July 29, 2008 – The Bradley Wiltjer Marketing Group (BWMG), a B2B marketing, lead generation and PR firm, today announced that Brian Marshall has joined the firm’s Sales Leadership Advisory Board.

Marshall is a managing partner at The Alliance for Strategic Advantage. He has more than 25 years of experience in producing dramatic business results, within start-ups, and small to medium sized companies, across manufacturing, distribution, service, and high technology markets. Throughout his career, Marshall has held line positions ranging from small business owner to Fortune 1000 executive. His executive responsibilities spanned the disciplines of sales and sales management, operations, information technology, technical consulting, and training.

In this advisory role, Marshall will join a community of experts that advise BWMG’s customers on sales and marketing performance. “In B2B, it is impossible to separate sales and marketing. We are honored to help BWMG customers understand both the best and worst practices for bridging the gap between marketing and sales,” said Marshall.

Most recently, Marshall was awarded the Sandler "Heavy Hitter" award and won multiple Sandler Sales Institute GOLD awards in 2007 and 2008 for his work in the field of client development/sales training and strategic coaching. In 2000, Marshall received a “CIO of the Year” award from the Association of Information Technology Professionals, (AITP) for his work at Westell Technologies, Inc.

Marshall is an accomplished professional speaker, having been asked to speak at numerous national and international conferences, by organizations such as APICS, NAIFA, AGILE Users Group, SAP America, SAPPHIRE, Andersen Consulting, LANSA, IBM, SSA, NAIFA, BNI, NIHBA, and a host of local chambers of commerce and trade associations.

“Brian’s incredible ability to align sales and marketing strategies will be a true asset for our customers,” said Ben Bradley, managing partner at BWMG. “Our Sales Leadership Advisory Board gives our clients an excellent resource for improving sales and marketing performance.”

BWMG clients with an interest in the Sales Leadership Advisory Board should contact Ben Bradley at 630-221-9844 for more information.