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  December 2008

Can you help us find small business "Customer Kings"? We have just launched a campaign with Real Business magazine to find UK businesses who are at the cutting edge of customer engagement,


whether it's through smart use of technology to improve the customer experience, or simply being the best in relationship management, "Customer Kings" will praise a number of the most progressive businesses in the UK, with eight separate category winners. The winners will be picked by a panel of industry experts from entrepreneurial businesses, national media and Cisco. Read more here

Don't forget in the midst of the current economic climate that Cisco Capital's leasing programs can help to overcome your customer's budget limitations. Read more here

Wishing you a happy holiday season,

Bernadette Wightman
Operations Director
SMB and Channels
Cisco UK & Ireland

 
Contents  
  Foreword
  News
  Certifications and Specialisations
  Products and Solutions
  Training and events
  Marketing and other services

News  
         
  Cisco's Customer Kings    
 

In conjunction with Real Business magazine, we have launched "Customer Kings", a search to find those small British businesses that are at the cutting edge of customer engagement.

Read More here

 
       
       
  Promotions and Discounts  
 

Fast Track is a pricing program specifically designed to help Cisco Channel Partners sell products to SMB customers, enabling partners to be certain they are receiving the best price on the most popular Cisco SMB products.

Read More here

 
Certifications and Specialisations  
         
  Select Certification Renewal    
 

It's a busy time of year in terms of the number of partners renewing their Select Certification. It's vital for partner profitability on Cisco deals that everyone whose renewal is due, acts within the notified timeframes.

Read More here

 
       
       
  Not yet Cisco SMB Specialised? Come to one of our Distribution SELECT Bootcamps  
 

Find out about the latest bootcamp dates and locations here

 
       
Products and Solutions  
         
  Switching Solutions - Give customers a reason to return with Catalyst 2960 series    
 

Prepare for more SMB demand for the Catalyst 2960 series. This quarter sees the launch of a hard-hitting new play promoting the role of innovative LAN switch designs in building customer loyalty. Add a great zero percent interest offer from Cisco EasyPort, and extra business is bound to be coming your way.

Read More here

 
         
         
  New Cisco Product Guide    
 

The new Cisco Small and Medium Business Product Guide has been designed to help you determine the best solutions to recommend to your customers.

View it here

   
         
Training and Events  
         
Win with Accelerate- the training portal  

Accelerate is a Cisco training program dedicated to support you to grow your services business. Within the Accelerate Program is the opportunity to take short quizzes and participants who achieve a score of 80 percent or higher are eligible to earn prizes of up to $500 in cash.

Read More
here

     
     
Invite your Small & Medium Business customers to Cisco Networkers  

Cisco Networkers is the premier event of its kind where small to medium sized businesses can receive the technology advice and guidance they need to help them achieve more. This event takes place in Barcelona 26-29 January 2009.

Customer invites are available for you to send from Campaign Builder.

Read more here

     
Marketing and other services  
         
Cisco Marketing Services Organisation (MSO)  

With the launch of the new Marketing Services Organisation (MSO) which provides SMB Specialised and Registered Partners with access to Cisco's Co-Marketing Engine, we are also delighted to launch our new Marketing Reference Guide. Cisco Marketing Services for Partners places a wide range of marketing resources at your fingertips.

Read More here

     
     
Be successful and register with Cisco Smart Care Service today!  

Cisco Smart Care Service enables partners to develop proactive services for their customers. See how Swedish Smart Care partner, Crux, helped their customer achieve network stability, simplify operations, improve control, and all under one single contract.

Watch the video here

Talk to your Inside Channel Account Manager for Services about the range of promotions to help kick start your Smart Care sales.

     
 
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