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Postini Changes: What it Means for MSPs

By Scott Calonico
- 3 December, 2012
If you, or one of your clients, is among the 26 million people who use Google’s Postini email security services, you may be aware that changes are afoot.
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How to Prepare your Clients for Cyber Monday

By Scott Calonico
- 19 November, 2012
Cyber Monday, the first Monday after thanksgiving (which also follows “Black Friday,”) is now internationally renowned as one of the most significant online shopping days of the year. The tradition, which began in the US in 2005, sees millions of people taking to the Internet to take advantage of huge retailer promotions.
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Making your SLAs Measurable

By Scott Calonico
- 14 November, 2012
Service level agreements have to be properly measurable; otherwise, it is impossible to report back to the business on your performance.   Here are four simple steps to assist you in creating workable and measurable SLAs: 1.  Define the SLAs Precisely
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How to Measure your MSP Social Media Success

By Scott Calonico
- 18 October, 2012
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’re sure to know that using social media is a valid and important way to market your MSP and communicate with your customers. However, spending time on Facebook and Twitter can also, as most people know, become a time-consuming distraction with negligible business benefits.
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The Dirty Little Secret about Referrals and Internet Leads!

By John Black
- 16 October, 2012
Just about every MSP views the sales leads they get through referrals and the Internet almost as the Holy Grail for marketing.  They will swear by this lead source as if it can never go wrong and refuse to hear about other IT lead generation strategies.
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The Million Dollar Rapport Building Question!

By John Black
- 9 October, 2012
When it comes to building rapport with their IT prospects, most MSPs are just helplessly stumbling around in the dark. Everyone knows how important it is to break the ice and find a common interest on sales calls; but finding a cookie cutter technique that works has proven to be illusive.
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Tips for Negotiating with MSP Clients - Part Two

By Richard Tubb
- 4 October, 2012
In my last blog post, I looked at tips for negotiating with MSP clients, and helping your client or prospect understand why you aren’t the cheapest service on the market. In essence, why you will provide more value to your prospect than your competitors.
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Tips for Negotiating with MSP Clients - Part 1

By Richard Tubb
- 2 October, 2012
One of the most common discussions I have with IT Solution Providers and Managed Service Providers (MSP’s) is around pricing of their services.
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The Origin of the Top Secret MSP Telemarketing Technique

By John Black
- 26 September, 2012
In our last blog post we gave away a secret MSP telemarketing technique but alluded to an even more powerful one. It’s been suggested that no such secret exists but I believe such protests are merely a ploy for us to disclose our method.

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