Press Release Source: Xerox Corporation
'Selling Power' Magazine Ranks Xerox among Top 10 Sales Companies in the United States
Monday December 15, 8:01 am ET
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2003--Researchers at Selling Power magazine have identified Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX - News) as one of the best companies for salespeople to work for, ranking Xerox in the top 10 among some of the most respected manufacturing companies in the United States.
According to an annual survey conducted by the magazine, top marks in compensation, training and career mobility earned Xerox No. 6 out of the 379 companies evaluated with a sales force of more than 500 employees.
"To sustain an environment of high performance and customer satisfaction, we continue to develop our people through learning opportunities designed to build sales skills and personal development for career advancement," said Mike MacDonald, president, North American Solutions Group. "Being ranked as a top 10 sales organization recognizes Xerox's success in ensuring the right initiatives are in place to reward our most valuable asset -- our people."
Xerox's North American Solutions Group develops, sells and services products and solutions throughout the U.S. and Canada to large enterprises, global accounts and commercial printing environments. NASG employs about 27,000 direct sales, services and support experts who serve customers through its geographic and industry-focused business units.
Selling Power's annual survey ranks the top 25 manufacturing companies and the top 25 service companies in order to create "the 50 best companies to sell for" report. Published in the November/December 2003 issue, the rankings can be found on the publication's Web site at www.sellingpower.com/top50.
Xerox values and empowers employees and is committed to fostering an inclusive corporate culture. Xerox has long worked to help employees balance their personal and professional lives by offering a broad variety of career and work/life benefits such as flex time, job sharing and telecommuting. In addition, the company offers benefits such as tuition reimbursement, child-care subsidies, and child-care counseling and referral, as well as innovative programs such as first-time homebuyer's assistance and adoption assistance of up to $3,000 per child.
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