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Change the way that Microsoft does Marketing...or Get Fired Tryin'
Partners needed...and business opportunity?
Ellen Jennings of BEI Networks writes in. She needs some help: One of our clients has the following...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/10/2006
Office 2007...
So the next version of Office is coming out in January. Initially, I'll admit, I took the skeptic's...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/08/2006
What a call!!
I had one of my Microsoft career highlights this morning. Every two weeks, the Mid-Atlantic partners...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/08/2006
What's a Cluster?
You may start hearing the Microsoft team talking about customer "clusters." Over the past few years,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/06/2006
Event Signage and Readiness...
Bill Fleming writes in... Debbie McCready said that Microsoft did not provide signage for the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/01/2006
First Synergy Event...
We had our first Synergy Event of the new Fiscal Year on Wednesday morning in Alexandria. Some...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/01/2006
Custom list pulls...
So, you'd like a list of customers in a specific vertical with a specific number of PC's and Gross...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/01/2006
Partnering with a LAR or a CPLS
If you are a service partner, one of the best things you can do for the event you are hosting is to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/29/2006
What events are available?
71% of slots through the end of the calendar year have been taken. To see what's left, click on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/28/2006
Need help finding content for your event?
We have noticed that a lot of our partners are having trouble finding the event resources. Mary...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/28/2006
Do your own event...
Robert Schnell writes in: We are planning on doing a series of quarterly ‘technology breakfast’...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/28/2006
A/C back online..
Gotta love service contracts. Thanks to the $30/month I pay, when the A/C repairman showed up today,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/23/2006
Air duct cleaning...
Every time we get one of those coupon books, there's an offer for air duct cleaning service. Being...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/23/2006
Virtual Blitz
For partners outside of the DC area who can't make it into the office for one of our bi-monthly...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/23/2006
Event Slots
68% of the slots through the end of the calendar year are filled. Partners are seeing some nice...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/23/2006
Need help with Microsoft Partner Events?
Anything you can't find or want from www.microsoftpartnerevents.com, you should feel free to email:...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2006
Leveraging Assets…
The Problem: Adam from Solutions Developers writes in: Who would I talk to for handouts on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2006
Partners Partnering…
Few things (in the business world) bring joy to my heart more than seeing partners partnering to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2006
Are you asking questions the right way?
Great post here on making sure you are.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2006
Marketing done right…
I love when I see great marketing efforts. Here’s an example of what appears to be fully integrated...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2006
How long should an event be?
You don’t need to do a 3 hour event. You also don’t need to make an event fill a specific time....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2006
Knockout Presentations part 2
It’s posted here
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/14/2006
What events are available?
Go to the Mid-Atlantic Partner Portal and look under Available MPE Events Then email...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/11/2006
Use Microsoft Facilities for Your Events…for Free
As Get Engaged partners, you can request the use of Microsoft facilities for your events (subject to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2006
How does it make the customer feel?
I got a great offer from Verizon today offering me their FIOS high-speed Internet service for $34.95...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/08/2006
Knockout presentations…
In case you missed the fantastic presentation last Friday (part 1), you can view it here:...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/08/2006
Can I use MPE for my own events/Webinars?
Paul Gannon of TMA Resources knows how to leverage his Microsoft partnership: We already have a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/08/2006
More on Word2007
This product makes formatting a hell of a lot easier, that I’ve got to say. There are two big...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/08/2006
Are you event ready?
Kudos to Alex Norko of Okron Data The guy knows BI/SQL really well and wanted to leverage the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/07/2006
Marketing Readiness Training for Mid Atlantic Area Partners
If you haven’t yet, you need to sign up for this. You’ll get ALL of the info about co-marketing...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/07/2006
What is an “Event in a Box…”?
Dennis Christmas…thanks for keeping us honest. He writes: I am looking for something called...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/02/2006
Partner questions on the event in a box strategy….
Bill Fleming wrote in following the GetEngaged call with some good questions… Is it possible to get...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/02/2006
PowerPoint...Good or Evil?
There are those out there who are convinced that PowerPoint has "dumbed down" corporate America and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/31/2006
Keeping it simple...
Rebecca Patterson of ASAP Software has got it right. In 90 minutes, she got three brand new...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2006
Underutilized sites...
Before I came to Microsoft, I had my own company. I also worked for a partner for a few years. I can...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2006
Synergy Events....
OK, next question that partners ask is "What's the value of the Synergy Event series for a partner?"...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2006
The Shark Tank Blitz...
A lot of partners who are new to the Mid-Atlantic relationship have asked about "the Blitz." There's...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2006
Event specifics....
Adam at SolutionsDevelopers sent in some good questions today. Widely relevant. I spoke with my CEO...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/25/2006
Asking Questions
From BaselineSelling.com Today's Baseline Selling Tip is about asking questions rather than...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/25/2006
What makes customers remember?
As a student of marketing, one of the things I struggle with everyday is "how do we make people...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/24/2006
Our partner event-led marketing strategy...
A couple of partners have asked about the fact that we have "opt-in" events and "opt-in" dates for...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/24/2006
Voicemail pet peeve...
As a salesperson or a marketer, what is the ONE thing you want a customer to do when you leave a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/23/2006
Microsoft Office 2007-Beta 2
The good news--there are some wicked features. Excel is incredible w/automated formatting. Word has...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/21/2006
Delivering a Knockout Presentation...
Did you know the average person sees about 54 presentations a year? The challenge we have as...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/17/2006