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Go-to-Market Expertise for
Service Providers & Entrepreneurs
in Communications Technology
About EMBRASE
Embrase offers growth strategies and go-to-market
consulting solutions for Service Providers and
Entrepreneurs in the Communications industry.
Our services help clients make strategic decisions,
successfully enter new markets,
and accelerate revenue opportunities.
2014 marks EMBRASE’s tenth year of operation.
 
	
  
	
  Services	
  Overview:	
  Customized	
  per	
  problem-­‐to-­‐solve	
  
	
  
	
  

	
  

Research & Benchmarking

Market Strategy

New	
  Market	
  Study/Analysis	
  
Voice	
  of	
  Customer/Prospect	
  
Interviews	
  
CompeEEve	
  Analysis	
  

Strategic	
  Assessment	
  
Market	
  SegmentaEon	
  	
  
Compe::ve	
  Posi:oning	
  
Channel	
  Strategy	
  

New Product
Introduction
Offer	
  Requirements	
  
Product	
  Road	
  mapping	
  
Benchmarking	
  	
  
Offer	
  Posi:oning,	
  Pricing	
  &	
  
Packaging	
  

Denotes	
  Most	
  Popular	
  

	
  
	
  

	
  

Selling & 	
  Marketing

Advisory

Messaging	
  &	
  Sales	
  Tools	
  
Elevator	
  Pitching	
  
Sales	
  Training	
  	
  
FracEonal	
  Biz	
  Development	
  

Exec	
  Coaching	
  
M&A	
  Due	
  Diligence/Support	
  
Knowledge	
  transfer	
  

	
  
	
  
Some of our ‘Entrepreneurial’ Customers
Some of our ‘Service Provider’ Customers
Customer Use-Cases
ü  For a large CLEC operating in CA, TX, NV: Define a revised
product strategy and deliver sales messaging tools/sales training
to support and accelerate introduction of a cloud services
portfolio, led by Hosted PBX.
ü  For a Canadian innovator in the contact center arena:
Support a pivot from a consumer to enterprise approach,
including market prioritization, revised positioning, sales
messaging and fractional business development services to
acquire initial beta customers.
ü  For a large ILEC in Western USA: Identify top market segments
for faster penetration of newly launched Hosted UC services.
Develop and deliver sales training to insure consistent message
and educate on non-transactional sales process.
A few words from our customers
With	
  deep	
  domain	
  knowledge	
  matched	
  to	
  solid	
  marke4ng	
  exper4se,	
  the	
  Embrase	
  
team	
  injected	
  fresh	
  ideas	
  into	
  our	
  business	
  as	
  we	
  focused	
  on	
  growth	
  and	
  expansion	
  
into	
  new	
  markets	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Alan	
  Creighton,	
  President	
  &	
  CEO	
  
Embrase	
  shared	
  the	
  intelligence	
  and	
  educated	
  perspec4ve	
  we	
  needed	
  to	
  validate	
  a	
  
strategic	
  shiB	
  in	
  our	
  market	
  strategy	
  and	
  help	
  enter	
  a	
  market	
  we	
  had	
  liDle	
  
experience	
  in.	
  We	
  haven’t	
  looked	
  back	
  since.	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Tab	
  Schadt,	
  President	
  &	
  CEO	
  
Embrase’s	
  domain	
  exper4se	
  in	
  the	
  Cloud	
  Communica4ons	
  market,	
  and	
  specifically	
  
on	
  go-­‐to-­‐market	
  strategies	
  and	
  tac4cs	
  has	
  made	
  BroadsoB	
  beDer	
  prepared	
  to	
  help	
  
its	
  service	
  provider	
  customers	
  succeed.	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Leslie	
  Ferry,	
  VP	
  Marke4ng	
  	
  
Embrase	
  rolled	
  up	
  their	
  sleeves,	
  brought	
  market	
  experience	
  and	
  credibility	
  to	
  the	
  
equa4on	
  and	
  helped	
  us	
  through	
  a	
  cri4cal	
  transi4on.	
  Their	
  understanding	
  of	
  the	
  
enterprise	
  sales	
  process,	
  and	
  of	
  the	
  need	
  for	
  clarity	
  in	
  both	
  posi4oning	
  and	
  customer-­‐
targe4ng	
  allowed	
  us	
  to	
  move	
  faster.”	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Shai	
  Berger,	
  CEO	
  
I	
  have	
  worked	
  with	
  numerous	
  marke4ng	
  and	
  sales	
  professionals	
  over	
  30	
  years	
  in	
  the	
  
technology	
  industry,	
  yet	
  the	
  Embrase	
  team	
  is	
  clearly	
  in	
  a	
  class	
  of	
  their	
  own.	
  Their	
  
assistance	
  in	
  posi4oning,	
  channel	
  development	
  and	
  overall	
  marke4ng	
  support	
  were	
  
instrumental	
  in	
  both	
  our	
  launch	
  and	
  the	
  funding	
  of	
  our	
  company.”	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Irv	
  Shapiro,	
  CEO	
  	
  
About EMBRASE:
Well Known & Regarded in the Industry
Larry	
  Lisser,	
  EMBRASE	
  President,	
  has	
  spent	
  20	
  years	
  in	
  leadership	
  and	
  
consul4ng	
  roles,	
  bringing	
  next	
  genera4on	
  services	
  to	
  market.	
  Larry	
  also	
  blogs	
  
about	
  the	
  industry	
  at	
  Larrylisser.com	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Peter	
  Rad	
  is	
  a	
  regular	
  contributor	
  to	
  EMBRASE	
  team,	
  bringing	
  with	
  him	
  
considerable	
  experience	
  marke4ng,	
  selling	
  and	
  training	
  salespeople	
  in	
  the	
  
field	
  of	
  network	
  services	
  and	
  applica4on.	
  Peter	
  is	
  the	
  author	
  of	
  two	
  industry	
  
how-­‐to	
  books	
  and	
  blogs	
  regularly	
  at	
  radinfo.blogspot.com.	
  

Vendor Member

Founder & Producer of
Comm-focused Innovation Event
CONTACT	
  
Larry	
  Lisser,	
  President	
  
San	
  Francisco,	
  CA	
  
415.710.5947	
  
larry.lisser@embrase.com	
  
www.embrase.com	
  
!

EMBRASE	
  delivers	
  growth	
  strategies,	
  	
  
execuEon	
  support	
  and	
  peace	
  of	
  mind	
  to	
  	
  
service	
  providers	
  &	
  entrepreneurs	
  	
  
innovaEng	
  with	
  communicaEons	
  technology.!

SINCE	
  2005	
  

Embrase 2014 web link

  • 1.
    This is thebig title of this page This is the headline font Go-to-Market Expertise for Service Providers & Entrepreneurs in Communications Technology
  • 2.
    About EMBRASE Embrase offersgrowth strategies and go-to-market consulting solutions for Service Providers and Entrepreneurs in the Communications industry. Our services help clients make strategic decisions, successfully enter new markets, and accelerate revenue opportunities. 2014 marks EMBRASE’s tenth year of operation.
  • 3.
         Services  Overview:  Customized  per  problem-­‐to-­‐solve         Research & Benchmarking Market Strategy New  Market  Study/Analysis   Voice  of  Customer/Prospect   Interviews   CompeEEve  Analysis   Strategic  Assessment   Market  SegmentaEon     Compe::ve  Posi:oning   Channel  Strategy   New Product Introduction Offer  Requirements   Product  Road  mapping   Benchmarking     Offer  Posi:oning,  Pricing  &   Packaging   Denotes  Most  Popular         Selling &  Marketing Advisory Messaging  &  Sales  Tools   Elevator  Pitching   Sales  Training     FracEonal  Biz  Development   Exec  Coaching   M&A  Due  Diligence/Support   Knowledge  transfer      
  • 4.
    Some of our‘Entrepreneurial’ Customers
  • 5.
    Some of our‘Service Provider’ Customers
  • 6.
    Customer Use-Cases ü  Fora large CLEC operating in CA, TX, NV: Define a revised product strategy and deliver sales messaging tools/sales training to support and accelerate introduction of a cloud services portfolio, led by Hosted PBX. ü  For a Canadian innovator in the contact center arena: Support a pivot from a consumer to enterprise approach, including market prioritization, revised positioning, sales messaging and fractional business development services to acquire initial beta customers. ü  For a large ILEC in Western USA: Identify top market segments for faster penetration of newly launched Hosted UC services. Develop and deliver sales training to insure consistent message and educate on non-transactional sales process.
  • 7.
    A few wordsfrom our customers With  deep  domain  knowledge  matched  to  solid  marke4ng  exper4se,  the  Embrase   team  injected  fresh  ideas  into  our  business  as  we  focused  on  growth  and  expansion   into  new  markets                                                                    Alan  Creighton,  President  &  CEO   Embrase  shared  the  intelligence  and  educated  perspec4ve  we  needed  to  validate  a   strategic  shiB  in  our  market  strategy  and  help  enter  a  market  we  had  liDle   experience  in.  We  haven’t  looked  back  since.                                                                                                                                                                Tab  Schadt,  President  &  CEO   Embrase’s  domain  exper4se  in  the  Cloud  Communica4ons  market,  and  specifically   on  go-­‐to-­‐market  strategies  and  tac4cs  has  made  BroadsoB  beDer  prepared  to  help   its  service  provider  customers  succeed.                                                                                                                                              Leslie  Ferry,  VP  Marke4ng     Embrase  rolled  up  their  sleeves,  brought  market  experience  and  credibility  to  the   equa4on  and  helped  us  through  a  cri4cal  transi4on.  Their  understanding  of  the   enterprise  sales  process,  and  of  the  need  for  clarity  in  both  posi4oning  and  customer-­‐ targe4ng  allowed  us  to  move  faster.”          Shai  Berger,  CEO   I  have  worked  with  numerous  marke4ng  and  sales  professionals  over  30  years  in  the   technology  industry,  yet  the  Embrase  team  is  clearly  in  a  class  of  their  own.  Their   assistance  in  posi4oning,  channel  development  and  overall  marke4ng  support  were   instrumental  in  both  our  launch  and  the  funding  of  our  company.”          Irv  Shapiro,  CEO    
  • 8.
    About EMBRASE: Well Known& Regarded in the Industry Larry  Lisser,  EMBRASE  President,  has  spent  20  years  in  leadership  and   consul4ng  roles,  bringing  next  genera4on  services  to  market.  Larry  also  blogs   about  the  industry  at  Larrylisser.com         Peter  Rad  is  a  regular  contributor  to  EMBRASE  team,  bringing  with  him   considerable  experience  marke4ng,  selling  and  training  salespeople  in  the   field  of  network  services  and  applica4on.  Peter  is  the  author  of  two  industry   how-­‐to  books  and  blogs  regularly  at  radinfo.blogspot.com.   Vendor Member Founder & Producer of Comm-focused Innovation Event
  • 9.
    CONTACT   Larry  Lisser,  President   San  Francisco,  CA   415.710.5947   larry.lisser@embrase.com   www.embrase.com   ! EMBRASE  delivers  growth  strategies,     execuEon  support  and  peace  of  mind  to     service  providers  &  entrepreneurs     innovaEng  with  communicaEons  technology.! SINCE  2005