March 2012
public sector news
SLD SPRING SERVICE PROVIDER TRAINING DATES SET
  
Each year, USAC conducts training for participants in the Schools and Libraries (E-Rate) Program. All trainings are complimentary. The spring training series is designed for service providers; the fall training series is designed for E-Rate applicants (schools, libraries, and consortia).
 
 The SLD (Schools and Libraries Division) has set the Spring Service Provider Training Dates for Thursday, May 10th at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel in Atlanta GA, and Tuesday May 15th at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. 
 
To register for the events, click here.  If unable to attend, TMD will be sending alerts and updates to all TMD Public Sector partners with a K-12 focus via our nationwide E-rate compliance partner. For more information on how you may register for TMD's Public Sector designation, please contact Tracie Bryant, Director of Business Development at tbryant@tmdconnect.com
collaboration breakaway plus
CISCO LAUNCHES NEW PARTNER PROMOTION
  

The Cisco Collaboration Breakaway PLUS promotion and play is designed to help Cisco partners displace competitors and upgrade the installed base. Now you can sell the entire Cisco Collaboration portfolio, include voice, video and collaboration applications in every sale, and accelerate customer demand. This Promotion includes product, services, and training discounts, seed-and-grow incentives, Cisco Capital financing options, and sales-enablement and demand generation tools.

 

Click here for more information on this new program and access to new marketing assets to help you and your partners succeed. 

ccw partner training
CHANGE IN CCW/OIP ORDERING
  
To prepare and enable Cisco Partners on Cisco Commerce Workspace (CCW), a new series of training for Cisco Partners will be held from January to December 2012 - six (6) sessions per week. Each session is two hours long and will cover topics such as End-to-End purchasing experience from deals, Config, Quoting and Ordering.
 
Register now as these Webex classes are filling up fast!

cisco e-consulting for partners
LET TMD RESPOND TO YOUR NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVELY
 

Cisco E-Consulting for Partners helps you optimize your business performance by offering customized recommendations to help enhance your profitability.  

 

Cisco E-Consulting for Partners Features include:

  • Findings and Recommendations
    • Key performance metrics, peer comparisons, and trending
    • Strengths and areas for improvement
  • Quarterly Business Review (QBR) -
     
    This downloadable PowerPoint report includes:
    • Service program metrics and incentives summary
    • High-level business analysis with recommendations
    • New attach, renew, and conversion opportunities
  • Practice Building Assessments (PBA)
  • Distributor View
    • Provides distributors with the ability to view partner data to explore and consider the whole offer
    • Functionality that helps distributors identify missed business opportunities and promote business growth with their partners.

For more information, please visit www.cisco.com/go/econsulting 

or contact Nadine Eiserer to get started today!

cisco roadshow
2012 COLLABORATION ROADSHOWS SCHEDULED

 

Join the Cisco Collaboration Team at your local Cisco office for a live seminar just for YOU, our partners, to learn how to position and sell the latest and greatest Cisco Collaboration solutions recently showcased at the Collaboration Summit 2011.

 

Here are just a few of the topics that will be discussed:
  • Cisco Collaboration Architecture Vision
  • Cisco TelePresence
  • Cloud/VXI
  • Collaboration Applications
  • Use Cases / Discovery
  • Customer Collaboration
  • Collaboration Services
  • Programs and Promotions
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    Where: TMD will be present at the following shows: Austin, Bellevue, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Jackson, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, and Research Triangle Park. Click HERE to register! 

    In This Issue
    Public Sector News
    Collaboration Breakaway
    CCW Partner Trainings
    Cisco E-Consulting
    Collaboration Roadshows
    TMD Corporate Video
    TMD...Inspired Technology, Connected World
    And the Oscar for Best Distributor in a Collaborative Role goes to...TMD!
    TMD Partner Portal
    Access order information, check inventory and much more with the TMD Partner Portal. Check it out here!
    Upcoming Training
    TMD will host TVS Part 1 and TVS Part 2 training in March and April. This course covers all base terminology and technology associated with video conferencing and introduces Cisco's TelePresence video solutions.
     
    Click here for more information and/or to register.
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