to the AA-ISP..."

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View the full recap and download the presentations at www.aa-isp.org/eventls10.php