Mark Blair

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Retired Coach, Mentor, and incredibly successful sales manager at Retired

Tampa, Florida, United States

Overview

Mark Blair is a highly accomplished sales leader with over 35 years of experience managing enterprise SaaS sales teams at technology giants like Adobe, Oracle, and SAP. He is recognized for his organized sales processes and ability to foster winning cultures, holding a BA from the University of Arizona. People who have worked for him describe his approach as strategic and customer-oriented.

Now retired for three years and living in the Tucson area, Mark remains deeply passionate about sales execution and leadership. He actively channels his expertise into mentoring and coaching, sharing valuable lessons on topics like effective forecasting with his network. His current focus is on developing resources to help elevate the next generation of sales managers.

He is currently creating a comprehensive "blueprint" for first-line sales managers to codify and share the keys to his career success.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Imaginative

Relationship Oriented

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Sales Leadership
After 35 years leading successful sales organizations, he is now focused on creating a blueprint to mentor and develop first-line sales managers.
Effective Forecasting
He recently shared a specific and structured methodology for sales forecasting, emphasizing its importance for all sales leaders and their teams.
Mentoring Sales Talent
A core part of his identity, he is passionate about mentoring, coaching, and helping his former team members become successful leaders in the industry.

Media Appearances

Mark has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2023
Retired Coach, Mentor, and incredibly successful sales manager at Retired
6-2021
Regional Vice President of Sales at DocuSign
9-2020 - 6-2021
Regional Vice President of Sales - Eastern Region at Clarabridge at Clarabridge
4-2015 - 3-2020
Area Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Region at Adobe
4-2010 - 5-2013
Director, Federal Sales at Serena Software

Education

1981 - 1985
BA from University of Arizona

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Exp : 32 Location : Tampa, Florida, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Retired Coach, Mentor, and incredibly successful sales manager at Retired
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Insights For Selling To Mark

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mark is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mark

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mark move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Mark take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Mark

Personality Compatibility


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