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Intune Business Solutions

Principal/Owner: Richard Ferguson

 

 

contact details:
  Intune Business Solutions
20 Barnsbury Road
Balwyn
VIC    3103
Australia
tel: 61 3 9816 9642
fax: 61 3 9817 7972
mobile: 61 (0)431 732 112
email: rferguson@intunebs.com.au

 

Key Services Offered:
Sales, Marketing and Business Development strategies & solutions including channel establishment and evaluation, technology life cycle adoption, sales processes, partner strategies and programs.

Core Experience of Principals:
To Market Strategies - technology life cycle adoption methodologies, market mapping, whole product reviews, revenue readiness programs and company alignment. · Sales - communication, strategies, relationship building, processes and operations. · Business Development/Management ­ business plans and/or information memorandums · Channel Evaluation & Establishment ­ ChannelPro methodology · Partner strategies, partner selection, partner programs and processes

Passionate about the role sustaining and disruptive innovative solutions play in the market life cycle and working with businesses to plan and implement the right strategies for successful and continued growth. · Providing to market strategies and advice including business plans to Smartbuild (www.smartbuild.com.au) the first true e-marketplace for the domestic building industry. · Successfully evaluated and established the channel structure as well as conducting scenario planning for TestGrid (www.testgrid.com.au) an online psychometric assessment business. · Creating a business plan and an information memorandum to help secure funds and ensure continuous growth for 2 clients - one in the building and the other the cosmetic industry. · Championed the market mapping, whole product and revenue readiness review for Pacific Internet (2005) utilising the ChannelPro methodology. · Established the channel structure, created 10 partnerships, restructured the existing sales territories and achieved $3.9M in recurring new business revenue within 9 months as the Sales Director for OzEmail Internet (2000-2004). Subsequent years returned over $10M in recurring new business revenue. · Business Development Manger for Link Telecommunication (Call Centre Solutions) and Vantage Systems (Audio, Video and Web-based conferencing solutions) from 1997-2000. · Involved in an earlier attempt (1997) at Web TV/data casting services. · Pioneered a world first in Banking (1994-1997) as the Business Manager ­ Video Banking Unit with Citibank Australia. Working from concept to project to production. · Held various sales and marketing positions with PMP(Direct Mkt), Brambles (Shipping), Dunlop Olympic(Automotive) and Softwood Holdings (Timber) from 1978 to 1994.

 

Qualifications:
Direct Marketing Certificate · Marketing Diploma · Various & Numerous Sales, Management & Leadership Courses throughout career

Industry Sectors worked in:
Internet, Online Solutions and e-Marketplaces ­ ISP, building, cosmetic and recruitment. · Information & Communication Technology (ICT) ­ telecommunication, call centre solutions, video and audio conferencing, video banking and datacasting/webTV. · Retail & Consumer markets : Harvey Norman, Domayne, DSE, Officeworks etc · OEM Technology markets : Dell, HP, Acer, Optima, Packard Bell, Linksys, Dlink. · Banking, Direct Marketing, Shipping/Logistics, Automotive and Timber.

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