Ingram Micro Hosts Fourth Annual SMB Alliance Invitational
June 06 2011 - 2:30PM
Marketwired
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today welcomed more than 155 channel
partners from the U.S. and Canada to its fourth annual SMB Alliance
(SMBA) Partner Invitational, themed "Join the Movement!"
The three-day event takes place June 6-8 at the Aria Resort and
Casino, Las Vegas and provides SMBA members with valuable market
insight on what's driving demand among small and midsize businesses
(SMBs) and how to capitalize on these trends by leveraging the
community, Ingram Micro and sponsoring IT vendors. Activity from
the SMB Alliance Invitational will be featured on the community's
Facebook page and reported on Twitter by attendees using
#SMBA2011.
The Ingram Micro SMB Alliance Invitational features valuable
breakout sessions, workshops and networking opportunities proven to
help channel partners make the most of new technologies and
services, as well as maximize their sales and profitability
potential within the small and midsized business (SMB) marketplace
and key verticals including healthcare.
"The SMBA Invitational presents our community members with a
great opportunity to learn more about the SMB marketplace, discuss
and resolve mutual challenges, and identify best practices on how
to grow their solutions and services portfolios while expanding
their role as a trusted advisor," said Huy Nguyen, event host and
director, channel programs for Ingram Micro North America. "Each
year the SMBA community grows stronger and more united, and our
members are sure to benefit from the exceptional agenda and
resources that we have in play for 2011 -- all of which are geared
from top to bottom to accelerate our partners' success in the SMB
market."
Throughout the event attendees will benefit from the market
insights of keynote speaker Tiffani Bova, Gartner Research vice
president for indirect channel programs and sales strategies
worldwide, while drawing inspiration from Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger,
a popular motivational speaker whose fierce determination enabled
him to join the Notre Dame University football team against all
odds.
Attendees will also gain practical advice for advancing their
business initiatives through a series of workshops held each day at
the Invitational. The business workshop speakers will include Laura
Posey, chief executive officer (CEO) of Dancing Elephants
Achievement Group; Jennifer Baier Anaya, vice president of
corporate marketing, NetEnrich; Ryan Morris, principal consultant,
Morris Management Partners, Inc.; Ken Thoreson, president, Acumen
Management Group, Ltd.; and Paul Dippell, founder and CEO, Service
Leadership, Inc.
Vendor sponsors including Lenovo, Cisco, ASUS, Brother, IBM,
Symantec, Microsoft, HP and McAfee will also be on hand to discuss
their latest technology solutions, programs and partner enablement
offerings. Additional highlights of the gathering include:
- Content-rich workshops to address trends and business drivers
in the SMB market
- Go-to-market advice from leading industry consultants and
business experts
- Customized sessions focused on building and sustaining a
profitable managed services practice
- A solution-focused Technology Fair to meet with cutting-edge
technology manufacturers and identify growth opportunities
- Breakout sessions and executive meetings with strategic
manufacturer partners
- Networking activities with Ingram Micro associates and
executives
- Formal roundtable sessions and informal peer networking
opportunities with fellow solution providers to share best business
practices and discuss key issues impacting today's market
For more information about the SMB Alliance community, solution
providers and IT vendors can email smb@ingrammicro.com or call
(800) 456-8000 x67850.
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www.ingrammicro.com.
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About Ingram Micro's SMB Alliance Ingram
Micro's SMB Alliance (SMBA) community helps SMB-focused resellers
enter new markets, and provides tools and knowledge to enter them
more profitably. The 3,000-plus members of SMBA enjoy added
attention from manufacturers and access to business-building
resources, tools and training to help them run their businesses
more effectively and efficiently. As a community, members have the
ability to form partnerships, network with peers with similar
business models, share best practices and tap into growth
opportunities not available through other distributors.
About Ingram Micro Inc. As a vital link in
the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and
profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through
unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics, technical and
financial support, managed and cloud-based services, and product
aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global
broad-based IT distributor, serving more than 150 countries on six
continents with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT
products and services. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.
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