Sales Acceleration Platform LiveHive Honors Women in Sales on International Women's Day

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8, 2016 -- Today, on International Women's Day, and just four days following National Salesperson Day, LiveHive, Inc., the industry's most comprehensive sales acceleration platform, paid tribute to women in the sales industry. To honor the accomplishments of women in sales and the value they bring to the profession, LiveHive surprised several Bay Area women on a day dedicated to celebrating women's achievements around the world. View short video here.

In addition, LiveHive released an infographic highlighting the value that women bring to sales leadership and the need for greater gender diversity in top management to attract talent, improve employee satisfaction, and increase companies' financial performance. See infographic: "Break the 'Sales' Glass Ceiling. Gain the Competitive Edge."

"With International Women's Day coming just four days after National Salesperson Day, we felt that the timing was ideal to honor women in sales," said Suresh Balasubramanian, CEO of LiveHive, Inc. "We also want to bring attention to the need for more gender diversity in sales leadership. Gender diversity has been proven to give organizations a competitive edge and is a vital element to the future success of the sales industry."

About LiveHive

Headquartered in San Jose, California, LiveHive, Inc. delivers a complete sales acceleration platform that empowers sales leaders with deep buyer-based engagement analytic insights into the effectiveness of their team's sales efforts. With LiveHive's comprehensive analytics, sales organizations can personalize and automate their follow-up to get more time in the day to focus on building sales relationships and accelerating sales.

LiveHive helps sales leaders get insight into reps' email, calling and follow-up activity, ramp up new reps to full productivity faster, and ensure consistent messaging across the organization, empowering them to build a successful repeatable sales process. LiveHive's SmartPath automated email and call scheduling, and award-winning engagement analytics let sales reps focus on core selling activity and sales leaders quickly understand the effectiveness of their sales teams' efforts. For more information, visit www.livehive.com and follow us @LiveHive.

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