Polycom Choice Partner Programme Earned CRN’s 5-Star Rating

Famous leader in the UC and collaboration industry, Polycom, Inc. yet again received an honor when one of its programmes received CRN’s 5-star rating, for four years in a row now.

With around 7,000 channel and alliance partners all around the world, Polycom received the honor in the Enterprise category. This category includes companies which has revenues of at least US $1 billion.

The listing of all companies that received the 5-start rating will be shown in the CRN's 2013 Partner Program Guide found on this site and also on CRN’s March 2013 issue.

In the 5-Star Partner Programme Rating, best vendors offering solutions providers with excellent overall partnering characteristics are recognized. The vendors are evaluated based on their investments in several sectors, including the following:

• Communication
• Marketing programmes and Resources
• Partner Profitability
• Partner Training, Education and Support
• Programme Offerings
• Sales Support

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The 5-Star Rated Polycom Choice Partner Programme offers the company’s partners with the training and tools necessary in order for them to improve and continuously grow. This improvement is made possible by extending the market reach and value of the UC environment of the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform. Another method where improvement can be possible is by teaming up with the company’s developers, alliance partners and technology partners in UC&C solutions delivery to both existing and new customers. Helping to offer their channel partners with higher profitability, the programme focuses on these aspects:

• Skills Development
• Certification and Specialization
• Value-added Activities

These value-added activities help the company’s partners in several aspects, including:

• Expanding mindshare
• Increase customer loyalty
• Meeting users’ needs

Polycom Global Channels Senior Vice President Ron Myers shared the real goal of the programme and said, “The Polycom Choice Partner Programme has earned CRN’s 5-star ranking four years straight because, unlike many typical partner programmes, our goal is to make our channel partners not only better salespeople, but to become trusted partners who are highly valued by their customers. The Polycom Choice Partner Programme equips our partners with superior tools, training and resources that enable them to excel in the trusted partner role.”

UBM Tech Channel’s CRN senior vice president and editorial director Kelley Damore said, “The companies listed in CRN’s 2013 Partner Programme Guide represent a comprehensive list of the best channel programs in the market today. The 5-star award is reserved for vendors, such as Polycom, that understand a successful partnership does not rely solely on the technology. By offering their partners tools, education and regular updates, vendors on this list go above and beyond traditional support to ensure a mutually beneficial partnership.”