Growing your VAR Business
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Growing Your VAR Business
Overview
Despite fierce competition, the VAR market remains robust and lucrative. With the introduction of new technologies like Microsoft's Vista, RFID, mobile communications, and security solutions, the market is set for a significant expansion.
The Challenge
Given these growth opportunities, VAR executives face the challenge of managing revenue growth and targeting high-margin opportunities. Professional Services Automation (PSA) software gives VARs a competitive advantage, distinguishing between struggling to grow and capitalizing on abundant opportunities.
Benefits of PSA Software for VARs
1. Executive Insight
VAR businesses typically start with a core set of products and services and expand over time. This growth necessitates tools that align with how clients purchase bundled solutions. Basic start-up tools no longer suffice; VARs need PSA software to manage and report on products from a business practice perspective.
Example: Consider a network practice that combines hardware with software and client education. PSA software provides CEOs with a clear view, ranking practices by key performance indicators like revenue and margins. Practice managers can track project performance, instantly understanding market trends with drill-down insights.
2. Client Visibility
Not all clients contribute equally to the bottom line. Understanding a client's lifetime value allows VARs to tailor interactions strategically.
Client Perspective:
Clients view their relationship with a VAR as a sum of experiences across sales, receivables, and services. Without PSA software, gathering client insights is tedious and not widely shared within organizations, leading to missed opportunities.
PSA software changes this by offering executives a snapshot of client transactions, helping prioritize top clients and nurture promising ones. It tracks interactions, purchase patterns, and identifies potential issues early, serving as an early warning system.
Building Trust:
Transparency fosters trust. Clients can use PSA software portals to track orders, payments, service calls, and project statuses, saving time and enhancing communication. Forward-thinking VARs monitor project acceptance and identify aftermarket opportunities, reinforcing client relationships.
3. Marketing Effectiveness
Effective marketing reduces waste and improves capture rates. Tracking true costs and performance of lead generation efforts through PSA software provides insights that inform future campaigns and align marketing with revenue growth objectives.
Pipeline Management:
Real-time PSA reports keep sales executives informed about proposal conversions, order progress, and client relationships, allowing for timely interventions and strategy adjustments.
Productizing Opportunities:
Support center interactions offer valuable data. PSA software helps identify new opportunities, such as training classes or managed services, and spot trends in client needs.
Upgrade Opportunities:
Technology evolves rapidly, and clients often lag behind. PSA insights into clients' equipment and depreciation schedules can trigger timely sales opportunities, aiding budgetary planning and offering creative contractual terms.
4. Internal Operations
Managing technology implementations requires on-time, on-budget project execution. PSA software provides real-time insights to prevent margin leakage and ensure preparation for new technology rollouts.
Control of New Technology Introductions:
Preparing for new technologies involves significant investments. PSA software aids in project management, ensuring cost control and efficient ramp-up processes. This results in a prepared staff and a smooth rollout, achieving expected cost efficiencies.
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