When working with SMBs, selling individual services doesn’t often meet the needs of the small business (or make money for the partner). A more effective approach that gives SMBs the full range of services they require is to sell those services as a bundle. For more successful sales, partners should approach SMBs with a technology… Read More
A Simple Guide to Finding Value in Hosted PBX for Small Businesses
Offering hosted PBX for small businesses can be a great way to set up new and valuable partnerships that can last for years. With small business, this only improves, as you can be there when the small business makes its step to medium and beyond. Yet trying to get these business owners and decision-makers interested… Read More
5 Brands That Will Make You the Go-To for SMB Customers
by Jed Kenzy If you’re looking to become the go-to for small to mid-sized business (SMB) technology needs, consider a bundle of technologies that the SMB can’t refuse. Made up of five brands – Comcast / Spectrum for primary connectivity, ViaSat for backup connectivity, Big Leaf, Pax 8, and Ring Central – this bundle… Read More
[Infographic] The Top 3 Reasons to Not Pass Up Small Cable Deals
Every partner in the channel dreams of closing those lucrative deals that continue to pay huge commissions far into the future. But in reality, those sales are few and far between. With so much competition chasing after the same big sales, at the end of the day, many ambitious providers are going to end up… Read More
Five Simple Ways to Prevent Network Downtime
Downtime. It can cost a business time and money. That’s not news, but truly protecting your customer’s business against outages and going offline can be a complex task. Here are five simple ways to help keep the network up and running. How Do I Prevent Network Downtime? A fully-running network is vital to the overall… Read More
RingCentral Essentials Edition: Catering to your SMB Customers
As we look ahead to the new year, we consider the small business customer as one of the major drivers of our business. We will continue to support our partners working with SMBs, and solutions from RingCentral help us do that. Check out this blog below from RingCentral on a new solution that caters to… Read More
What Should Telecom Agents Look for in Master Agents?
Want a master who truly understands cable? Look for these qualifiers. How do they approach educating on the product set? Are they introducing you to cable resources, as well as how the back office functions? Cable is a higher touch product on the front end from the traditional LEC products because of the work the… Read More
Downtime: Simple Ways to Prevent It
It’s long been said that everyone needs a little downtime — including those working in small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Even our servers and computer systems need downtime, for repairs and the like. Unexpected downtime, however, can be a real problem, but there are some fairly simple ways to prevent it. The Risks of Downtime… Read More
Coax and the SMB
Coaxial cable (coax) is no longer just a way to watch cable TV. Designed to protect and carry high-frequency signals, coax provides businesses with reliable, high-speed networking. SMBs in particular can reap numerous benefits from the technology. Click below to embed the above image into your website View full infographic Source: Click here