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Opportunity

The Virtualization Runway Continues
Opportunities ahead for the new data center

A Refreshing Combination
The system refresh arrives

Exposition

Time To Act
Focus now on video surveillance

Prosperity

Partner With Your Customer
The art of consultive selling

Listen Carefully
Learn a lot about your customers with social media

Awareness
Your best defense against fraud

Utility

Product Sales Chanpions
Your go-to team for vendor programs, services

Putting Marketing On The Front Burner
TDAgency is your marketing consultant

Activity

News, Events, Etc.
Recent developments and upcoming engagements

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Your source for business-building advice and all the latest information on Tech Data, our services, our solutions and our vendor partners.




Upcoming Events


Channel Link: Setting A New Bar For Success
Tech Data’s Spring Channel Link conference, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando April 13 – 14, will feature keynote speaker, David Nour, author of the book Relationship Economics. David offers a fresh perspective on the art and science of relationships. Networking is difficult and time-consuming; instead, you need to focus on, invest in, nurture and grow key relationships for both personal and professional success. Using anecdotes and examples from his own experience, David’s keynote will share his proactive approach to selecting, building and nurturing relationships, and he will explain how you can turn everyday interactions into customer, revenue, alliance partnership, employee and shareholder value.

In addition to David’s presentation and workshops, attendees will learn about proven sales and marketing strategies as well as tools and techniques from a wide range of thought leaders. Workshops and learning sessions will range from social marketing trends, to relationship mapping, to strategic account planning and much more. Channel Link will connect you with the right sales and marketing tools, vendors and products so you can better engage your customers and deliver better results— and higher profits. To learn more about Channel Link, please contact channellink@techdata.com .


News


Tech Data, iTeam Offer Digital Signage Install Services
Through Tech Data’s Digital Signage and Projectors Specialized Business Unit (SBU), resellers can partner with iTeam Inc. to deliver professionally installed digital signage solutions. iTeam utilizes a pool of more than 14,000 certified technicians who have completed more than 750,000 IT projects throughout North America. Its services include complete digital signage solutions installation, such as site surveys, wiring, network integration, display mounting, and media player and software setup. Digital Signage and Projectors SBU customers also can partner with iTeam for display and projector installation services in corporate, retail, government, classroom and multimedia environments. To learn more about digital signage solutions at Tech Data, contact authority@techdata.com. Authority Online Offers Free White Papers Authority online has been expanded to include free vendor-supplied white papers that resellers can download for further study on the technology topics featured in each issue.

Honors And Awards


2010 Vendor Partner Award Winners
Tech Data honored eight leading hardware and software producers with its sixth annual Vendor Partner Awards. Vendor Partner Award recipients are recognized for their strong partnership, loyalty, collaborative spirit and unwavering commitment to the continued success of Tech Data and its reseller customers. The 2010 Tech Data

Vendor Partner Award winners include:
  • Cisco – Vendor Partner of the Year
  • Jennifer Sheppard, Belkin – Vendor Representative of the Year
  • Ergotron – Sales and Marketing Innovator of the Year
  • Microsoft – Best SMB-Focused Vendor Partner of the Year
  • Apple – Retail Vendor Partner of the Year
  • LifeSize – Growth Vendor Partner of the Year
  • IBM – Inventory Optimization Vendor Partner of the Year
  • Sony – Supply Chain Vendor Partner of the Year
CDW Names Tech Data Distributor Of The Year
Tech Data was named Distributor Partner of the Year during CDW’s fourth annual Partner of the Year Awards ceremony. According to CDW, the awards honor partners “for their outstanding support of CDW’s initiatives and values, as well as their high level of commitment to the technology industry.”

TechSelect Gives Back


TechSelect continued its host-city charitable program during the TechSelect Fall Partner Conference in Las Vegas. The community made its largest donation yet to support the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada.