The Dramatic Difference
Each person on our team has over 150 hours of annual best practices and International best of field training. From Fortune Small Business events to working with the top marketing, growth, sales, hiring, leadership, and customer service experts in North America, Sales by 5 spends time, effort and money making sure our customers are subjected to the best of the best practices. We learn from companies like GE, Dell, Walgreens, Starbucks, Toyota and more. But most importantly, we work to make sure we are future-focused on your customers, which is TEN TIMES more predictive of success!
Our team is completely focused on our clients’ sales. Sales are highly affected by internal and external conditions in your organization. If you have a de-motivated staff, this can deplete the best marketing or advertising campaign. If you have low moral or weak/normal communication in your company, this too can dramatically decrease sales.
A Successful Track Record
Since 1986, Sales By 5 CEO & Founder, Erik Darmstetter, has been building a successful track record of increasing sales with creative ideas for companies and events. From leading 70 sales reps as a Vice President of Sales & Marketing at one of the largest imprinted sportswear companies in the US, to his entrepreneurial success in building one of Texas largest advertising design firms, Erik has established himself as a rare commodity with a golden touch for increasing sales.
History
CEO Erik Darmstetter’s Entrepreneurial vision has won him the Ernst & Young title of Entrepreneur of the Year, San Antonio Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and all started with Junior Achievements Best Salesman in the state of Texas. His work since 1986 has put his name on over 100 local & national design awards.
The business relationships Erik has built over the years include working with the NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournaments, Rotary International, Jose Cuervo, The San Antonio Spurs, and the Spectrum Clubs.
Erik continues to speak on topics of increasing sales, the development of warm leads (marketing), corporate alignment, internal & external branding, and customer service.
Erik has served on the Board of Directors for the San Antonio Sports Foundation, the 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 NCAA Final Four local organizing committee and is the Young Entrepreneurs Organization’s past president, as well as past board positions with City Year, SME, YEO/EO, and Rotary.
Erik is a certified coach of 5 years for Gazelles Inc. Erik and Nan Palmero are two of very few certified Coaches in Eureka Winning Ways and Eureka marketing.