PITTSBURGH, PA, Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Equity Media Holdings Corporation Selects Matrix Solutions to
Provide Sales Strategy Tool for Enhanced Media Sales
For Immediate Release
Matrix Solutions to Empower Equity Media Holdings Corporation
Sellers with CRM and Sales Operations Solution for a Unified Methodology
for Sales Strategy Management
Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA—Matrix Solutions,
a leading provider of sales strategy management software solutions
for the media sales industry, today announced that Equity Media
Holdings Corporation has chosen Matrix Solutions’ MatrixPlus™
to equip their local broadcast media sales teams with a suite of
sales strategy, sales customer relationship management (CRM) and
sales operations tools. Equity Media, which operates 118 stations
with multiple affiliations including Univision, Telefutura, My Network
TV and FOX, has signed twenty television stations in ten markets
with MatrixPlus. “We needed a centralized management tool
as the foundation of our sales growth – and we found that
solution in Matrix Solutions’ MatrixPlus software”,
commented Greg Fess, chief operating officer and senior vice-president
of Equity Media.
Equity Media, recognized the need to create consistency throughout
the organization and provide each individual station with a powerful
tool to manage its business locally.
The adoption of MatrixPlus provides Equity Media with the following:
- Easy access to advertiser information to make better decisions.
- A tool to strategically measure against its goals.
- A tool to utilize customer data to make better decisions, generate
value and increase revenue to be part of a solid foundation for
a growing company.
MatrixPlus is a specialized suite of sales strategy,
sales CRM and sales operations tools that allow media salespeople
and their managers to store account performance and customer information
in a way that allows the media seller to prioritize and put sales
plans into action to maximize account potential. MatrixPlus
will enable Equity Media’s sellers to gather and house customer
information, organize details of customers advertising strategies
and maintain a library of documents used in customer sales activities
in one common repository.
“We are very pleased to add Equity Media to our list of over
50 media companies that we call Partners,” commented D. J.
Cavanaugh, president of Matrix Solutions, “Equity Media has
a top-notch management team that is committed to providing its sales
organization with the necessary tools needed to succeed in the competitive
world of advertising sales and we are proud that they have chosen
Matrix Solutions to be a part of this strategy.”
About Equity Media Holdings Corporation
Equity Media Holdings Corporation (EMHC) is a growing broadcasMHC)
is a growing broadcaster that has acquired one of the largest portfolios
of both television stations and digital spectrum in the United States.
Through the use and application of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) historic television licensing process and its industry alliances,
EMHC has been able to develop its FCC asset portfolio to a total
of 118 television stations, including 26 full power stations
About Matrix Solutions and MatrixPlus
Matrix Solutions offers MatrixPlus, the leading Sales Strategy
and sales CRM and sales operations tool suite for the media industry.
MatrixPlus is the only solution tailored to the unique needs of
media selling for television, cable, print, on-line, outdoor and
radio businesses, integrating the tools necessary to take the sales
process from strategy to execution. MatrixPlus anticipates a media
seller’s need to proactively, efficiently and strategically
manage and communicate with customer accounts and gives sales and
operations management special views. From historical and future
revenue streams to convergent selling initiatives, salespeople and
sales managers gain greater insight, gauge trends, investigate hot
button report items as they appear. The power of MatrixPlus along
with Matrix Solutions’ commitment to a gold standard of customer
service and support has resulted in 700+ customer sites throughout
North America. MatrixSolutions was introduced to the broadcast industry
in 1992 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information
or a demonstration of MatrixPlus software visit www.matrixplus.com
or call toll-free (877) 687-9066.
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