The Comstor Connectprogram incorporates innovative Comstor value added offerings such as a solutions portal, strategic marketing support, vendor certification, demo lounges and much more. By partnering with Comstor, the reseller will be enabled to become a Cisco Select Certified partner which will automatically enhance their product and service offering, give them access to various value added Cisco programs and product promotion

Comstor Connect Business Practice




Comstor Connect partners have access to:

Improve your Profitability 

Cisco’s Incentive Programs are designed to reward partners that have invested in their Cisco business practice. 
  • VIP Express is designed to boost partners’ profit margins with quarterly back-end payments averaging 5-10%. www.cisco.com/go/vipexpress 

  • Opportunity Incentive Program (OIP) reward partners for generating incremental business, early account engagement and pre-sales effort. www.cisco.com/go/oip 
  • Not for Resale Program provides up to 70% discount on Not for Resale products for partners to showcase their capabilities.
  • Fast Track 2 Promotion: competitive pricing on selected products to drive run-rate sales.

Enhance your Competitive Advantage

Help resellers distinguish themselves in the marketplace:
  • Cisco Commerce Workspace: Register deals, configure and price products, software and related services, and submit orders. www.cisco.com/go/ccw 
  • Competitive Information: View competitive technology information from leading industry vendors by company. www.cisco.com/go/competitive 
  • My Cisco Workspace: Customize your Cisco.com experience with frequently used data. www.cisco.com/go/mycisco 
  • Partner Education Connection: Get training on products, tools, and solutions to grow your technology skills. www.cisco.com/go/pec 
  • Partner Helpline: Access up-to-date knowledgebase of pre-sales support information. www.cisco.com/go/ph 
  • Partner Marketing Central: Engage partners to develop marketing campaigns. www.cisco.com/go/partnermarketing 
  • Partner Practice Builder: Get partners to create an action plan to build a new practice or develop an existing one. www.cisco.com/go/practicebuilder 
  • Partner Readiness and Support: Resources to prepare Cisco Partners to successfully and profitably sell, deliver and support Cisco Architectures. www.cisco.com/go/ebookpartners 
  • Smart Designs: Cisco SMART Designs offer simple, proven network solutions optimized for small businesses. www.cisco.com/go/smartdesigns 
  • Additional Resources: www.cisco.com/go/partnertools 
More usefull links...


     
Cisco Small Business Investment Protection Evolve your network with a valuable, unique offer that will provide investment protection of up to 100 percent of the purchase price of your Linksys products.
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Cisco Small Business Partner Practice Builder The Small Business Partner Practice Builder program provides a platform for you to build strong, sustainable and profitable solution practices that target the small business market.
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Cisco Small Business Partner Onboarding Guide
  • Quick and easy way to find information on the small business market 
  • Describes Cisco's strategy, products, and solutions in this market.
  • Programs and resources available to you to assist in your selling efforts in this market.
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Cisco UC Partner Profitability Explorer Helps you quickly calculate the profit and revenue potential based on your average customer deal sizes and sales opportunities. For guidance, please review the How-To Guide.
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"My Cisco" Web Tools
  • Easily manage cisco.com information and collaborate with your customers.
  • Get desktop sharing, collaboration, and click-to-chat tools
  • "My Cisco" appears under the search box of cisco.com.
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Smart Business Roadmap for Small Business
  • Build long-term relationships with your customers by helping them address their top business challenges.
  • Develop a technology roadmap that provides immediate and long-term results.
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Partner Self-Service Update and maintain your partner information quickly and easily.Update and maintain your partner information quickly and easily.Update and maintain your partner information quickly and easily.
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Quick Pricing Tool This desktop application helps account managers create quick-pricing estimates for small business customers, without the need for technical assistance.  (HTML)
Quote Builder Quickly build a Small Business Communications System solution for single and multiple office locations based on customer requirements. (HTML)
Cisco Capital Quoting Tool Quickly generate finance quotes for your Small Business opportunities. No additional set up is required to generate a quote. (EXCEL)
CAM Locator Search for a CAM assigned to a specific partner. (HTML)
   

Resources

  

Overview

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Small Business Product Guide Offers suggestions on recommending switching, routing, wireless, security and IPC to small business customers.  (PDF) 
Small Business Product Line Card July 2011 edition of Small Business Product Line Card.  (PDF)

Small Business Product Line Card - Cisco Small Business only

July 2011 edition of Small Business Product Line Card - Cisco Small Business SKUs only.  (PDF)

Unified Communications: Building a Smart Business Guidebook

Find information and resources that will help you build a profitable Unified Communications practice: 
  • a roadmap to understand the small business market
  • suggestions for selling the right UC solutions
  • access Cisco resources to help you reach your goals
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DemoSolutions for Small Business Partners

Accelerate your sales cycle by delivering a relevant, live customer demonstration whenever and wherever your customer wants to see it. (HTML)

Financing

Need help accelerating sales? Cisco Capital offers accessible credit and low-rate financing to help maximize your customers' buying power and remove budget worries. (HTML)

 











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