A Swimmingly Good Time With Ernest

Ernest Communications held a sales kickoff event for its partners on Jan. 21, at the Georgia Aquarium. The focus of the event was to educate partners on the direction of Ernest as it relates to new products and services in 2010. Ernest, which has historically been a multilocation local line provider, is now branching out into wireless and dedicated circuits (voice and data). These services complement the company’s core offering and will enable its clients to receive all of their telecom services on one combined invoice.

Attendees take in the wonder of the aquarium.

The event was a huge success, as more than 45 of Ernest’s partners attended, representing 21 different agencies. The crowd included some of the largest and most respected master agencies, such as MicroCorp, World Telecom Group and Presidio.

Paul Masters, president of Ernest, speaks with an agent.

In addition to discussing the direction of Ernest Communications, the event also featured guest speakers on topics such as wireless, telecom expense management and sales training skills. Lastly, all of the guests were eligible for a behind-the-scenes tour at the Georgia Aquarium, to see the inner workings of the nation’s largest aquarium.

Ernest’s Jeff Leshin speaks to the group.

“Our initial agent event of 2010 was a huge success, and we look to follow this up with various events throughout the year at exciting venues in other markets,” said Jeff Leshin, Ernest vice president of sales and marketing.