Amy Hodge, Senior Community Consultant from ConnectWise chats with Aaron Booker from Varvid about the value of SMB VoIP and Channel Partners Shows in Las Vegas March 3 2010.
Amy mentions the surprise some of their customers experienced that ConnectWise was at these shows.
She explains that ConnectWise can be utilized by many different IT segments, and answers the questions “What is a Professional Service Automation (PSA)?” and “How can I make money with it?”
Matt Makowicz of Ambition Consulting based in New Jersey and author of “A Guide to Selling Managed Services” talks to Aaron Booker from Varvid about the continuing convergence of traditional Telecom with IT. He brings up interesting points about how it is easier for IT firms to make suggestions about Telecom, than Telecom firms making suggestions about IT.
Makowicz also comments that it’s heartening to see the growing cooperation between the two industries- IT and Telecom, and that they both have a lot to learn and benefit from one another.
Aaron Booker of Varvid speaks with Jay Murgalia from Base2. Base2 NC is a Microsoft Small Business Certified small network integrator based in New Bern North Carolina and is excited to be able to move his firm into integrating customers Telecom needs with their IT. This show is Muraglia’s first SMB Nation event, and gives Jay and his peers the opportunity to efficiently evaluate and get to know the variety of vendors in the VoIP space, as well as learn more about the technology out there. Jay is excited to attend other SMB VoIP events and hopes to make the SMB Nation Spring 2010 event in New York.
Aaron Booker from Varvid speaks with Jim Willingham of Datahouse. Datahouse is a 25 year old diversified solution provider headquartered in Birmingham Alabama and focuses on such diverse specialties as retail pharmacy solutions, ERP, CRM and security/surveillance, as well as being a Microsoft Partner.
Jim was recommended to SMB VoIP Las Vegas by a trusted vendor, Sonicwall, the previous week and the timing was perfect, as Willingham’s firm has been considering moving more into VoIP solutions for their existing customers.
Patti Passinault from SMB Nation gets cornered by Aaron Booker from Varvid.com. Patti is another great member of the SMB Nation team – in this case helping this technical conference go smoothly… SMB Nation Spring 2009 has been a great conference to participate in (our first time at the Spring SMB Nation). Varvid made several amazing contacts – it was well worth the travel across country for us.
Dave Blankenship from Information Agent talks with Aaron Booker of Varvid.com about ICCA and his longterm work in the IT Industry.
Matt Makowicz talks with Aaron Booker form Varvid about Managed Services, Sales, and how to break through barriers (like $1million dollars of revenue – you can learn more about his work at: http//:www.ambitionmission.com
