Jim Estill
Jim Estill is an author, speaker, freelance marketer and business consultant. He helps companies creatively maximize sales and margin by unleashing hidden values.
Estill has experience running companies from zero to $2 Billion in sales. Estill was CEO of SYNNEX Canada for 5 years. SYNNEX is a $2 Billion distributor of computer hardware, software and peripherals as well as consumer electronics.
Prior to that, Estill started a computer distribution company from the trunk of his car while attending his final year of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He grew that company to $350,000,000 in sales prior to selling it to SYNNEX in 2004.
Jim Estill is a board member of Research in Motion, makers of the famous Blackberry. He has been on the board since before the company went public in 1997.
Estill is an avid reader, writer (he published a book on Time Management), Blogger and Social Media Expert. His interests include running, health, computers and marketing.
Jim's Recent Posts
Market Research - Here to Stay
One of my favourite recent books is the new Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. He has one line I love: " Did Alexander Graham Bell do any market research before he invented the telephone?"
He … more
The Power of the Personal
The biggest challenge for the marketer is to get prospects to actually pay attention and read what you are sending them. It does not matter if your list of Twitter followers is 100,000 or your email … more
8 Tips for Easy Video Marketing
Video is now easy to add to any marketing campaign.
The most common learning style is visual. And most people prefer video to any other media. It requires less thought and can be done "lazily". As a … more
A Creative Oasis
Marketers thrive on being creative.
The problem is life can get in the way of creativity. There are calls, meeting and bills to pay. And don't forget the constant stream of email that needs … more
The Key to the C-Suite
I read a book recently by Michael J. Nick called "The Key to the C-Suite - What you need to know to sell successfully to top executives".
"C-level executives make buying decisions based on the … more