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A publication dedicated to building a community for Partners

In EvEry IssuE

9Contributors

Surely on Santa’s Nice List

11On the Homefront

Sounds Like a Relationship

12News

Celebrating the Good in the Community

15Events

Planning Winter Through Spring 2012

28TPC Interview

Mark Albrecht, Microsoft

43ISV Profile

Panatrack, Inc.

53Members Only Corner

5280 Solutions

54VAR Profile

The Resource Group

59The List

Updated and Ready for You Each Quarter

82Advertiser IndexThe Product Experts

Winter 2012 • The Partner Channel® Magazine

dEpartmEntsLeadership

16The Entrepreneurs’ Corner

30My Team Is in the Bus. Where Do We Go Now?

44You Can’t Go With the Flow if

You’re Stuck in a Box

Sales

18Make 2012 The Year That You

Keep Your Promises

34When Customers Sell for You

46A Compensation Plan That Works

Marketing

22Marketing Stickiness

36Out With the Old, In With the New

48Follow the Yellow Brick Road

fEaturEs

25How Trustworthy Are You?

26TPC Caption Contest and Results

39Word-A-Ganza

40Convergence Tip of the Week

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50Electronic Signature 101

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on the coverJust in case you find yourself lost without a compass, here’s a tip from

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the direction for 2012

In preparation for this issue of the magazine, I looked to the past.

I was amazed to see how many things are similar. It’s definitely not status quo, but “the cloud” and changes to the Microsoft Partner Network were at the forefront of many Partners’ minds a year ago and haven’t strayed far.

This issue has tips to help you set your direction for 2012, from Ken Thoreson’s plans for com-pensation models that work (page 46) to Jennifer Culbertson’s advice for making your marketing

practices sticky (and yes, sticky is good – check out page 22) to Tracy Faleide’s ideas for breaking out of your management box (page 44).

You’ll also read an interview with Mark Albrecht, director of ISV strategy at Microsoft, regarding pro-grams and strategies that affect both VAR and ISV organizations (page 28).

Finally, we’re helping you get a jump-start on your Convergence 2012 Houston plans with the return of the Convergence Tip of the Week Festival (page 40). This issue recaps tips that were submitted last year, plus you can find new tips on our website starting January 23.

Thank you to our advertisers, participants in The List, and contributors. You make it possible for us to share this magazine with the Partner community. We can’t think of a better direction for 2012 than to keep moving forward.

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Jane Olson and I had the opportunity to attend the User Group Summit the first week of November. As mentioned in last quarter’s issue, we are the publisher for the AXUG®, CRMUG®, GPUG®, and NAVUG™ magazines, and our presence at the event was aimed at gathering content for the User

Groups’ winter magazine issues. While there, I sat in on a Town Hall session that featured a

panel of Microsoft Dynamics team members. The questions ran the normal gamut from feature requests to release date inquiries.

I don’t quite remember how we landed on the topic, but the conversation turned to customer/Partner relationships.

Actually, now that I think about it, I think one of the Microsoft panelists was talking about an online tool. When the panelist asked who had previously heard about the tool from their Partner, not many customers raised their hands.

That’s when the conversation turned…southwest. Not totally in the ditch, but close.

A customer stood and shared her feedback that she is not receiving the communication she needs from her Partner. Another stood and shared his frustration that he gets too much information from his Partner. Another said he doesn’t want to go through a Partner and would prefer to have access to tools directly from Microsoft.

Finally a Partner stood and shared her perspective on the challenges of working with customers and finding the balance of a good working relationship.

And that’s what it really comes down to…finding that balance. As I interviewed Mark Albrecht, director of ISV strategy at

Microsoft, for The Partner Channel Interview this issue, we discussed the Town Hall dialogue as he was a panelist posi-tioned right in the midst of the discussion.

During our conversation, Mark used the analogy of shop-ping for a vehicle to the customer/Partner relationship. When you’re out there looking for a new vehicle, you likely have more questions, seek the input of experts, and welcome their suggestions. After you make your purchase, your mind shifts to maintenance, and your interactions with the expert change. While you’re driving that car, that expert is pretty far removed from your thoughts except when it comes to oil changes and routine maintenance. But then one day you start thinking about a new car, and that expert slides a little closer to the front of your mind.

When you start working with a customer, you start with a clean slate. Everything you do after that initial meeting is written on that slate, and let’s be honest, sometimes things don’t

go as planned. Projects slip, consultants quit, and customers change their minds a thousand times. That slate starts to look a little less polished and perfect.

After the implementation, customers are back to focusing on their business, you are on to the next project (or focus-ing on one of the other projects you have been juggling for months), and your final move is to figure out the balance of your new post-sale relationship.

Your organization may have mechanisms set up for keeping in touch with that customer post-sale. You might be a project master and have workflows, reminders, and tasks set up to remind you to touch base with your customers. You might be winging it, and so far that’s worked just fine.

My question to you: in these mechanisms, your own pro-cesses, or while winging it, have you talked to your customers about when they want to hear from you, what they want to hear about, and who from their organization should receive the news?

Maybe the answer is yes, but based on the commentary from those who stood in that Town Hall session and the num-ber of nods from those still seated, I’m thinking there’s still some work to do.

The mission of The Partner Channel is to provide sales, mar-keting, and leadership-focused publications and events for you, Microsoft Dynamics Partners, so that you can apply these best practices to your organizations to make them even better.

That doesn’t mean we’re perfect. Believe me, there have been plenty of times when our monthly newsletter goes out in the final seconds of the last day of the month (my fault) or an email goes unanswered for a period of time (also my fault), but if there is just one thing you take away from this article and this issue, I hope that it’s figuring out that balance.

Talk with your customers. Ask them what they’re interested in and what to avoid. Find out what you can do to best serve them, because, unfortunately, if you don’t, there’s likely some-body else out there who will try.

I’d love to attend the Town Hall discussion next year and have somebody stand up, talk about the great things his/her Partner is doing, and see the nods of those still seated.

I don’t think it’s a pipe dream. Let’s not make it one.

If you and your organization have figured out the balance, please contact me at 701-526-3454 or [email protected] to share your story.

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Got news? Share it with us at www.thepartnerchannel.com/magazine under “News,” and we’ll print it in the Spring 2012 edition of the magazine.

CAL Business Solutions, a Connecticut-based Microsoft Dynamics GP VAR, announced the launch of the CAL Marketplace – an online directory of recommended ISV/add-on solutions for Microsoft Dynamics GP. This site is intended to help CAL clients easily find ISV/add-on solutions recommended by the CAL team. Visitors can browse by company, product, industry, and business category. Each product page includes details of the product plus links for resources, demos, current offers, and even customer reviews. The initial launch of the site includes 28 Microsoft Dynamics ISV companies and 115 separate add-on products for Microsoft Dynamics GP. Visit www.calszone.com/marketplace to learn more. Additional details can be found on the CAL Marketplace frequently asked questions (FAQ) page.

deFacto Global, Inc., a leading Microsoft-based corporate performance management (CPM) software company, announced the introduction of deFacto Instant Connectors for Dynamics, offering “out-of-the-box” integration with Microsoft Dynamics ERP systems. Microsoft Dynamics customers can quickly and easily enable the full power of deFacto performance management’s capabilities for budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, analysis, and reporting to optimize their financial and operational performance. Learn more at www.deFactoGlobal.com.

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The ERP Software Blog, a group blogging project by Microsoft Dynamics Partners, now includes a directory specifically to help prospects to easily find a Microsoft Dynamics ERP hosting provider. At launch, 13 data center/hosting providers were listed. This directory is promoted in the new white paper “35 Questions Every CFO Needs To Ask About ERP Software in The Cloud” (www.erpsoftwareblog.com/cloud-erp) and in the Microsoft Dynamics GP Quick Quote deployment cost summary page.  Visit www.erpsoftwareblog.com/members/dynamics-erp-hostingdata-centers for details.

MIG & Co. has officially been selected for Accounting Technology’s annual listing of the Top 100 Value Added Resellers (VARs) in the United States. This is the fifth consecutive year that MIG & Co. has made this list. Find out what differentiates MIG from competitors at www.mig.com.

M Force Staffing, Inc. selects PAM from Professional Advantage.  After going through different back office staffing software systems, M Force found its match after seeing and experiencing what Personnel Agency Management (PAM) would do for them upon implementation. M Force was already using Microsoft Dynamics GP for its back office software and Sendouts for its front office software. Since PAM seamlessly integrates with Sendouts and is built in Microsoft Dynamics GP, the choice was clear. For more information, visit www.profad.com.

Tony Calvelage, an application developer for myStaffingPro, has earned four Microsoft Web Developer certifications including the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for web applications, services communication applications, and data access, as well as the coveted Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD). Calvelage will use his certifications to expand the two-way integration between myStaffingPro Applicant Tracking System and Microsoft Dynamics. For more information, visit www.mystaffingpro.com.

Rose Business Solutions Inc. announced it has been selected as the Microsoft Dynamics US ERP Cloud Reseller of the Year.  “We are honored to have Microsoft recognize our organization as US ERP Cloud Reseller of the Year.  This further validates our vision to focus on the cloud in order to provide better, more reliable, and cost-effective access for customers to their business systems,” said K. Linda Rose, president of Rose Business Solutions.  For more information about Rose Business Solutions, visit www.rosebizinc.com.

SaaSplaza was selected as the best out of 100 U.S. hosting Partners selling Microsoft Dynamics ERP from the cloud under the subscription licensing (SPLA) model. SaaSplaza was awarded because of its commitment to deliver services and products of outstanding adoption of innovation on Microsoft technologies that positively change and impact Microsoft Partners mutual customers’ business. Olivier Meynier, director of SaaSplaza U.S., said, “We are honored to be the first recipient of the U.S. ERP Hosting Partner of the Year award and gratefully thank all our Partners.” Visit www.saasplaza.com for more information.

NJBIZ will honor SBS Group and other businesses/business leaders who have made significant contributions to the growth,

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strength, and success of the state of New Jersey. SBS Group, a New Jersey-based technology consulting firm, provides mid-market accounting and business management solutions to companies across the U.S. In early December, SBS will be honored for the third time as an NJBIZ Business of the Year Award Finalist in the “Business of the Year 51-100 Employees” category.

SBS Group New England has announced its acquisition of Grace Hunt, a Hudson, Massachusetts-based Microsoft Partner focused on Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft SharePoint. SBS Group New England is an affiliate of SBS Group, a technology consulting firm providing accounting and business solutions to mid-sized companies. With more than 25 years of successful experience in providing business management solutions, SBS continues to build its market reach through strategic and organic growth opportunities in several major markets across the country.

TrinSoft is proud to celebrate 15 years of excellence and innovation this quarter. With its beginnings in 1996, TrinSoft has established itself as a leading provider of business applications to the mid-market. TrinSoft’s solutions include Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, as well as its own fully integrated document management and ECM solution, TrinDocs. For more information, visit www.trinsoft.com.

Vicinity Manufacturing™ announced the release of the latest version of its batch manufacturing software for Microsoft Dynamics. Updates to Vicinity 2.10 include enhancements to specific functionality as well as greater reporting capabilities. Vicinity streamlines the conversion of raw materials to finished goods improving productivity, identifying product loss, and increasing profit for batch manufacturers. Vicinity continues to extend the industry-leading Microsoft Dynamics financial and distribution family to deliver a powerful and

comprehensive ERP solution. As with previous editions of Vicinity, version 2.10 addresses all essential business operations inherent to batch manufacturing: formula management, lot tracking, batch ticket processing, tracking QC test results, formula scheduling, compliance documentation, COA/MSDS/hazardous bills of lading, and country of origin.

ZSL, a global SI and ISV headquartered at Edison, New Jersey, made this year’s InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology. For the second consecutive year, ZSL was recognized for its initiatives to innovate and deliver business aligned technology solutions leveraging the best of breed cloud, virtualization, enterprise social media, business analytics, and mobile technology platforms to drive effective internal and external collaboration, collective intelligence, and sustainable eco-friendly computing models.

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Go to www.thepartnerchannel.com/magazine under “Events” to submit details.

December Microsoft Solution Selling Virtual

WorkshopDecember 12, 14, and 16

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FebruaryNew Accelerated Sales Workshop for

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Chicago Windows User Group (CWUG)February 16 | Chicago, IL

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marchMicrosoft Dynamics Convergence 2012

March 18-21 | Houston, TX http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/

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aprilMicrosoft Management Summit 2012

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