Maria Spínola

Current

Information and Communication Technologies Research Analyst at IDC

Past

Researcher, Cloud Computing Evangelist & Advisor, White Paper Autor & Copywriter at Freelancer
Entrepreneur / Small Business Development & Marketing Strategist at http://www.crescimentoempresas.com
Software Engineer at ParaRede

Java Developer at WhatEverSoft
Information Systems Analyst/Developer at Rumos
Information Systems Analyst/Developer at Interreditus
Information Systems Analyst/Developer at Sofinloc
Information Systems Programmer at Banco Totta & Açores
Information Systems Technical at Telepac

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Education

JCI
Holmes Place Training Academy
Instituto Internacional de Programação Neurolinguística

Universidade Católica Portuguesa
ValueSelling Associates
21st Century Marketing System
CECOA
CECOA
Tecla
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Universidade de Lisboa
Auto Study

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Recommended

1 person has recommended Maria

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Maria Spínola’s Summary

Helping Organizations Make The Right Decisions About Information Technology Solutions And Initiatives, Aligned With Business Objectives

Maria Spínola’s Specialties:

Tracking, analyzing and market sizing of the ICT markets and its market players in Portugal;
Conducting primary and secondary research with vendors and channel partners:
Write reports.

Maria Spínola’s Experience

Information and Communication Technologies Research Analyst

IDC

(Privately Held; Market Research industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Interviewing, gathering and maintaining data from vendors and writing market analyses, forecast and market revenue share reports, participating in custom consulting work, and working closely with local and regional IDC analysts to drive and maintain consistent coverage. My primary responsibilities are:

- Tracking, analyzing and market sizing of the ICT markets and its market players in Portugal, forecasting the market to determine future spending patterns by different technologies and platforms.

- Conducting primary and secondary research with vendors and channel partners.

- Write succinct and concise quarterly updates/ bulletins, and occasional reports.
Researcher, Cloud Computing Evangelist & Advisor, White Paper Autor & Copywriter

Freelancer

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

March 2009 — August 2009 (6 months)
Entrepreneur / Small Business Development & Marketing Strategist

http://www.crescimentoempresas.com

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Software Engineer

ParaRede

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2005 — 2007 (2 years )
Java Developer

WhatEverSoft

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2002 — 2005 (3 years )
Information Systems Analyst/Developer

Rumos

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Information Systems Analyst/Developer

Interreditus

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Information Systems Analyst/Developer

Sofinloc

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Information Systems Programmer

Banco Totta & Açores

(Privately Held; Banking industry)

1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Information Systems Technical

Telepac

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

1992 — 1998 (6 years )

Maria Spínola’s Education

JCI

Certified Presenter , creating and delivering effectives presentations , 2009 — 2009

See more at: http://www.jci.cc/university/en/jcipresenter
Holmes Place Training Academy

Sales Consultant 2008 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

http://www.holmesplace.pt/hp/pt/trainingacademy/cursos/consulting/trainingacademy_cursos_consultorcomercial.htm
Instituto Internacional de Programação Neurolinguística

Selling With NLP Workshop 2008 — 2008
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Post-Graduation , Marketing and Innovation in Retail and Distribution , 2008 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

More information at:
http://www.fcee.lisboa.ucp.pt/custom/template/fceetplgenpgmntp.asp?sspageid=70&lang=1&prod=4&curso=75
ValueSelling Associates

86% , eExecutive ValueSelling , 2008 — 2008
21st Century Marketing System

Consultant , Hidden Marketing Assets , 2007 — 2007
CECOA

Conhecimentos Fundamentais do Comércio 2007 — 2007
CECOA

Análise e Avaliação de mercado 2007 — 2007
Tecla

Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores 2004 — 2004
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa

Licenciatura , Informática , 1993 — 1998
Universidade de Lisboa

Psicologia 1988 — 1990

Frequência até ao 2º ano da Licenciatura em Psicologia
Auto Study

Marketing, Selling, Join-Ventures, Persuasion 2004

Books, audios, dvd's :
Low Profile Selling,
THE ART OF WOO,
Get Clients Now!,
Purple Cow,
Free Prize Inside,
Unleashing the Ideavirus,
Small Is the New Big,
Persuasion: The Art of Getting What You Want,
Endless Referrals,
Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords,
101 Ways To Promote Yourself,
Think Two Products Ahead,
Covert Persuasion,
My Life in Advertising,
Marketing to the Affluent,
Networking With Affluent the Affluent,
The Copywriter's Handbook,
Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got,
Direct Marketing (No BS),
The Ultimate Marketing Plan,
Tested Advertising Methods,
No BS Sales Success,
The Ultimate Sales Letter,
Book Yourself Solid,
Influence: Science and Practice,
The Irresistible Offer,
The Robert Collier Letter Book,
Triggers: 30 Sales Tools you can use to Control the Mind of your Prospect to Motivate, Influence and Persuade,
JV Mastery

Activities and Societies:

Authors:
Chet Holmes,
Jay Conrad Levinson,
Tom Hopkins,
C.J. Hayden,
Richard & Moussa,
Marion Shell,
Seth Godin,
Dave Lakhani,
Bob Burg,
Perry S. Marshall,
Raleigh Pinskey,
Ben Mack,
Kevin Hogan,
Claude C. Hopkins,
Thomas J. Stanley,
Robert W. Bly,
Jay Abraham,
Dan W. Kennedy,
David Ogilvy,
Michael Port,
Robert Cialdini,
Mark Joyner,
Robert Collier,
Joseph Sugarman

Additional Information

Maria Spínola’s Interests:

Cloud Computing, New Technology, Innovation, Marketing, Selling, Join-Ventures, Persuasion

Maria Spínola’s Groups:

AUDAX, The Star Tracker - global portuguese talent, MarkComms, IT field, Instituto Internacional de Programação Neurolinguística, LiveOutLoud, Stop Club Abuse (S.C.A.), Green & Sustainability Innovators, Zales' Success Stories, Ecademy Portugal Club

The Personal MBA Community
SHiFT! - TURN PROSPECTS INTO CUSTOMERS by Harnessing Trigger Events
Software Engineering Institute Virtual SPIN
Duct Tape Marketing
A "Ordem" dos Vendedores
Guerrilla Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
Innovation Management Group
Zale's Success Stories Questions
The Recruitment Network
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Glazer-Kennedy Inner Circle Readers
Associação Portuguesa dos Profissionais de Marketing
Choose the MOOSE! Society
STRATEGY Consult
Cloud Computing
Fast Innovation
The Star Tracker
Social Media Marketing
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
SalesBlogcast.com
Searchnomics
Customer Experience Management
KindExcellence
Top Strategy Networkers
InformationWeek
Marketing & Communication Network
SaaS Business Intelligence and Integration
IDC Employees & Alumni
Market Intelligence Professionals Community at Markintell.com
Innovation, Prospective & Trends
Glintt - Associates & Friends
American Writers & Artists Inc. (AWAI)
Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (CCIF)
Marketing Forum (Portugal)
CPCI
BusinessCloud9
Innovation Management Institute
Lisbon aD School
Open Cloud Manifesto
IDC Cloud Computing
Angola Recruitment
Low-Cost Intelligence Collection
Enterprise Cloud Evangelists - VMWare , Citirix , Eucalyptus, Azure, Amazon for the Fortune 500
Cloudbook
Ser Líder é
Success-Academy
CIIWA
Portugal – plataforma de serviços
IGNITE Portugal
Eurocloud