McAfee Channel Chief, Alex Thurber, delivered this keynote, highlighting the McAfee 2011 strategy for the Commercial/SMB segment, at the 2010 McAfee Partner Day event.
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McAfee Commercial/SMB Strategy
1. Global Partner Day @
Commercial Like You’ve Never Seen it Before
Alex Thurber
Senior Vice President, World Wide Channel and Commercial Sales Operations
2. Accelerate! 2 October 26, 2010
Agenda
• Commercial/ SMB
• Why This Segment Deserves Your Attention
• Opportunity
• Customer Challenges
• Effective Strategies
• Reporting and Services
• New! 2011 Partner Programs
• Tools and Resources
• Lets hear it! - Partner best practices
• Q&A
4. Accelerate! 4 October 26, 2010
Why This Segment Deserves Your Attention
Largest segment in our industry
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Short sales cycles
2
Customers have a greater need for external expertise
4
Customers face many challenges
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Limited competition
3
5. Accelerate! 5 October 26, 2010
Your Customers Top Challenges…
Lack of Expertise Lack of Budget Lack of Time
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YOUR Challenges in this Space
Scaling your sales efforts are
difficult; the further down market
you move, the more expensive
the selling effort becomes.
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YOUR Challenges in this Space
Making use of resources supplied
by others.
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Heavy competition drives your
costs up and lengthens your
sales cycles.
YOUR Challenges in this Space
9. Accelerate! 9 October 26, 2010
Finding solutions you can take to
this market that fit.
YOUR Challenges in this Space
10. Accelerate! 10 October 26, 2010
New! For McAfee Partners in 2011
2011
More
Coverage
and Support
100% Sold
Thru
Partners
Partner
Acceleration
Programs
SaaS
Designation
More Revenue
Opportunity
Laser Focus in
Commercial
SBM
12. Accelerate! 12 October 26, 2010
NEW! Partner Acceleration Initiatives
SMB Partner Acceleration
Program
First Acceleration Initiative to Launch 2011
14. Accelerate! 14 October 26, 2010
Tools and Resources – Reference Sheet
Enablement
Marketing
Profitability
15. Accelerate! 15 October 26, 2010
McAfee’s Dedicated to You and to Commercial/SMB
McAfee delivers solutions that are
• Easy to understand
• Easy to manage
• Easy to sell
• Offer partners great margin
• Offer recurring revenue opportunity