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Washington, DC, Dec 17, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- AhaApps was awarded the "Best of the Best" designation for excellence by Follow Media Consulting, Inc. in the category of Volleyball Stats. You can email them at sales(at)ahaapps.com or support(at)ahaapps.com. This award signifies the continued commitment and dedication of the areas best in volleyball stats applications.
AhaApps is a mobile application development company for smart devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android. They focus on providing deep value to their customers whether they are Enterprises or consumers. Their apps such as EarningsBuzz and ZatStats are catered towards consumers and NavTech is for Enterprises that rely on ERP systems. AhaApps also build mobile apps that interface with Salesforce.
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Scientists from the National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) in Hisar, Haryana, this weekend took blood samples and performed various measurements and observations of Sindhi-Kutchi horses, which some claim are descended from Arabian horses. The samples have been collected to check if they are distinct from the recognised Kathiawadi and Marwadi breeds of horses found in Gujarat.
If the tests prove their distinctiveness, the Sindhi-Kutchi breed horses could become the fourth distinct breed of livestock unique to Kutch, after Kutchi camel and its smaller, mangrove-eating cousin Kharai, which lives in the district's coastal regions, and the Banni breed of buffalo. All three breeds have been documented by the Gujarat Biodiversity Board.
Dr Nitin Virmani, a senior scientist from NRCE who led a team of three scientists and two technical officers to study the Sindhi-Kutchi horses, told The Indian Express on the sidelines of the 6th Banni Pashu Mela Sunday that the horse physically differs from the Marwadi breed in certain aspects, including in the way they gallop and trot.
"We have also observed that while the ears of the Marwadi horses are very close to each other, almost joining each other, those of the Sindhi-Kutchi breed are further placed. There is also a curvature of the nose in the Sindhi-Kutchi breed. We are also told that Sindhi-Kutchi horses are shorter than Marwadi horses," Dr Virmani said.
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"It was complete chaos," said Kerby Dassas, who lives in one of the 72 units at the Gold King Apartments, 13285 NE Sixth Ave. "Water was running down the hallways."
The building's roof had undergone repairs this week, but police and residents said the recent renovations coupled with Thursday morning's downpours spelled devastation for the structure.
"They apparently didn't secure the roof," said North Miami Police Maj. Neal Cuevas, a department spokesman. "The rain just made it worse."
Marjorie Jean-Louis, who has lived at the Gold King complex for two years, said the roof had been in need of repairs for months. She was skeptical of the quality of work done before Thursday's collapse.
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North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau visited the site of the roof collapse, which rendered the building uninhabitable but caused no injuries. She and Councilman Philippe Bien-Aime handed out coffee and doughnuts to residents and promised to hold an emergency meeting to deal with their safety concerns. The mayor added that there was "no excuse" for the residents not to have answers about their building.
A man who said he worked for the Gold King Apartments declined to give his name or talk with reporters at the scene. Attempts to reach the management office or the building's landlord, identified in public records as Shlomo Chelminsky, were unsuccessful Thursday.
Chelminsky is a well-known name in North Miami, most recently for his connection to a bribery case where he was seen on video giving an envelope stuffed with cash to a nephew of former mayor Andre Pierre.
Chelminsky owns about a dozen apartment buildings along a stetch of Northeast Sixth Avenue. Many of them house low-income residents and have been cited for quality-of-life issues like trash heaps, peeling paint and busted lighting fixtures.
"His properties are disgusting," David Levin, the city code enforcement board's vice chairman, said of Chelminsky's buildings in a 2004 city council hearing. Levin is now deceased.
"Our tenants know we love them," Chelminsky said at the same meeting.
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Brutus' bribery case is scheduled to go to trial next month, and he has denied any wrongdoing. Chelminsky, who is cooperating with state investigators, has not been arrested or charged in connection with the case. Pierre also does not face charges; he was term-limited as mayor and left the office this summer after four years.
The American Red Cross opened a shelter in Miami Gardens for the displaced Gold King tenants. Many of them headed there on buses after waiting hours for good news that never arrived.
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Is it appropriate to tell your personal story through your Web site or blog? Or should you play it safe and do what everyone else is doing (something like, "Our seasoned professionals, with more experience than any other technology provider, will help your business increase productivity and fuel growth")?
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"Storytelling," the latest buzzword being tossed around in the world of content marketing, suggests that you need epic narratives to connect with potential buyers.
If, like the rest of the common world, you don't have a "chief storyteller" on staff, don't worry. You can use scenarios to help your prospects envision the benefit of your solutions.
While the term may be pretentious, the idea behind the storytelling movement makes sense. Instead of listing out the features and benefits, you should use a compelling example of how your solution solved a problem for a customer. For most partners, that's where the challenge comes in.
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Over the years, case studies have been the go-to content vehicle to "tell the story" of how your software, services or solutions improve the business lives of your customers. While case studies can certainly be effective, they are time-consuming and expensive to create. The yearly commitment to do one case study each quarter usually falters somewhere between the third interview reschedule and the customer's legal review.
Without an actual case study, partners have been hesitant to tell stories -- which is where the scenario can help. Using life-like examples helps your prospects envision how they would use your solution to overcome a challenge or improve a business process. Like a demo scenario, the example doesn't have to be an actual event -- just a realistic representation of a business situation.
Here's an example of a scenario a partner might use to illustrate the value of proactive business intelligence:
Before the full impact of the housing collapse was understood, a lumber and construction supplies distributor noted a trending drop in orders. While the trend was subtle, company management compared the data with previous years, recognized the risk and chose to act quickly.
By lowering inventory on hand and open purchase orders for materials, the company averted disaster. Lower carrying costs and related inventory expense allowed the company to weather the recession.
Before the full impact of the housing collapse was understood, a lumber and construction supplies distributor noted a trending drop in orders. While the trend was subtle, company management compared the data with previous years, recognized the risk and chose to act quickly.
By lowering inventory on hand and open purchase orders for materials, the company averted disaster. Lower carrying costs and related inventory expense allowed the company to weather the recession.
Scenarios Augment, Not Replace
Even though scenarios will help you engage with prospects, you still need to clearly explain what your solution does. Visitors to your Web site scan to find a solution to their problem. If they don't see what they are looking for quickly, they will move on. Easy-to-read bullet lists with features and benefits are still important to help readers hone in on what they are looking for.
There are plenty of Web sites that have gone overboard with storytelling, making it hard to find answers to simple questions about what the solution delivers. Scenarios should augment, not replace.
Scenarios are also a great way to make your webinar or seminar presentation more effective. Instead of reading the bullets on the slide, make the point through a scenario that listeners can imagine happening in their business.
You don't have to be an epic storyteller to come up with great scenarios. You know your solutions, you know your customers; combine the two using a touch of imagination. Make it fun, keep it simple and, above all, keep it short.
How are you getting creative with content? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share the knowledge.
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Do you still have "update the Pinpoint profile" on your to-do list? The update that you have been meaning to do for six months and just haven't gotten to yet? With an upgraded interface and improved search, along with some pretty compelling data from its fiscal year 2014, this is probably the time to put Pinpoint at the top of your list.
Based on conversations that we've had with partners about Pinpoint, there is a direct correlation between the effort put into your listings and the results. Microsoft has posted a set of very helpful resources on its Ready-to-Go (RtG) marketing site that will make it easier for you to create a professional and effective profile. Aptly titled the "Pinpoint Resources" campaign, there are about a dozen PowerPoint presentations, documents and videos that will help you improve your chances of being found and making connections. Included in the resources are practical tips to optimize your profile, as well as step-by-step guidance to manage your Pinpoint account. And don't overlook the "Top Ten Tips for a Great Profile" which offers great advice for any form of online content.
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Microsoft's FY14 statistics for Pinpoint provide some pretty compelling data points:
To get your fair share of those leads, you want to create a profile that takes full advantage of the new search functionality. The "Pinpoint Partner Overview Deck" explains the criteria and priorities built into the search algorithm. According to the deck, keywords carry the most weight, followed by competencies. The full list of search criteria includes:
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Also in the Overview Deck is the single most important piece of advice to keep visitors on your page once they click through: "If a customer can't tell what you do in the first two sentences they will click to another partner." This holds true for your company profile, services and application listings. Skip the marketing speak and tell them exactly what you can do for them.
There are sample entries in the "Create a Great Profile Presentation" that show you how to put that advice to work. Use the samples as a template to build your own entries. Keep your text as simple as possible. Avoid using marketing-speak like, "We help companies drive agility through our world-class solutions delivered by seasoned professionals."
To establish your credibility with prospects, link to content on your Web site that will further educate them about the solutions that you offer. As always, focus your content on how you solve your customers' problems. Understand who your prospects are and stand in their shoes to build content that matters.
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Partners have reported that Pinpoint is as important in connecting with other partners and Microsoft employees as it is with end users. While that may be obvious for ISVs, it holds true for all types of partners. Include your interest in partnerships in your listings to promote the right connections.
The Pinpoint resources on RtG will help guide you to build a profile that will attract more leads. Drawing on the reach of Microsoft's global Web sites to get eyes on your listing and your Web site requires a relatively small investment of time. Yes, you will probably get leads that don't fit or are insignificant, but for most partners, just one big lead will make it all worthwhile.
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The intentions are always good. Whether introduced through Microsoft to deliver a complex project or connecting through an International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) meeting, most partner-to-partner relationships start with high hopes but don't deliver as expected.
What are the factors that lead to lasting partnerships that drive real economic results for both parties? KiZAN Technologies and Netmail are reaping rewards from a growing partnership and shared lessons learned from their collaboration.
Building Trust
When a client asked KiZAN, a multi-gold systems integrator (SI), to perform an objective comparison of multiple GroupWise-to-Exchange migration tools before committing to the project, Netmail's migration solution was included in the evaluation. While KiZAN engineers had previously used a different GroupWise-to-Exchange migration tool, by the end of the assessment they were convinced that Netmail was the best choice.
Working together for the first time on a large project was a concern for both companies' teams. "We knew it would be a challenging project," explained Robert Steele, VP of infrastructure services at KiZAN. "When you are talking about moving 16,000 users from platform that they've used for 20 years, the inertia alone was bound to create challenges."
The KiZAN and Netmail teams coordinated closely before and during the project, building confidence in one another as they went. "When we hit a bump in the road, the Netmail team worked around the clock to give us the extra support we needed," Steele said. "That was the kind of relationship we were looking for and made the project a real success."
Cultural Fit
Following the project, Steele and the Netmail management team met at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) to talk about expanding the relationship. A candid conversation reviewing their first joint project -- assessing what went well and what could be improved -- reinforced the potential of a valuable partnership.
Both organizations feel that the similar size and cultural fit are key ingredients to the success of the partnership. "I went to their headquarters and Netmail's management has visited our offices," Steele said. "To bring the best of the best to our customers, we need a close alignment."
"We don't take the word 'partnering' lightly," added Charles Nguyen, VP of partnerships and business development of Netmail. "It requires complete transparency and trust in one another."
Aligned Priorities
For any partnership to survive after the first project is done requires an alignment of business priorities. Especially important in this time of cloud transitions, KiZAN and Netmail share neutrality in the client's choice of deployment. They both support both cloud and on-premises deployments.
"Our first priority is to understand the customer needs and then determine whether or not the cloud is the right fit," Steele said. "We have practices that support both cloud and on-prem, so we offer both and help our customers decide what is best for them."
While some independent software vendors (ISVs) -- and even Microsoft -- sometimes forget that SIs and value-added resellers (VARs) are in the services, not the product, business, Netmail works hard to keep partner priorities in front.
"We understand the importance of the partner's professional services revenue, as well as the trust that their customers place in those services," Nguyen said. "We create the tools to help partners build their practice."
For Netmail, formerly known as Messaging Architects, additional benefits of the partnership comes from the depth of KiZAN's technical and business operations knowledge. The close working relationship means that KiZAN gives Netmail feedback on what they are seeing in the field. Such feedback allows them to continuously enhance the functionality of their solutions.
In terms of business development, KiZAN and Netmail have run joint marketing campaigns but find the most success through joint account planning. Sales reps from both companies work together to identify potential customers and pursue opportunities.
Win for Both Sides
"What makes partnerships work is being honest and understanding what the other needs," Steele said. "It may be cliché, but it has to be a win-win. The partnerships that work best are where both sides understand the other's objectives and work together to achieve them."
There are few, if any, partners today that can deliver all the solutions to their clients without the help of another partner. Those relationships can be merely a convenience, or built into something that brings more value to clients and additional profits to the company. The latter requires commitment and time investment, but can pay off with big rewards.
Are you taking a creative approach to partnering? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share your story.
Posted by Barb Levisay on January 22, 2015 at 8:12 AM0 comments
Prospective buyers only spend 10 to 20 seconds scanning your homepage before deciding to dig in or leave, so your message had better be short and to the point.
So little time, yet so much to say. You've added all these great cloud services, disaster recovery is so important and you have great customer stories to share. As hard as it is, this is a good time to step back and distill your core value to clients. A messaging framework will help you trim down your text to grab prospects' attention before they move on.
A messaging framework is a concise description of the value that you deliver to your customers. The framework should describe your customers' common challenges and how you solve them. Usually broken down by the role of the person that makes the buying decision, the messaging framework will help you and your employees get to the point in all communications.
Creating a messaging framework is challenging. You likely offer a variety of services that are hard to prioritize; they are all important to your clients. As you're building the framework, keep Web site visitors in mind. If you try to be everything to everyone, the message will be meaningless and you'll lose those visitors.
Focus on the specific benefits that clients get from working with you. Try not to cover too much ground with the messaging framework. Focus on what you do best, and what delivers the most value to clients and the highest profits to the business. Here are a couple of ideas to help you decide which challenges and benefits matter most:
As with most things, there's no one right structure or format for your messaging framework. However, the basics should include:
An example for the owner of a small distribution company could look like:
A Valuable Document for Your Employees
The messaging framework should be as helpful to your consultants as it is to your sales and marketing team. They are on the front line with your customers and should be fluent in all of the services you deliver. The messaging framework gives them an easy cheat-sheet to answer questions with confidence.
In most marketing interactions, from Twitter to Web sites to blog posts, you don't have much time to engage your audience. By spending the time upfront to fine-tune your messaging, you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time. With pre-written text, you and your employees can deliver a consistent message to get to the point and grab your prospect's attention.
What tactics are you using to connect with prospects quickly? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share the knowledge.
Posted by Barb Levisay on January 07, 2015 at 12:09 PM0 comments
Microsoft's Small Business Contest, running through Jan. 11, 2015, is an opportunity to be a hero in your customers' eyes. By promoting the contest to your customers, they get the opportunity to tell their story and win as much as $20,000. With a little creativity, you can capitalize on the contest to advance your role as a customer advocate and trusted partner.
Contest entrants submit a two-minute color video sharing the story of their business journey and lessons learned. Eligible businesses include privately held U.S. companies operating for more than six months with no more than 250 employees.
The simplicity of the contest makes this a great opportunity to encourage your customers to participate. Below are a few ideas to get you started promoting the contest with your customers and building value for your own business:
Publicize the contest. The most obvious place to start is to let your customers know that the contest is happening. Include an article in your newsletter or send out a separate e-mail encouraging your customers to enter. Entries are accepted through Jan. 11, 2015, so there's no time to lose.
Get your employees to promote the contest to customers. Your employees know the stories behind many of your customers' businesses. Ask them to suggest entering to your most interesting, qualified clients.
Support the public voting. Ten semifinalists will be selected by a panel by Jan. 19. Public voting on the finalist entries will take place from Jan. 20 to Jan. 30. If your customer's video is chosen, you'll want to help them promote to get public support.
Follow up with your own promotion. Once the voting has ended and the winner selected, you've got a great opportunity to give your clients deserved recognition. Help your customers put the videos to good use, even if they weren't selected as winners. Feature them in a marketing campaign or write a blog post about their adventure.
Help your customers make the best possible video. The judging criteria is based on originality, composition and adherence to contest theme. A few tips to share with your customer to help them make a compelling video:
Marketing with Social Media Contests
Microsoft's Small Business Contest is a good example of the growing use of contests to drive interest in social engagement. As many partners have found, maintaining engagement through social media is challenging. You need to give customers a good reason to come back to your Facebook page.
A contest can be an effective way to drive initial or renew interest. Of course, the trick is in the follow-up. How do you keep them coming back when the contest is over? We'll watch to see what Microsoft has in mind as a follow-up the Small Business Contest.
What better way to start the new year than having one of your customers win $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000 in the Small Business Contest? OK, so maybe winning $20,000 for your own business would be better, but that's not the deal. The contest gives you a reason to educate your customers about a Microsoft program and provide some coaching to help them create a great video about their company. Wins all around.
Have you held a contest for customers? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share the knowledge.
Posted by Barb Levisay on December 10, 2014 at 11:54 AM0 comments
The tempo of new product releases from Microsoft presents a challenge for partners to stay ahead of customers.
Sway, Microsoft's new presentation solution, is getting attention from the press but is as new to most partners as it is to their customers. One partner jumped in with both feet to be the first to introduce Sway to its customers.
Like most people in charge of creating content, Greg Treanor, vice president of Atlanta-based RoseBud Technologies, is always on the lookout for relevant news he can share with his customers. Filtering through his partner newsletters, Treanor noticed that the Sway preview was open and requested access. He received the invite for Sway as he was creating RoseBud's November newsletter, so he took the opportunity to show and tell.
"I wanted to show people that we are forward-thinking and paying attention. While it may not be a core business tool, it is a differentiator," Treanor said. "And it was an opportunity to show our customers one more way that they can use the tools from Microsoft."
From start to finish, it took Treanor about five hours to create the Sway. "You have to figure out how to lay out your content and media. There is sequence that you need to follow," he explained. "It was just the initial learning curve that took so long. Next time, it will take me half the time at most."
Aside from basic how-tos, there is not much formal guidance yet available for Sway. "Like many things cloud, there isn't any documentation." Treanor said. "It took some trial and error, but the tool is well-designed and I was able to accomplish what I set out to do."
Treanor sent out the RoseBud November newsletter in the traditional e-mail format, offering readers the option to jump to the Sway version (see above) in the first paragraph. Readers were definitely interested based on the e-mail performance statistics that Treanor pulled for the November mailing:
According to Treanor, there is currently no tracking capability in Sway, so he does not have feedback on reader activity on the site. There are many more features promised for future releases, so that may be on the horizon.
Treanor definitely plans to use Sway again. "For us, it's been important to stay consistent with the monthly newsletter, sharing news that is relevant to our customers' business," Treanor said. "We're always looking to differentiate ourselves, and Sway was effective. I was pleasantly surprised to see to see how many customers clicked through."
There is also a logistical benefit of using Sway as a newsletter based on its native ability to adapt to any viewing device. As Treanor points out, "When creating our e-mail newsletters we have to be cognizant of how it will appear on a mobile device or tablet. In Sway, the layout will adapt on the fly to the medium that is used to view it."
Treanor sees a multitude of uses for Sway in all types of businesses. "The tool is so broad in its utility, it can be a useful across industries. A real estate agent could use it to build a flyer for a house. A construction management company could use it for project updates. It could support a board of directors' meeting. The list goes on," Treanor said. "All done easily. There is no programming involved at all. The process is all drag-and-drop."
With the pace of change in our industry, the winners will be those who seize opportunities and boldly lead the way for customers. Perhaps all of this provides a unique opportunity for partners like RoseBud, which has 10 employees. There is no lag time between decision and action. Through Treanor's quick response, RoseBud demonstrated to its customers that it continues to lead the way in technology.
One note: If you want to use Sway soon, apply for your invitation right away. It has been over a week since I requested one, and while I got an immediate acknowledgment of my request, I have yet to receive access.
How do you introduce your customers to solutions? Add a comment below or send me a note and let's share the knowledge.
Posted by Barb Levisay on November 19, 2014 at 2:43 PM0 comments
Billed as the northeast's largest business trade show, the New York Business Expo (NYXPO), held last week in New York City, attracted 8,826 business owners, executives and entrepreneurs. Landing an invitation to lead a session at such an event is a coveted engagement for any business owner. For one Microsoft partner, attendance-driving clout through a loyal social community earns him a regular place in front of big audiences.
Carl Mazzanti, CEO of eMazzanti Technologies, is in the enviable position of being able to choose speaking venues that will reach broad audiences like the NYXPO. He attributes the success to the social community that his 39-person IT services company has built. "Because eMazzanti has a lot of followers, I get these speaking opportunities," Mazzanti explained. "When we send a message out about an event, people sign up."
Of course, building that social following is the hard part. Mazzanti sees that being especially hard for technology companies. "Computer people don't like to talk about what they do. They don't like to toot their own horn," Mazzanti said. "My firm is susceptible to that same behavior."
But build it, the company has. eMazzanti's Facebook page has 5,683 likes. It has 1,414 followers on its LinkedIn page and 2,079 on Spiceworks. "It's a slow, arduous process to build your reputation," Mazzanti admitted. "Each follower is a person who has had a good experience with you. But once it starts to happen, it builds. Millennials care a lot about your 'crew' -- those people who follow you becomes an important component in selecting your organization."
"Every firm has raving fans. The dollars spent by customers are votes. You just need them to take it the extra step and do something publicly," Mazzanti added. "A follow or a post is your customer's way of saying thank you."
For eMazzanti, Hurricane Sandy in 2013 was a pivotal social moment. "We worked very hard to get our customers up and running within 24 hours, and we got a lot of posts thanking us," Mazzanti said. "We genuinely tried to help out the region, that's our culture, and we got raving fans as a result."
One of the lessons that eMazzanti has learned is that social networks are not static. "You have to be where your customers engage. In our public venues, LinkedIn has taken off, Facebook has dropped off and Spiceworks has been a rocket ship this year," Mazzanti said. "Spiceworks is a community of givers."
Building on the Presentation Opportunity
At NYXPO, several hundred attended Mazzanti's "Your All-Access Pass to the Industry's Most Stylish and Sophisticated Technology Yet" session. Mazzanti focused his message on how small and midsize businesses can use enterprise-class systems for a small amount of money. Mazzanti spent a third of the time explaining the latest technology, a third interpreting what that technology means to a smaller business and ended with how to get started. Mazzanti tries to deliver something for everyone in the audience, from those with no idea how to get started to those who have done extensive research.
To capitalize on any speaking engagement, eMazzanti also exhibits at the event. At NYXPO, the eMazzanti team scanned over 1,000 badges at its booth and will spend the next weeks following up. Leads are prioritized and split up among the sales team, with Mazzanti personally following up with top prospects.
While Mazzanti is quick to give the credit for his success to his customers and staff, it's clear that he takes a hands-on approach. The monthly eMazzanti newsletter is sent from Mazzanti's direct e-mail. A client can hit reply and connect directly with the CEO -- a personal connection point that more business leaders should try.
As eMazzanti has found, a strong social presence makes a statement that you have a voice that is valued by your community. When you build a following of raving fans, they can do far more than just provide "likes." Your social community validates that there is an audience for your message -- which can open some pretty big doors.
How do you capitalize on your social community? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share the knowledge.
Posted by Barb Levisay on November 05, 2014 at 1:12 PM0 comments
Microsoft's ModernBiz global marketing campaign aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) is gaining traction -- and just getting started.
If your business serves SMBs, this is a tremendous opportunity to roll out marketing activities of your own that build on Microsoft's momentum. By aligning with the ModernBiz messaging, you reinforce your partner status with prospects and, as an added benefit, you can use content that you don't have to create from scratch.
"We've tried to make it easier for partners to have a single campaign to execute while we are driving demand generation around the world with ModernBiz," explained Cheryl Kelly, general manager of SMB marketing at Microsoft. "It's a great opportunity for partners to piggyback on what we are doing."
Microsoft's multimillion-dollar demand-generation investment for ModernBiz will focus on the digital world with banner ads, videos and viral promotions all focused around the "For Your Business" campaign hub.
"We're already starting to see good results," Kelly added. "We've had over a million responses during the first four weeks of the campaign."
Build Your Distinct Messaging
To build your campaigns, there are Microsoft Ready-to-Go (RtG) resources that you can tap and tons of additional content on the For Your Business site. It is worth paying particular attention to the content on the For Your Business site. Microsoft has done an excellent job of writing content that is business problem-focused instead of product-focused.
The ModernBiz messaging supports four primary business needs of SMBs:
As you build your own messaging and campaigns, add your own experience to the topics you cover. The message will be more effective if you address a specific challenge of your target audience. If you focus on a vertical, combine the RtG content with your own industry message.
Instead of trying to touch on all four topics in any of your own marketing, focus on one benefit at a time. Send four e-mails, each covering one topic, instead of one e-mail with all four. In the campaign materials on Ready-to-Go, there are copy blocks that expand on each point.
Choose Your Tactics
There is no right or wrong here -- just be consistent and follow through. Seminars, webinars, e-mails, inbound marketing and social networking are all viable alternatives. A few ideas:
Update Your Pinpoint Profile
Front and center on many of the pages within the For Your Business hub is a "Talk to a Microsoft Certified Partner" button that prompts for a location-based search of the Microsoft Pinpoint directory -- a great reason to update your Pinpoint profile. If you need some guidance on how to update your profile, check out this advice from other partners.
One of the biggest benefits of being a Microsoft partner is the validation that comes with your association with the software leader. With ModernBiz, Microsoft is giving you the tools and the opportunity to clearly show prospects and customers your alignment. There has rarely, if ever, been a better time to build on a global Microsoft marketing initiative. Let your SMB prospects and customers know what a ModernBiz looks like.
How are you going to build on ModernBiz? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share the knowledge.
Posted by Barb Levisay on October 22, 2014 at 3:40 PM0 comments
At a recent networking event in Charlottesville, Va., a panel of business owners talked about their challenges with technology. During the presentation, one of the panelists said, "Every business today is a technology business." That simple statement should be at the core of your marketing, sales and service.
Until recently, businesses used technology primarily to record transactions and report the past. Not anymore. To stay relevant, every business needs to figure out how technology moves them forward and helps them engage at a deeper level with their customers -- which is exactly where technology providers can build their value.
The challenge for many organizations, especially small businesses, is that they hear about the latest technology but can't translate how it could affect their operations. Then, when they are looking for solutions to specific challenges, they don't know the name of the technology that will help them. That means Web site text focused on the features of SharePoint or the cost savings from managed services aren't connecting with them at either level.
Align Your Message to Business Issues that Technology Solves
Helping your prospects and customers understand that you can help them translate technology into opportunity requires a different type of messaging. Instead of talking about the device, software or service that you support, take your customer's perspective:
As a resource to help you transform your marketing messages, the ModernBiz campaign on Microsoft's Ready-to-Go marketing site is a start. Microsoft still seems to be struggling to fully let go of the product message, but there is some good material. You'll be more effective by adding your knowledge of the challenges of your target industry.
The Resurgence of the Free Consultation
There was a time when free consultations were the marketing staple: "Give us an hour and we'll provide a free network analysis to show you how to save money." Perhaps it's time to bring the consultation back: "Give us a morning and we'll show you how to engage with your customers at a deeper level."
The Microsoft Experience Center (MEC) program is a great foundation to bring technology alive for your clients. As we've covered before, these hands-on sessions are a powerful way to give customers a glimpse into what their businesses could look like.
Partners have never had a better opportunity to become more than a technology provider for customers. Every business owner knows that they must use technology to better engage with their customers, employees and vendors. Many of them simply don't know where to start. Change your messaging to show them that you can lead the way.
How are you helping your customers evolve through technology? Add a comment below or send me an e-mail and let's share the knowledge.
Posted by Barb Levisay on October 09, 2014 at 8:48 AM0 comments
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If there's an argument in favor of nepotism, it's Nick Arison.
On Friday, the Miami Heat announced that it had named Arison, son of owner Micky Arison, as the franchise's new CEO, promoting him from the position of Vice President of Basketball Operations. The decision comes more than 15 years after Nick first worked for the organization, as a team attendant.
In his new role, Arison will oversee the day-to-day operations of the franchise and report directly to Micky Arison, who will remain the team's Managing General Partner and Governor at the NBA's Board of Governor meetings. Nick Arison has been a limited partner of the team and has served as the alternate governor since the 2005-06 season. The move is a natural progression for Nick, who has grown up with the HEAT. His grandfather, Ted Arison, was one of the team's original founders and his father, Micky, bought the controlling share of the franchise and was named Managing General Partner on Feb. 13, 1995. Nick first started working for the organization as a team attendant for four seasons from 1995 through 1999, and upon his graduation from Duke University became a full-time staff member in 2003.Riley, of course, will continue to call the basketball shots, but in Nick Arison he has a sort of anti-Jim Buss on his side. By all accounts, Arison is respected for his understanding of the game, commitment to the organization and energy. He's not known as a meddler and is someone who is perceived as having earned his positions and promotions rather than simply have them handed to him. He's had the unique opportunity to learn about running a basketball organization from the inside and he's taken advantage of that.
"This is something Nick has been working towards his whole life. He's more prepared for this job than I was at his age when I became CEO of Carnival," expressed Micky Arison. "I have the utmost confidence that Nick will continue to lead the HEAT as a model NBA franchise for many years to come."
Nick Arison has served the HEAT in a variety of positions over the years, learning the business from the ground up. After first joining the HEAT as a team attendant and later serving summer internships in the Arena Operations, Community Affairs, and Sales and Marketing departments, he became a full-time staff member on the business side in 2003 as an Account Manager, Premium Partnerships. In 2006, he was promoted to Director, Corporate and Premium Services where he oversaw the Account Management Team. Prior to the 2008-09 season he was named Vice President, Basketball Operations where he worked directly with HEAT President Pat Riley and Assistant General Manager/Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations Andy Elisburg in overseeing the basketball side of the organization and played an active role in the recruiting and procurement of talent.
"I have been working for the Arison family for 16 years," said Riley. "The Miami HEAT is truly a family organization and that is what makes it a desirable franchise to work for. The HEAT are the Arisons. Like his grandfather Ted and father Micky, Nick is an extraordinary, special young man and will serve the HEAT in a highly professional manner as those men did. Congratulations to Nick. He has earned it."
Unlike so many professional sports franchises that get passed haphazardly around the family tree or sold off when the patriarch passes away, Arison also represents a third generation of stability for the team. For many reasons -- the 2006 title, the Big 3, and others -- the Heat have completely shed the label of an "expansion franchise." Think about this: the Heat opened up shop the same year as the Charlotte Hornets (who moved to New Orleans), one year before the Minnesota Timberwolves (regularly near the bottom of the league's standings), seven years before the Toronto Raptors (regularly near the bottom of the league's standings) and Vancouver Grizzlies (who relocated to Memphis). The Heat, along with the Orlando Magic, are the top two success stories when it comes to recent expansion franchises in the NBA, but the Heat have won a ring and are likely headed for many more, and they accomplished that feat without lucking into Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard in the NBA Draft lottery.
Ownership, of course, plays a critical component in that ramping up process and the massive international popularity the team now enjoys thanks to the acquisitions of All-Star forwards LeBron James and Chris Bosh to flank long-time All-Star guard Dwyane Wade. Whatever the Heat's management team is doing, it's working. That kind of track record deserves a promotion.


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The guy shooting this video is deer hunting from his tree stand,
when an adult-aged black bear mosey's into the clearing directly below his tree. What the bear does when it looks up the tree and sees the hunter
may surprise you. I personally think its an "oh crap!" moment, but this guy has got to be one cool customer ... either that, or he had a video camera in one hand and a .44 magnum in the other!
The moral of this story must be ... "if confronted by an adult-aged black bear, just be calm and act cool ... then merely ask the bear a question."
Ya got'ta turn your audio up so you can hear this,Ya just won't believe it
unless you hear it for yourself ! ! .http://www.wimp.com/curiousbear/
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That was too funny, but I would have been a little more vocal! He was halfway up the ladder
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OMG! I think I would have shot that bear if it hadn't taken off when it did. I would not wait for it to start mauling me! I am pretty sure that would have been justified. And he had it on camera to back up the story.
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Bears can climb ladders??!?!? Im so glad theres no bears where I live.....
Now I understand 'Gello..... The Bear menace needs to be eradicated!!! KILL 'EM ALL!!
The bear was so cute ..
I am glad it neither the bear nor the hunter got hurt.
I believe that was shot w the video glasses and not a camera. Something like these
She obviously thought it was her tree stand. An understandable mistake.
Oh, and Trez? Haven't you seen a bear ride a bicycle?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utd1yZnHtlA
The hunter was pretty calm, might have been his weapon that gave him the confidence.
I would have helped him dig the hole or skin it out. Opportunity wasted!
Dead Bears, the only good kind.
That bear certainly was not missing any meals!


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Title screen
You will give orders to you soldiers using this view of the area
Aliens cause a panic in Australia. You should send some soldiers there or Australia might withdraw from your project and you will loose money.
Ingame menu representing your base
Build new facilities in your base to get more power or faster research
Equip your soldiers with better equipment in the loadout screen
Train your squad to get bonuses
Overview of the world
Preparing for a mission. Select your squad carefully
Objective overview before you start the mission
Do not use the vehicle as cover too long. It might explode if being hit.
Buildings can be demolished to open up new routes
A Thin Man, one type of alien species
An alien shoots at you from cover as you try to run past it's location
Taking a shoot this close will guarantee a hit
Sound waves indicate movement from this direction.
En route to your next assignment
Your scientists conducting an alien autopsy
Select your next research ...
... which often results in new items
Closeup of a sniper which usually indicates a critical hit
Avoid close confrontations with brutes, you will loose
Using a rocket launcher to blow up some aliens
Surprising a bunch of mutons
Surprise, your dead!
Launch satellites to reduce panic level in countries
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Throwing a grenade
Building a SHIV
Some missions need you to disable bombs. Use the energy sources to delay charging time.
Always cover your advance!
Mission result screen. A job well done!
Status of your squad after the assignment. Wounded soldiers will not be available for some time.
Your loot
You can zoom out to get a better overview of the combat area
Some mission require you to evacuate citizens.
Use your sniper to take out enemies the safe way
Check your target before attacking
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Leveling up gives access to new abilities
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By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
8/30/2013 (1 year ago)
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Worldwide, 1.3 billion tons of food, which is enough to feed 3 billion people, is lost every year due to poor planning and waste. This problem is particularly acute in the Asian Pacific region, where half a billion people go to bed hungry every night. According to the United Nations, an estimated 42 percent of fruit and vegetables and a fifth of all the grains produced there are lost or wasted.
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
8/30/2013 (1 year ago)
Published in Home & Food
Keywords: Food waste, ASian PAcific region, poor food storage, hunger, starvation
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - In response, a campaign to cut the region's massive food waste in order to feed its growing population has been launched.
"The Save Food Asia-Pacific Campaign seeks to raise awareness about the high levels of food losses - particularly post-harvest losses - and the growing problem of food waste in the region," Hiroyuki Konuma, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization assistant director-general said in a statement.
"FAO estimates that if the food wasted or lost globally could be reduced by just one quarter, this would be sufficient to feed the 870 million people suffering from chronic hunger in the world," Konuma adds.
Konuma emphasized the need to increase food production by 60 percent, amid constraints such as the decline of arable lands, scarcity of water and the impact of climate change and natural disasters. He stresses that the global population is expected to exceed nine billion by the year 2050.
"We have to attain this goal and produce and supply sufficient food to meet the needs of our future generation. Otherwise, social and political stability and world peace and stability would be compromised, as we already witnessed in the recent past," he told 130 representatives from 20 countries at the meeting.
"There is no room to entertain food losses and food waste any more in the future."
While the Asian Pacific region's economies expanded rapidly in the first decade of the 21st century, the benefits of the growth were unevenly distributed, resulting in a wider income gap in several countries. The downside of this economic recovery is that fact it didn't stave off hunger and poverty, Konuma said.
According to U.N. statistics, an estimated 653 million people across the region lived below the national poverty line in 2010. The Asia-Pacific region was home to 536 million hungry people last year; comprising 62 percent of the world's undernourished.
The problem is the amount of food wasted, not inadequate production. "The world produces more or less sufficient food to meet the demand of its current population of 7 billion. However, 12.5 percent of the global population, or 868 million people, equivalent to one in eight people, go hungry every day," Konuma said.
Some households waste food because they buy too much, do not store it properly, or fail to eat it before the expiration date.
"At our dining tables, nearly 15 to 20 percent of foods cooked are left over, thrown away and wasted in Europe, North America and industrialized Asia," he said.
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