A Sales & Marketing Consultancy

A Fluent Vision helps companies increase profits by developing a highly predictable pipeline of business.
A Fluent Vision was founded in 2001 to help organizations reach their next level of profitability by leveraging our people, experience, and proven methodologies. AFV is led by a dynamic team with over 100 years combined experience developing sales infrastructures and channel programs, and are eager to share their knowledge, experience, and methodology with you.

Our Partners

Robert Keller

With over 30 years of experience focusing on sales and business development, Robert is an expert in strategic planning, channel distribution, and new business development. His pragmatic approach to business helps him transform your visions into profitable realities.
 

Areas of expertise:

  • Executive consulting
  • Business development
  • Sales infrastructure

Randy Sasaki

Randy has excelled in sales operations and business unit management for over 25 years. Now, he leverages his success in IT sales, marketing, and managed services to increase his clients’ abilities to develop strategies that deliver channel readiness and sales results.
 

Areas of expertise:

  • Channel partner development
  • Partner program engagement
  • Partner marketing coverage models

Our Team

At AFV, our people are our greatest asset. We foster employee development and education to provide best-in-class marketing and sales consulting services. We are a close-knit team who love working with each other, and our clients.

“My coworkers are hilarious, we have a lot of fun in the office.”

“We empower sales organizations to be the best they can be.”

“We drive adoption of manufacturer programs, tools, or other assets.”

“I like the culture, access to talented people, and diversity in programs.”

“I develop strategic marketing plans that are more effective in generating leads.”

“I help partners manage and optimize campaigns and deadlines for execution.”

“We take cookie-cutter manufacturer programs and make them work for our partners’ business models.”

“We help manufacturers foster better relationships with their partners.”

“Everyone is knowledgeable, helpful, and fun to work with.”

“We increase channel pipeline for lead generation and nurture campaigns”

Don’t just take our word for it

Here’s what some of our partners and clients say about working with AFV:
“… Over the past few years and have been impressed by his proactive recommendations of potential marketing campaigns/LeadGen programs. He is knowledgeable, creative and offers valuable resources from a network of qualified partners. He has actively supported many events and campaigns, helping to create, promote, secure participants for and contribute toward with allotted and additionally proposed funds. He takes the time to introduce us to new opportunities and makes sure we have access to all the tools available to us. He takes a genuine interest in our business and clients.”

PARTNER

“Over the last 3 years of covering our marketing relationship with VMware, I’ve had 3 different partner managers. Mike Gannon is the clear leader for a host of reasons.”

PARTNER

“Our PMM was the most valuable resource to me in understanding VMware’s MDF program and processes, my company’s history and prior engagement and the larger industry trends. She provided essential information with grace and tact and was able to help me build recurring processes within my partner company to successfully engage with VMware.”

PARTNER

“Our PMM has time and time again made recommendations that have made our campaigns, programs and events more successful. It’s been incredibly insightful and valuable incorporating his best practices into our activities.”

PARTNER

“Our PMM has an extensive, and deep, understanding of the nuance of building successful marketing and prospecting plans, managing expectations, funding and budgets, and a keeps a keen focus on success factors and results. Her ability to understand, and more importantly communicate, the key tenants of the programs, their differences, and align those factors are a huge help and then driving them to successful results.”

PARTNER

“Our PMM has greatly improved the ease of working with VMware marketing.”

PARTNER

“I’ve worked with partner marketing teams for the past 11 years and have developed a list of qualities that make for a successful partnership. Our PMM embodies all of them. She has skin in the game and takes the partnership above and beyond a simple quarterly deposit of funds. Our PMM has a ‘let’s figure out a way to make this work’ attitude and thinks out of the box to support our unique go to market. I truly value this partnership”

PARTNER

“The support our PMM has provided our team has been incredibly consistent and good. Including a positive, constructive approach that has been greatly appreciated. His willingness to offer up ideas outside the normal realm of ‘marketing conversation’ has been refreshing. We truly do value his approach and commitment to our business”

PARTNER

See what we’ve done for some of our clients

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