The Phelon Group Pursues Aggressive Growth Plans by Adding Two Executives and Expanding Expertise to Mid-Market and Enterprise Companies

The Phelon Group has expanded its executive team with the hiring of David Ambler and Debra Colombana. Ambler, who has worked as an extended member of the Phelon Group consulting team for three years, now leads the firm's burgeoning Voice of the Customer practice; Colombana is vice president of client and market development. These additions to The Phelon Group deepen the firm's expertise in helping companies break through revenue barriers and help expand its mid-market and enterprise offerings.

Sunnyvale, Calif. (PRWeb) January 26, 2007 -- The Phelon Group today announced the expansion of its executive team with the hiring of David Ambler and Debra Colombana. Ambler, who has worked as an extended member of the Phelon Group consulting team for three years, now leads the firm's burgeoning Voice of the Customer practice; Colombana is vice president of client and market development. These additions to The Phelon Group deepen the firm's expertise in helping companies break through revenue barriers and help expand its mid-market and enterprise offerings.

"We continue to see strong demand in the very competitive mid-market for our unique approach to gathering customer insight and developing results-driven strategies, especially among technology and financial services companies," says Promise Phelon, CEO of The Phelon Group. "David and Debra bring very specific experiences that address the needs of our current clients. More important is that their expertise will help us expand our service offerings to companies looking to leverage customer relationships and break through revenue barriers."

We continue to see strong demand in the very competitive mid-market for our unique approach to gathering customer insight and developing results-driven strategies, especially among technology and financial services companies

Ambler brings over 20 years of experience to the team, and has worked with industry-leading companies such as Macromedia, Quark, Xerox, NEC and France Telecom. He has extensive experience in incorporating customer feedback into product launches and product marketing, as well as in corporate branding and in aligning sales and marketing programs. In leading the Voice of the Customer practice, Ambler will concentrate on expanding existing offerings, such as the Customer Perception Audit, as well as on introducing new services to help organizations gather and harness customer insight.

Colombana, with over 15 years of technology-related sales, go-to-market and management experience, has held senior sales positions for Dun & Bradstreet, Prism Solutions and Sprint Business Solutions and has implemented go-to-market strategies for executives at several emerging companies. Colombana is responsible for managing The Phelon Group's partner and alliance relations, maintaining relationships with clients and seeking out new opportunities for partners and clients with mid-market and enterprise companies. Colombana's strong belief in the critical nature of mutually beneficial relationships adds value to The Phelon Group's existing and future client and partner relationships.

About The Phelon Group
The Phelon Group is a strategic consultancy that helps organizations break through revenue barriers by harnessing customer insight. Our work provides companies with a view into their customers and incorporates customer feedback into the decision-making process. The strategies we recommend and the programs we design help strengthen customer relationships, improve sales and build a sustainable growth path that allows your organization to become a customer-powered company. The Phelon Group conducts engagements for leading companies such as Amdocs, Autodesk, EDS, Hewlett-Packard, Mellon Investor Services, and NetApp. To learn more about The Phelon Group please visit the company's Web site at www.phelongroup.com.

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