Ingram Micro's SMB Invitational Builds on Partner Successes
May 22 2013 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today welcomed hundreds of channel
partners to its 2013 Spring SMB Invitational in Hollywood, Fla.
Anchored by Ingram Micro's U.S. SMB Alliance (SMBA) partner
community and SMB Business Unit, the bi-annual event focuses on
educating, inspiring and enabling channel partners serving the
small to midsize business (SMB) market. Follow event activity on
Twitter @IM_SMB and #SpringSMBI, or register online to participate
in the event virtually.
"SMBs are among the top consumers and early adopters of
technology, which is why they represent a sales goldmine for
channel partners who know how to put IT to work," says Kirk
Robinson, senior vice president, Commercial Markets Division and
Global Accounts, Ingram Micro. "As an indispensable business
partner to the IT channel, one of our top priorities is partner
enablement. We invest in a number of areas and wear multiple hats
so that our channel partners can leverage the power of Ingram Micro
and capitalize on the market's full sales and services
potential."
Over the past 18 months, Ingram Micro has continued to invest in
and enhance its SMB resources, which include the SMBA partner
community and Ingram Micro's SMB website (www.im-smb.com), as well
as a highly skilled team of dedicated credit analysts, marketing
professionals, business development managers, cloud services
experts and field-based technical solution engineers. Last year,
the distributor introduced its SMB 500, an annual ranking of Ingram
Micro's fastest growing, SMB-focused channel partners, and expanded
its portfolio to make it easier for SMB partners to cross-sell
products and solutions from other Ingram Micro subsidiaries
including AVAD and Ingram Micro Consumer Electronics (IMCE).
The distributor's efforts haven't gone unnoticed. Earlier this
year, readers of ChannelPro-SMB recognized Ingram Micro and its SMB
business unit for having the "Best Partner Program." The 2013 award
was presented to Ingram Micro's SMB team in response to its
exemplary efforts around partner enablement and demonstrated
expertise within SMB sales. In 2012, Ingram Micro also earned top
honors in four distribution categories in the ChannelPro-SMB 2012
Readers' Choice Awards including Best Cloud/MSP Service Offering,
Best Financing Options, Best Sales Support and Best Training
Programs.
"If a channel partner is looking to fast-track his or her
business for success in SMB, then Ingram Micro is the business
partner of choice," says Jamie Ferullo, co-host of the SMB
Invitational and director of SMB sales, Ingram Micro U.S. "Our SMB
business unit, SMBA partner community and SMB Invitational are a
business-building trifecta that channel partners cannot get
anywhere else."
Throughout the SMB Invitational, attendees will engage
face-to-face with peers, technology manufacturers and Ingram Micro
associates, as well as hear from several IT channel executives,
industry thought leaders and business influencers including
motivational speaker Mike Abrashoff, who is a former Navy Commander
and author of "It's Your Ship," a best-selling book on management
strategies. The event's title sponsors include Brother, Cisco,
Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, Microsoft OEM, Ricoh, Sharp, Symantec
and VMware.
To learn more about the Ingram Micro SMB Alliance partner
community, visit www.im-smba.com. For more information on Ingram
Micro visit www.ingrammicro.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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