January 2007 - Posts
I've had some great feedback from all you SBSCers out there around what you want to see from the program. One of the great things about my job is that I have the power to create value and add to the program - and the more you tell me about what you want,
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The CRM Team have put together a very cool new marketing campaign for Partners and customers that not only enables you to trial the product with a 30-day download but also gives you a special Microsoft Finance deal to help you and your customers pay for
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It's been a busy first 3 weeks in the new role - but I wanted to let you know about some of the things I've put in place to ensure all SBSCers can keep up-to-date on what's happening in the SBSC world. 1. This blog - this is where you can check for the
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I've heard from a few SBSCers lately about the value you get from being a part of the SBSC community. There are standard things that we role out to Partners from Corp - but each country creates their own value-adds - so here we've got things like the
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Only 7 sleeps until our biggest software launch in 10 years!!! If you want to be one of the first to buy a copy of Vista or maybe even buy one of only 5 copies of Windows Vista copies in the world signed by Bill Gates at 11.59pm then come along to ‘Midnight
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The Corp OEM team are putting on a LIVE online training event with a Q&A session to celebrate the launch of Vista and Office 2007. January 30 th at 8.30 am (Australian time) You can register here The session will be in 2 parts - the first being a
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Hamilton Island here we come! It's only fitting that given my old role here at Microsoft that I be the first to break the news on the dates and venue for this year's Partner Conference. By popular demand we will once again be heading to Hamilton Island....
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I'd heard on the grapevine that Mr SMB Nation himself, Harry Brelsford was heading down to Australia this year - so I spoke to him to get the inside scoop for Australian SBSCers. You’re coming to Sydney this year. Tell us what SBSC partners can expect
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For the last 2 years I've been leading the Partner event strategy and as my last hurrrah to the role I've been asked to decide what the next Partner Roadshow looks like. So there's a few things I hear from Partners regularly at these events.... "I want
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I've just downloaded IE7 and I'm impressed.... sure its got tabs, it looks good and its more secure - but the thing I'm most excited about is the built in RSS reader. Now I can easily subscribe to and read my favourite blogs and once my new laptop actually
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There's been whispers around the office, The word had got around, That the Vista launch was starting, Asking us to Look Up not down! The Microsoft office has been abuzz for the last few weeks about the "Look Up and Smile" campaign for the launch of Vista....
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In my travels through the thousands of email groups at Microsoft that keep you informed about everything from where to buy vegemite in Seattle to launches of new products. I stumbled across the "Cool Stuff" alias.... look out for regular updates from
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The guys at Microsoft Corp have just announced a very cool competition for SBSCs - to find the Vista and Office 2007 demo to end all demos. The competition is only open to SBSCs - and you can win to win a $3,000 (USD) travel voucher to be applied toward
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Not long now until you'll receive the special January edition of the Action Pack which will include key product information for the 2007 Office System, Windows Vista and Small Business Server 2003, special offers and much more. So, the big question. What
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I thought I'd start this blog the way I intend to continue it..... with a mix of the news from Microsoft that's relevant for our SBSCs, through my eyes. And if you're going to be seeing things through my eyes.... you'd better find out a bit more about
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