Archive for June 8th, 2009

SonicWALL Continues MSP Education

managed-services-education-and-training-sonicwallBefore increasing its focus on managed service providers (MSPs), security specialist SonicWALL spent a few months studying the market. Jan Sijp, director of policy management at SonicWall, earlier this year began interviewing MSPs to get a sense of what approaches to pursue, and pitfalls to avoid, in building such a business.

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Managed Services Marketing: Spending vs. Speaking

managed-service-provider-marketingOver the weekend several MSPmentor readers asked me to focus increasingly on marketing tips for managed service providers. Your requests came through loud and clear. You’ll see multiple marketing-related blog entries in the days ahead, including this one. Let’s start with the basics: Marketing spend vs. marketing speak.

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How to Engage A 40-Person Small Business Customer

managed-services-smb-relationshipI spent some time on the phone June 5, learning how Frontpoint (a managed service provider) supports Global Medical Staffing (a 40-person small business). If you’d like to learn about their business relationship — directly from Frontpoint CEO Dan Stanford and Global Medical Staffing COO Alan Lakomski — then join us for next MSPmentor Live webcast, scheduled for June 10 at 2:00pm eastern.

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