Partner Roadmap

The world has changed?

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“It is not the strongest of the species that

survive, nor the most intelligent, but rather

the one most adaptable to change.”

- Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882

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“Digital Darwinism is the evolution of consumer behaviour when society and technology evolve faster than your ability to adapt.”

- Brian Solis _

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How are you going to develop

your Cloud business?

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Get it right

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Get it wrong

You feel like this?

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A higher level perspective

CLOUD

SaaS Delivery

Service

CLOUD = CUSTOMER

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“When the rate of change externally is greater than the rate of change internally, you have a problem.”

- Jack Welch

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External speed of change

Internal speed of change

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Product or Services focus -> Solutions focus 3

The Sales Cycle -> The Buyer’s Journey 2

Partner Enablement 1

Commoditization

Commoditization

Race to the bottom

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The Buying Process

Search

Find

Qualify

Try

Buy

Activate

Manage

Up-sell Cross-sell

Support

Refer

Start with the Buyer’s Journey

Differentiate A Acquire

B Base

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Eliminating barriers to sale

Product or Services focus -> Solutions focus 3

The Sales Cycle -> The Buyer’s Journey 2

Partner Enablement 1

Standing out from the crowd

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Differentiation

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Differentiation

Opportunity platform


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Your Cloud Services

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Basic Product/Service: • Technology • Price performance • Product quality

E2E Customer Experience: • People • Perceived value • High touch • Exceed customer expectations • Delight and astound customers

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2 Support Services

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Customer Experience

Differentiation: 3 Levels of Perceived Value

Basic Product/Service

Support Services: • Levels of support • Quality of service • Systems • Processes

are The DIFFERENCE

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

- Henry Ford - 1854 - 2014


Guide them to the right solution

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Show them the best way forward


Show them a better future

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Be their cloud architect

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Trusted Advisor

Become a…

A journey into the unknown

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Show customers

how to get there


The journey is never

straight forward

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There will be

obstacles ahead

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Get it right

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David R Ednie President & CEO SalesChannel Europe Ph: +33 676 60 09 25 (FRA) Email: [email protected] Website: www.saleschannel-europe.com

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