Showing posts with label MSP University. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MSP University. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A Coming Resource

Erick Simpson has announced his new book - "The Best NOC and Service Desk Operations Book Ever" which is now available for pre-order.

http://blog.mspu.us/2009/09/preorder-mspus-new-book-the-best-noc-and-service-desk-operations-book-ever-today.html

Erick and the team at MSPU have done a fantastic job of educating the channel around sales and service and all things MSP. And I am confident this new release will be another in their series of must have resources for your bookshelf. Take advantage of the early order discount, and get ready to incorporate some valuable thoughts and ideas into your organization as you learn and leverage this book to help produce growth and success.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Looking for an Opportunity to Prospect

Have you heard of the Microsoft LET team. LET stands for Local Engagement Team and their mission in life is to help SMB partners connect with small businesses. To that end, they are rolling out a great program that just may be of interest to you.

How Microsoft can help Jump Start Your Prospecting

Are you a Microsoft Partner? If you are, Microsoft will agree to sponsor up to 5 local Chamber of Commerce events at any Chamber of Commerce you choose to work with by furnishing up to 5 copies of a Microsoft Software Package (Microsoft Office, MSFT Streets And Trips, SBA, etc) to you to be used as raffle prizes at these Chamber Events.

This is a tremendous way for you to generate leads for your products and services as you collect business cards or registration forms for these raffles!

Erick Simpson of MSP University is hosting a webinar with special guest Michael "MJ" Murphy, Business Development Manager, Microsoft. Together they'll discuss how to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity from Microsoft.

To register go to this link: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/243535459

All you need to do as a Microsoft Registered, Certified or Gold Partner to receive this benefit is agree to attend each Chamber Event and conduct the raffle of the Office Prize. This gets you in front of local business, demonstrates your relationship with Microsoft and builds your credibility in your local markets - YOU WIN!

When marketed with your local Chamber of Commerce, this acts as a hook, creating fresh buzz around the Chamber events and driving attendance - THE CHAMBER WINS!

The Chamber helps get the word out about Microsoft software and its sponsorship of the event - MICROSOFT WINS!

Wow, I've heard of win-wins before, but this is a 3-way win!

I have worked with the LET team and they are a great group that is committed to help ussucceed. They have other ideas too, so reach out and get involved with your local rep. Now more than ever it is networking with people that helps us win business. Take a listen to this webcast, get involved and make things happen!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Looking for the Perfect Gift

If you are looking for the perfect holiday gift, check out the holiday offers from MSPU.

http://www.mspu.us/en/store/holiday-promotions.htm

If you need a great book to have your loved one wrap and put under the tree, this is a great source. The gift of learning is one of the best gifts you can ever give or recieve!

Friday, December 5, 2008

A couple great webcast opportunities

During these tough economic times, it is more important than ever to leverage the resources available to us to keep business flowing. Erick Simpson from MSPU has a couple webinars next week with Microsoft that you should consider attending. Check out the details here:

First, join me on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:00am PST for our December State of the Industry live Webinar titled: "Leveraging the Microsoft Events Engine to Increase Your Sales Opportunities"...

REGISTER HERE

My special guest for this valuable session is our good friend Michael "MJ" Murphy, Microsoft Business Development Manager and Local Engagement Team member. If you haven't kept up with my blog on the LET team and their initiatives and goals, you're in for an extra special treat. MJ will walk us through all of the ways we can leverage Microsoft's resources and reveal how we can maximize our partnering relationship to receive the benefits that the LET initiative can provide. This will be a Webinar you won't want to miss! About Michael J. Murphy: MJ Murphy brings over 20 years of technology and entrepreneurial experience to Microsoft's Local Engagement Team. In his role as Business Development Manager he actively engages Microsoft partners who want to grow their businesses through deeper engagement with Microsoft. So join us on Tuesday, December 9th and learn how to leverage Microsoft's events marketing engine to drive new prospects into your business!

Next, join me on Friday, December 12th at 9am PST for a very special Microsoft 5W/50 Webinar titled: Maximizing Service Delivery Profits During Economic Downturns
2009 looks to be another year of belt-tightening for businesses, with the recession now a reality as markets decline and stock indexes hover near their lowest levels since the 1980's. How will our economic outlook affect Service Providers, and what can we do to weather the next 12 months to grow our businesses and become more profitable than we were in 2008? Learn how to reduce costs, increase revenue and leverage existing client relationships in order to sell more solutions as a Trusted Advisor during times of economic uncertainty.

During this timely Webcast I will discuss how the recession will affect your customers and prospects, and what you can do to weather the next 12 months to grow your business and become more profitable than in 2008. This discussion will include 10 key takeaways that will help you increase your profits in 2009 and beyond.

REGISTER HERE

This has been the most requested keynote and breakout conference presentation I have been asked to deliver this year, and you will be able to see it live on Friday, December 12th at 9am PST!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Announcements from LPI

Level Platforms has made a couple important announcements that are important to note if you are using their platform or considering an MSP solution. The first is the announcement of full virtualization support for their Managed Workplace solution. We all know that virtualization is a pervasive technology that is just getting its feet wet but will soon be as common as the cold. So it is important to have solutions to manage those environments and now you can. Check out the details at http://www.htgmembers.com/2008-11-05%20Virtualization.pdf.

Equally important, the folks at LPI announced at launch last week the ability to have comprehensive remote monitoring, management and reporting for SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 in minutes by downloading and applying the new integrated suite of Policy Modules. This is great news for those who are deploying the fantastic new SBS and EBS products from Microsoft. Again good stuff as you can monitor and manage these new products out of the gate. You can get their details at http://www.htgmembers.com/2008-11-13_SBS_EBS.pdf on this release.

Are you on the MSP bandwagon yet? Great products that continue to get better from LPI and all the tool providers. There is huge opportunity to help end users take cost out of their businesses during these difficult economic times using managed service tools. It is a great way to gain market and increase value for your customers. Get in the game now, while the opportunity is still there.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Here comes another one

Our good friend Erick Simpson from HTG1 has announced the next in the best-selling series of books by I.T. Service Providers for I.T. Service Providers! It is called the Best I.T. Service Delivery Book Ever. Erick and the folks at IEnterprise have been helping solution providers make the jump to managed services in a lot of ways. I hear a lot of rave reviews about the books they have produced, and our HTS team has participated in some of the training they provide for helping companies sell managed services. Now they have done it again with a book on how to deliver those services once sold.

Click here http://www.mspu.us/en/publications/the-best-it-service-delivery-book-ever.htm to check out the website with more information and to get access to the pre-order discount where you can save some money and get a good book. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think.