Sales: Channel and Partner Management
Designed for channel executives, listen to your peers share their best practices using Salesforce PRM to achieve their channel revenue program objectives. Hands-On: Partner Relationship Management
Get the most out of your indirect channels! Empower your partners with Salesforce data and ensure their success. Get hands-on experience setting up Salesforce Partner Relationship Management (PRM) so you can manage, track, and forecast direct and indirect business.
10:45 PM (GMT)
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Tue, Sep 18, '07
PRM Implementation Success Factors
Join this session to see how easy it is to create custom portal experiences for your channel programs. Meet leading PRM experts as they share their secrets of partner program success. This session will provide channel executives and IT folks with a technical and business process review of how to design successful partner programs using Salesforce.
4:00 PM (GMT)
Wed, Sep 19, '07
Wed, Sep 19, '07
Speaker:
Andrew O'Driscoll,
CEO,
Apprivo
Taking PRM to the Next Level
Listen to one of the early adopter PRM customers, F5 Networks, talk about their channel successes. They’ll discuss what’s next for their program as they move beyond lead forwarding and deal registration to custom quoting and collaborative business planning with their partners.
9:30 PM (GMT)
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Speaker:
Jason Wiley,
Sales Systems Manager,
F5 Networks Inc.
PRM Product Road Map
Come see the future of partner relationship management. This session reviews top customer feature requests for Salesforce PRM. Talk to the Director of Product Management and the Chief Architect in this town hall format. Have your questions answered instantly -- and be among the first to see what's coming for Salesforce PRM.
6:30 PM (GMT)
Wed, Sep 19, '07
Wed, Sep 19, '07
Optimize Channel Coverage and Partner Loyalty with Deal Registration
Learn how Salesforce PRM reduces channel conflict and optimizes channel coverage. Provide your partners with deal registration programs through a branded partner portal. Salesforce PRM gives your organization the right tools to track and manage your channels for pure channel success.
6:15 PM (GMT)
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Speaker:
Jeff Zobrist,
Director, Global Channel Operations,
UGS Corp.
Speaker:
Dave Crilley,
Director of Channel Marketing,
Proofpoint, Inc.
Drive ROI and Revenues with Partner Leads
Attend this customer panel session to learn how to build a closed loop lead management program. See how companies have developed programs that have yielded great ROI and partner loyalty.
10:45 PM (GMT)
Mon, Sep 17, '07
Mon, Sep 17, '07
Speaker:
Mike Wallgren,
Director of Channels,
Altiris, Inc.
Change Management and Partners
Got PRM? Join us to learn how salesforce.com customer Cognos quickly launched a successful PRM pilot integrating account registration and co-marketing programs. Get firsthand insight into how the partner element added complexity, and walk away with best practices on efficiency and change management. It's a great way to compare their gameplan, tactics, and results to your own ideas.
8:15 PM (GMT)
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Speaker:
Ginette Miron,
PartnerNetwork Manager,
Cognos Incorporated
Speaker:
Sandra Brogie,
AVP, Global Sales Operations,
Cognos Incorporated
Speaker:
Drew Clarke,
VP Marketing - Americas,
Cognos Incorporated
Adoption Strategies for Channel Success
Listen to GFI explain how they've deployed adoption strategies to drive channel success using qualified leads, deal registration, training and certification, and innovative communications. Leave with scores of best practices for increased channel success and loyalty.
12:00 AM (GMT)
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Tue, Sep 18, '07
Speaker:
Kurt Shaver,
VP and GM Operations, Americas,
GFI Software USA, Inc.
Speaker:
Brett Strauss,
CEO,
Media Defined
Speaker:
Eileen Smith,
CRM Administrator,
GFI Software USA, Inc.
Keynote: What Do Partners Really Want from Their Vendors?
Hear what partners want from their vendors -- directly from a panel of partners and experts! Join us for a keynote presentation on channel management best practices featuring partners who will answer your questions on what they need and how to work with them to drive channel success.
6:30 PM (GMT)
Mon, Sep 17, '07
Mon, Sep 17, '07
Speaker:
Peter Castaldi,
Chairman/President/CEO,
Kovarus Inc
Speaker:
Mark Parrinello,
VP Sales,
Kovarus Inc
Speaker:
Elay Cohen,
Senior Product Line Director, PRM,
SALESFORCE.COM
Speaker:
John Eaton,
President,
Eaton & Associates
Speaker:
Michael Volk,
COO,
FishNet Security
How Salesforce.com Manages Its Partner and Referral Program
Listen to members of the Salesforce.com's alliance and referral program team unveil their secret sauce. See how they've rolled out Salesforce PRM to drive their program goals. You'll be able to immediately operationalize these best practices.
5:15 PM (GMT)
Wed, Sep 19, '07
Wed, Sep 19, '07



