At our first-ever Dell Global Partner Summit in October I introduced the Dell Partner Program as truly extraordinary. At our official Program launch on February 8, we showed you how the Program has been purpose-built for Partners, and with Partners, to be Simple. Predictable. Profitable. TM
Those are huge expectations to set. It’s important to me, to my entire team and to our company that whatever we say we will do, we go and do it. Having a high “say:do” ratio is vital. Your feedback so far tells us that we are, in fact, delivering. Let me tell you: nothing makes me happier. We know we’re on a journey, too, and we still have work to do.
Last week, we talked about how we’ve made the Program Simple. Simple is critical. You told us that time and again as we travelled the globe, when we asked what you needed in a world-class Partner Program.
Today, let’s talk about our second tenet, Predictable.
You told us you need to be able to plan your business with us – plan your investments, make your strategies and place your bets. You need to know we have your back. Here’s how the Dell Partner Program brings you predictability.
- The Dell Partner Program runs on an annual basis. We’re not changing the rules quarter to quarter. You can plan your business for the year, and know that the Program will be with you for the full year.
- We have defined Tiers and status requirements—The Dell Partner Program Tiers (Titanium, Platinum and Gold) clearly define revenue and training requirements; and provide Partners with a clear path to achieve the next Tier level. In addition, Partners can expect an annual compliance review to provide visibility into where they stand against their current Tier’s requirements.
- We have clear rules of engagement and transparent deal registration—The Dell Partner Program includes a globally enforced Partner Code of Conduct and Deal Registration program to protect those Partners who actively promote Dell’s products and solutions to their customers. Partners with registered and approved opportunities receive both advantaged pricing as well as protection from any possible direct sales conflict.
- We are bringing you ISG Incumbency for Commercial—We started with ISG Incumbency for Storage, because it’s just the right thing to do. Protect our Partners’ business. We will be extending incumbency for Commercial over the next couple of quarters. Partners will be able to aggressively grow their business with Dell, with protection via Deal Registration across ALL ISG lines of business: Server, Networking, Storage, Backup, Converged/Hyperconverged and Solutions. We’re training our full salesforce on these new Rules of Engagement and Deal Registration protocols as we speak. There may be a learning curve, and we have our conflict resolution plans in place. We’ll get there. Because protecting Partners just makes sense.
We designed the Dell Partner Program to be the most desirable program in the industry, bar none.
We understand that a key to helping you achieve success is providing you with a Program that is clear and transparent so you know what’s expected—so you can focus on selling the world’s most innovative portfolio and growing your top- and bottom-lines.
Like Simple, Predictable is just one part of our commitment to Partners. Watch the Partner Post Blog for the next post on my favorite tenet: Profitable.
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