Ingram Micro VentureTech Network Celebrates 15 Years of Industry Leadership, Success and Partnership
April 22 2013 - 9:00AM
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Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest wholesale
technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain,
mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions, today
announced its VentureTech Network (VTN) community is celebrating 15
years as the IT industry's leading North America channel partner
community.
The first IT channel partner community of its kind, VTN has a
well-documented history of helping hundreds of smaller, independent
"IT resellers" become high-performing regional, national and
international IT service providers. The community's ongoing success
has also made it a powerful catalyst for the adoption of new
technology solutions and influx of high profile mergers and
acquisitions taking place within the IT channel.
Today, the community is comprised of an exclusive group of more
than 330 U.S. and Canadian IT solution providers and is revered for
pioneering peer-to-peer partnerships that result in profitable
business growth. VTN also raises the standards of excellence when
it comes to business performance, corporate giving, service
delivery and vendor engagement at the highest levels.
Last year, the community achieved an all-time high for business
growth and revenues booked through Ingram Micro. VTN members also
raised more than $100,000 in charitable contributions and donated
countless hours to organizations in need -- making 2012 the most
successful year in VTN's history.
Additionally, VTN's Mastermind Groups, Special Interest Groups
(SIGs), and local chapters continued to thrive and welcome new
members. The new VTN Member Portal has quickly become the online
hub for the VTN community and is now integrated with Ingram Micro's
new IM Link professional services network, launched last week at
the distributor's annual Cloud Summit.
"The business value, service advantage, training, and meaningful
partnerships we've gained through VTN are truly immeasurable," says
longtime VTN member Alan McDonald, president of AllConnected and
co-president of VTN. "From multiple marketing campaigns to
co-funded engineer trainings, strategic roadmaps and business
planning, as well as many collaborative and productive peer group
discussions on delivering managed and cloud services, VTN has given
me and my team the ability to grow our business faster, smarter and
more profitably than we could ever do alone. The VTN community is
our trusted advisor and a major contributor to our ongoing
success."
This year, the VTN community is building on its success and
brand by taking the power of the community deeper into the members'
organizations and welcoming 650 attendees to its "Focus3: Partner,
Prosper, Repeat." Spring VTN Invitational taking place April 21-24
in Hollywood, Fla. The Fall VTN Invitational will be held Oct.
21-24 in Palm Springs, Calif.
"Ingram Micro's VTN community has taken an active role in
transforming the way business gets done over the past 15 years in
the IT channel," says Paul Bay, president, Ingram Micro North
America. "VTN members and sponsors are the business elite within
the IT channel and influence the IT purchasing decisions of
thousands of small to mid-size organizations. They are leaders
among their peers and I've challenged our executive team to find
more ways to grow, strengthen and accelerate the success of our VTN
members and the thousands of channel partners who have selected
Ingram Micro as their go-to-market business partner."
Updates on the Ingram Micro 2013 Spring VTN Invitational will be
available throughout the event on the community's Twitter feed at
www.twitter.com/VTNcommunity or by following the hashtag #VTN2013.
The VTN community's Facebook page will also offer event photos and
highlights at http://www.facebook.com/venturetechnetwork.
Throughout the four-day premier partner event, VTN members will
meet face-to-face with peers and come together to hear from subject
matter experts and leaders in their field about sales and marketing
best practices, as well as business and technology trends.
Additionally, VTN's five Mastermind groups and special interest
groups (SIGs) -- including Marketing, Sales Managers Cloud,
Operational Excellence, Women in Technology and Technical
Certifications -- will also hold high-impact member forums
orchestrated to help channel partners profitably grow their
business faster and smarter by learning from peers.
Headlining the event is Ingram Micro's President Paul Bay and
industry thought leader Robin Sharma, author and founder of Sharma
Leadership International, Inc. Also taking center stage will be
Kristin M. Rogers, principal of KMR@work; VTN Council Presidents
Alan McDonald and Rob Bracey, as well as renowned leadership expert
and bestselling author of "The Multiplier Effect" Liz Wiseman.
"The entrepreneurial spirit found within VTN is unmatched," says
John Fago, senior director, channel marketing, Ingram Micro North
America. "We will continue to find ways to challenge our Ingram
Micro VTN community, empower them to succeed and give even greater
business advantage within the IT industry over the next 15
years."
For more information on VTN, solution providers and
manufacturers should contact their Ingram Micro sales or marketing
representative and visit www.im-vtn.com.
More information about Ingram Micro is available at
www.ingrammicro.com and http://ingrammicroinc.wordpress.com.
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About Ingram Micro Inc. Ingram Micro is
the world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global
leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and
logistics solutions. 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 and mobile solutions, technical support, financial
services and product aggregation and distribution. The company is
the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving approximately
160 countries on six continents with the world's most comprehensive
portfolio of IT products and services. Visit
www.ingrammicro.com.
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