The Top 10 were ranked as follows:
- Laura McGuire – Saligent
- Jeff Pedowitz – The Pedowitz Group
- Steve Woods – Eloqua
- Jill Konrath – Jill Konrath
- Joe Payne – Eloqua
- Alex Shootman – Eloqua
- Maria Pergolino – Marketo
- Jeanne Hopkins – HubSpot
- Mac McIntosh – Mac McIntosh Inc.
- Debbie Qaqish – The Pedowitz Group
Other thought leaders named to the list include: Carlos Hidalgo of The Annuitas Group; Ardath Albee of Marketing Interactions; Bill Nussey of Silverpop; Henry Bruce of The Rock Annand Group; Shawn Naggiar of Act-On Software; and Rob Solomon of Bulldog Solutions.
“People who win are recognized by their peers as multi-dimensional sales and marketing experts,” said James W. Obermayer, Executive Director of the Sales Lead Management Association. “They have given unselfishly of their time as speakers, teachers and writers on the deep multi-dimensional topic of sales lead management.”
In an effort to provide the BtoB community with sales & marketing related insight, DemandGen Report published a series of guides and research in 2011, including The Guide To Marketing Automation Solutions, The Guide To Demand Generation Consultants and the 2011 Inside The Mind Of The BtoB Buyer Study. Additionally, DGR will soon release The State Of Demand Generation Report 2012.