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SPRING 2009<br />

n V7 Expands Line<br />

<strong>Mental</strong><br />

<strong>Toughness</strong><br />

Your Edge When Times Are Tough<br />

n Ink or Toner<br />

n <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing<br />

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V7 Expands Line<br />

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Division Spot - Supplies<br />

Ink or Toner<br />

Events<br />

Publisher<br />

Deborah Brown<br />

INGRAM MICRO: PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS<br />

Despite news headlines about the global economic downturn,<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> remains optimistic about maintaining sales and<br />

growth. We are well-positioned to deal with any sudden financial<br />

fluctuation or credit crunch. Further, the key factor to our success<br />

in the coming year will be same one that made <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

successful in the past: partnerships. We are helping our partners<br />

leverage our strength and stability so they can innovate, drive<br />

growth, and increase value in this tight economy.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> is financially healthy, with a low debt ratio, $800<br />

million in cash on-hand, diverse revenue streams, exclusive<br />

distribution relationships, and investments in lucrative adjacent<br />

markets. A true one-stop sourcing partner, we offer a broad,<br />

stable, and diversified product mix along with extensive services,<br />

support, and financing. Our vast array of enablement resources<br />

help our partners increase market penetration and build marketing<br />

expertise, and include field sales, managed services, technical<br />

support, full-service marketing, and more.<br />

Partnerships today are more important than ever, and <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong> is a strong and reliable partner. Offering unmatched<br />

financial strength, distribution power, and marketing muscle, we<br />

are driven to help our partners both survive and prosper through<br />

these difficult times.<br />

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<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Canada<br />

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Contributors<br />

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Ken Thoreson<br />

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visit us on the web @ http://www.ingrammicro.ca.


<strong>Mental</strong> <strong>Toughness</strong>:<br />

Your Edge When Times are Tough<br />

How to Prevent Pessimism from Bringing Your Sales Team Down<br />

by Ken Thoreson<br />

During an economic downturn,<br />

mental toughness separates the top<br />

sales performers from those who are<br />

just average. <strong>Mental</strong> toughness helps<br />

salespeople overcome the pessimism<br />

they are likely to encounter in their<br />

e-mail messages and phone calls,<br />

as well as during face to-face sales<br />

meetings. In such an environment,<br />

every salesperson can benefit from a<br />

company-wide effort to instill mental<br />

toughness.<br />

<strong>Mental</strong> toughness means staying<br />

the course, finding ways to resolve<br />

objections, pushing for desired<br />

outcomes and being creative in<br />

solving problems. It starts with a<br />

commitment from the top. Whatever<br />

their worries, solution provider,<br />

owners and managers need to<br />

communicate a positive vision for<br />

the future to put the downturn in<br />

perspective. We encourage solution<br />

4 I CONNECTED I spring 09<br />

providers to have monthly allcompany<br />

meetings to improve<br />

communications among executives<br />

and staff. Well-crafted events can<br />

reinforce the positive attitudes and<br />

beliefs that lead to mental toughness.<br />

Other steps to take include the<br />

following:<br />

n Push consultative selling: When<br />

customers and prospects alike<br />

complain about tough times<br />

and shrinking budgets, mentally<br />

tough salespeople empathize<br />

without buying into the negativity.<br />

Instead, they return to the basics<br />

of consultative selling. With the<br />

confidence to meet with business<br />

owners and C-level executives,<br />

instead of just IT managers, they<br />

highlight the business benefits<br />

that technology solutions offer.<br />

Sales staff who struggle with this<br />

approach should receive additional<br />

training.<br />

n Bring in the customers: Letters of<br />

reference from satisfied customers<br />

help salespeople believe in what<br />

they sell, but why stop there<br />

Customer user groups and<br />

focus groups provide invaluable<br />

intelligence to sales staff. Sales<br />

managers should invite your<br />

customers to sales meetings to<br />

explain the merits of your solutions.<br />

Salespeople will gain useful<br />

anecdotes for consultative selling<br />

and their morale will soar.<br />

n Join salespeople on calls: In a<br />

downturn, there’s a need for<br />

superior planning and execution on<br />

every sales call. Top management<br />

can help by participating on more<br />

sales calls. More eyes and ears<br />

at the prospect’s office can mean<br />

better proposals and higher salesclose<br />

rates.<br />

n Ramp-up lead generation: A fresh<br />

batch of quality sales leads will lift<br />

any salesperson’s mood. Develop<br />

an aggressive campaign using<br />

proven methods such as webinars,<br />

executive forums and customer<br />

referrals.<br />

n Focus on motivation: When<br />

negativity is in the air, salespeople<br />

need special encouragement. Try to<br />

make sales meetings fun as well as<br />

productive. Simple sales contests<br />

and games can boost team spirit<br />

while moving business through the<br />

pipeline. Also determine the sales<br />

incentives your staff likes best, and<br />

then honor those preferences.<br />

In all this, it pays for salespeople to<br />

keep in mind the wonderful industry<br />

we are in. Technology solutions can<br />

help companies boost revenues,<br />

lower costs, increase productivity,<br />

improve customer service and drive<br />

profits to the bottom line. <strong>Mental</strong><br />

toughness means helping customers<br />

realize these very real business<br />

benefits.


V7<br />

Expands Line<br />

Keyboard, Mice and<br />

Laptop Accessories<br />

Added to Value Added<br />

Line-Up<br />

V7 is <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s exclusive global house brand<br />

and provider of premier computer accessories<br />

worldwide, has added a new line of V7 carrying cases<br />

manufactured by Targus, makers of the world’s bestselling<br />

laptop cases and accessories, as well as a new<br />

line of keyboards and mice to its extensive line-up of<br />

LCD displays and TVs, accessories, cables and portable<br />

products. V7 products offer innovation in design at<br />

an attractive price-performance ratio ideal for valueadded<br />

resellers, small-to-medium businesses (SMBs)<br />

and systems integrators.<br />

The V7 keyboards are available in four different styles:<br />

standard, multimedia, natural and wireless. The mice<br />

are available in two different styles: wired USB optical<br />

and 2.4GHz wireless optical.<br />

“Backed by <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s powerful distribution<br />

network and reputation for service, V7 keyboards<br />

and mice are an excellent choice for VARs and others<br />

who are looking for the same quality, reliability and<br />

performance from first-tier brands without paying<br />

premium prices,” said Rainer Kozlik, vice president<br />

and general manager of <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s Global V7<br />

Private Label Group. “Our focus with the V7 portfolio<br />

is to create products that help enhance our customers’<br />

profitability.”<br />

The V7 by Targus brand includes a full line of laptop<br />

computer carrying cases, including a deluxe toploading<br />

case, two backpacks, a messenger bag and<br />

a slip case. Showcasing both style and function, the<br />

laptop bags use high-quality materials to achieve<br />

a design with the economical, fashion-conscious,<br />

business-casual user in mind.<br />

“V7 by Targus cases are an excellent choice for VARs<br />

and small-to-medium business (SMB) customers who<br />

are looking for the quality, reliability and performance<br />

found in laptop bags from first-tier brands without<br />

paying premium prices,” said Kozlik “The V7 by Targus<br />

laptop carrying cases are designed for price value<br />

leadership, helping our customers’ profitability.”<br />

“We’re proud to partner with <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> and offer<br />

this custom-designed line of laptop carrying cases to<br />

V7 customers,” said Stephanie Piccirelli, vice president<br />

alliance sales, Targus. “We believe <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

provides an excellent distribution channel for our<br />

products and we look forward to other co-branding<br />

opportunities with V7.”<br />

“The V7 line of accessories are high quality, but<br />

cost effective products, another example of how<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s house brand can offer our resellers<br />

an opportunity to make better margins,” said Chris<br />

Lorenz, senior director, vendor management, <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong>’s North American V7 Private Label Group.<br />

For more information, visit www.V7-world.com or<br />

call (800) 668-3450 to speak to an <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> sales<br />

representative.<br />

spring 09 I CONNECTED I 5


funding sources the leasing market<br />

has to offer. Preferred Leasing<br />

provides a value added program to<br />

support your business.<br />

Many customers don’t have the<br />

capital or have difficulty accessing<br />

the funds needed to invest in the<br />

technology or equipment they need to<br />

compete effectively. This is especially<br />

true in the current economy. <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing can help<br />

them make the purchase - and you<br />

make the sale.<br />

Most companies operate under tight<br />

budgetary constraints - the result<br />

of a formal planning process or the<br />

availability of funds. With formal<br />

planning, companies can use leasing<br />

to bypass the capital budget, as<br />

payments are usually accounted for<br />

as expenses. If the budget is based<br />

on capital resources available and the<br />

company can’t fund the full purchase<br />

price, a payment option is often the<br />

answer.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing<br />

by Gabriel Roy<br />

With the difficult economic climate<br />

North American businesses are facing,<br />

specifically with the tightening of<br />

available credit, large capital expenses<br />

in technology are unfortunately being<br />

deferred. This has the unfortunate<br />

effect of making it more difficult for<br />

Value added resellers (VARs) to sell<br />

their hardware solutions.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Canada has a solution<br />

to help VARs make the sale and stay<br />

6 I CONNECTED I spring 09<br />

competitive - the <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing Program.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing is<br />

an innovative, multi-lender program,<br />

designed for the IT market and<br />

managed by <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing<br />

represents the combined volume<br />

of all <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> partners. This<br />

has the benefit of attracting the best<br />

One of the main objections sales<br />

professionals receive during the<br />

pitch process is the price. With<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing, you<br />

change the conversation from price<br />

to payment, helping the customer<br />

overcome price objections and budget<br />

limitations. For example, $1,500 per<br />

month is a smaller pill to swallow<br />

than $50,000 up front.<br />

With <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred leasing,<br />

you can lease equipment, software,<br />

services and freight. Now you can<br />

offer your customer a single monthly<br />

payment that includes the entire<br />

solution.<br />

In addition, up-selling additional<br />

products like software and<br />

peripherals, is easier when the only<br />

impact is a small increase in the<br />

monthly payment. This means that<br />

leasing helps hold margin better by<br />

reducing downward pressure on your<br />

selling price.<br />

Leasing is a better way to sell<br />

technology. Other industries,<br />

including photocopier, automobile<br />

(continued on page 10)


DIVISION SPOTLIGHT<br />

SUPPLIES<br />

A look at how <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Divisions<br />

can help our partners to create sales<br />

and opportunities<br />

The <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Canada Supplies<br />

Division is your one-stop-shop for<br />

supplies and accessories. With a<br />

product portfolio of over 5,000 items<br />

like toner, ink, CD’s and DVD’s,<br />

magnetic media, hard drives, flash<br />

media and even headsets to name<br />

but a few, this division can meet and<br />

exceed your needs in supplies and<br />

accessories.<br />

Established by <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Canada<br />

as a separate division in 2006, <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong> Supplies delivers daily on<br />

behalf of IT hardware, supplies and<br />

consumer electronics companies to<br />

over 10,000 retailer locations, and<br />

web customers. The Supplies Division<br />

leverages <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s 25-year<br />

track record in order management<br />

and fulfillment.<br />

As the largest mainline distributor<br />

in the world, <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> has the<br />

buying power and is able to pass<br />

on these savings to their customers.<br />

The Supplies Division has developed<br />

relationships with over 30 vendors<br />

and is the bridge between these<br />

manufacturers and their customers.<br />

The sales teams in Canada’s 3 major<br />

centers, Toronto, Vancouver and<br />

Montreal, are able to source products<br />

or answer any question on the<br />

products <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> offers.<br />

“When you contact our supplies<br />

specialists, you can be sure they will<br />

do their best to get you the supplies<br />

you need, when you need it.” Says<br />

Jenifer Harmon, Sr. Sales Manager,<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>. “Resellers can leverage<br />

the enormous strength of <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong>’s buying power coupled with<br />

the most extensive line card in the<br />

industry to secure product for their<br />

end-user customers. We have a great<br />

team along with unique promotional<br />

offerings every month from our<br />

vendor community” she continues.<br />

During the year, toner, printer, media<br />

and accessories manufacturers<br />

may have a special offer, bundle<br />

deal or other valuable information.<br />

The supplies sales team, with their<br />

relationships with customers, helps<br />

in communicating this valuable<br />

information. In addition, their<br />

relationship with manufacturers<br />

offers additional benefits to partners.<br />

The Supplies Division is able to<br />

set up staff training and sales help<br />

in the form of buddy calls with<br />

manufacturing partners.<br />

For 2009, the Supplies Division<br />

is happy to announce that their<br />

successful Supplies Guide, a bilingual<br />

sales tool that helps customers<br />

quickly source supplies products,<br />

will be published 3 times this year.<br />

“This guide is the Supplies Division’s<br />

calling card. Many <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

supplies customers keep their copy<br />

of this catalog by their telephone and<br />

consult it multiple times per day.”<br />

Jenifer Harmon says. “We have<br />

customers requesting multiple copies<br />

of the Guide for all their sales staff<br />

and get calls asking when the next<br />

edition is set to appear.”<br />

Leveraging <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Logistics<br />

expertise, the Supplies Division<br />

achieves a better than 99-percent<br />

accuracy rate for order deliveries.<br />

With warehouses in Toronto and<br />

Vancouver able to ship products, you<br />

can be assured your order will be<br />

fulfilled in a timely and cost effective<br />

manner.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Supplies Division’s goal<br />

is to provide to our partners quality<br />

products at competitive prices. Our<br />

extensive line card means you can<br />

consolidate all your IT purchases from<br />

one source – consumer electronics,<br />

supplies, computers and technology<br />

and IT services.<br />

The <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Supplies Division,<br />

like all divisions, has a mission to<br />

provide unique offerings that create<br />

sales and profit opportunities,<br />

including valuable vendor<br />

relationships and access to industry<br />

experts. The main goal of the <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong> Supplies Division is to help<br />

resellers build their hardware and<br />

supplies business.<br />

Logistics<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Logistics has the<br />

right combination of services<br />

and solutions that include:<br />

n Warehouse Management<br />

and Fulfillment<br />

n Assembly and<br />

Postponement<br />

n Transportation Management<br />

n Reverse Logistics<br />

n Customer Care<br />

n Accounts Receivable<br />

Management<br />

n Electronic Connectivity and<br />

IT Integration<br />

With accuracy rates of 99.9<br />

percent or better, scalable and<br />

innovative solutions, <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong> Logistics is the obvious<br />

solution for your supply chain<br />

services<br />

For more information on <strong>Ingram</strong><br />

<strong>Micro</strong> Logistics, Contact: (800)<br />

668-3450 x55915<br />

Data Capture - POS<br />

The Data Capture / Point of Sale<br />

Division provides a dedicated<br />

team specializing in supporting<br />

Barcode, RFID and other auto<br />

identification technologies<br />

as well as Self Service and<br />

Retail Management Solutions.<br />

Contact us to learn more about<br />

complete solutions for markets<br />

including Retail, Logistics,<br />

Healthcare and Banking.<br />

Contact: (800) 668-3450 x55211,<br />

dcpos@ingrammicro.ca<br />

spring 09 I CONNECTED I 7


Ink or<br />

Toner<br />

by Dmitry Sokolov<br />

What do you do when your customer<br />

asks for a quote on an inkjet desktop<br />

printer Do you promptly search out a<br />

moderately priced inkjet, or have you<br />

ever suggested a laser printer as an<br />

alternative<br />

Declining technology costs and<br />

increasing consumer education have<br />

made a strong case for replacing<br />

your customers’ desk-top inkjets with<br />

laser printers. Although the MSRP<br />

of laser products is still at least 50%<br />

higher than of an inkjet even with<br />

aggressive rebates, the increased<br />

speed, efficiency and cost per page<br />

savings are driving customers towards<br />

laser alternatives. Even size is no longer<br />

an issue - with models like Samsung<br />

CLX-3170, one of the smallest laser<br />

multifunction printers, desk space is not<br />

compromised.<br />

Suggesting a laser printer to your<br />

customer holds a number of<br />

advantages. First, from a reseller<br />

perspective, purchase price is always<br />

higher than an inkjet alternative, driving<br />

the revenue numbers. At the same time,<br />

end-users are able to take advantage of<br />

lower total cost of ownership of laser<br />

supplies compared to inkjet cartridges.<br />

For instance, an inkjet printer using<br />

a ‘standard yield’ cartridge offers<br />

expected yield of just 125 – 200 pages.<br />

By comparison, supplies for entrylevel<br />

color laser printers like Samsung<br />

CLP310 and HP CP1510 start at 1000<br />

page yield and above.<br />

Second, laser printers, unlike typical<br />

inkjets, are still priced higher than<br />

their consumables, supporting the<br />

razor and blade sales strategy. By<br />

comparison, typical inkjet customers<br />

simply recycle their printer instead of<br />

buying expensive replacement ink. With<br />

inkjet hardware sold as a loss-leader,<br />

each inkjet customer offers little or no<br />

lifetime profitability for the reseller.<br />

With laser printers, supplies sales are<br />

expected.<br />

Finally, network functionality, a typical<br />

option on laser printers, opens the<br />

conversation for additional services.<br />

Network configuration, network<br />

management and even print fleet<br />

optimization can be attached to laser<br />

hardware sales.<br />

8 I CONNECTED I spring 09<br />

Such increased opportunity for<br />

attachment services, constant supplies<br />

revenue and an improved total cost of<br />

ownership for your customers, makes<br />

switching from inkjet to laser a win-win<br />

proposition.


Here at Samsung, we’re very proud<br />

of our new efficient<br />

and reliable model.<br />

Joe.<br />

“The SCX-5835FN prints, faxes, scans and copies. It’s an efficient<br />

workhorse that helps control document flow with unique features<br />

like SmarThru Workflow - software that creates, stores, edits and<br />

delivers scanned images. It’s no wonder we’ve had nothing but good<br />

reviews from our customers.”<br />

Joe Interisano<br />

IT Senior Engineer<br />

When you choose Samsung, you’re partnering with one of the<br />

world’s largest IT manufacturers, and a team dedicated to helping<br />

you grow your business. Our channel sales team includes people<br />

like Joe who will sit down with you and work out custom-made<br />

solutions to help you succeed in today’s demanding marketplace.<br />

Because when you choose Samsung you get more than just<br />

business products - you get a sales and support team that<br />

provides business solutions. To find your solution, call Joe at<br />

1-800-SAMSUNG or visit samsungpartner.ca.<br />

©2009 Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.


EVENTS<br />

April – June 2009<br />

Across Ontario Tour<br />

Connex 2009 - Toronto<br />

Event Location & Dates:<br />

Kingston, ON - May 5<br />

London, ON - May 12<br />

Burlington, ON - May 13<br />

The Across Ontario Tour provides a networking<br />

forum for our vendors and solution partners<br />

in the local regions with updates on Vendor<br />

products and solutions.<br />

Contact/registration information:<br />

(800) 668 - 3450 x 55304<br />

Event Location & Dates:<br />

Mississauga, ON - May 7<br />

Connex is <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s technology solutions<br />

event featuring multi-vendor solution seminars,<br />

industry guest speaker, and a technology fair. It<br />

brings together VARs and Vendors by fostering<br />

partnerships and delivering customer solutions.<br />

Contact/registration information:<br />

www.Connex-IM.com<br />

(continued from page 6)<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> - Preferred Leasing<br />

and heavy–equipment<br />

manufacturers, have adopted leasing<br />

with great success, even though this<br />

equipment has a long useful life. The<br />

same benefits apply to computer<br />

technology, which is better suited<br />

to leasing. Because of its short life<br />

cycle, computer technology invites<br />

frequent replacement.<br />

Technology Refresh Cycle<br />

When companies purchase<br />

technology, many try to lengthen<br />

the useful life of their equipment by<br />

upgrading components, cascading<br />

older equipment to less needy<br />

users, or just making do with what<br />

they have. With leasing however,<br />

most customers will replace their<br />

equipment at the end of the term.<br />

With 24-36 months being the<br />

normal lease term, sales occur more<br />

frequently.<br />

“Leasing can significantly help your<br />

sell through because the typical<br />

refresh rate on technology on a<br />

leased product is 24-36 months.”<br />

says Brent McCarty, Senior Director-<br />

VAR Sales. “Sales on non-leased<br />

products tend to have a much longer<br />

shelf life as companies try to reduce<br />

their technology acquisition costs.”<br />

10 I CONNECTED I spring 09<br />

You can begin the next sales cycle<br />

when your customer’s lease is about<br />

to mature, and then close the deal<br />

before the lease ends. This decreases<br />

the chance of a competitor capturing<br />

your business. Furthermore, when<br />

you introduce a value-added service<br />

such as leasing, you establish<br />

long-term relationships with your<br />

customers.<br />

Higher Approval Ratios and<br />

Better Terms<br />

By combining capabilities of multiple<br />

funding sources into one program,<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing<br />

provides a multi-lender platform that<br />

can effectively serve most segments<br />

of the market. From small-ticket to<br />

large corporate and government or<br />

education customers, whether they<br />

have impeccable or “challenged”<br />

credit profiles, with <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing you are no longer<br />

limited by the capabilities of a single<br />

lender.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s team of leasing<br />

professionals can answer your<br />

questions, work with you and your<br />

customers to structure the best<br />

possible lease, and manage your<br />

transactions from development to<br />

funding. We can help as much or<br />

as little as you want. Either way,<br />

we provide the same high-quality<br />

service you have come to expect<br />

from <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>.<br />

For more information in setting<br />

up a lease, call your <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing representative at<br />

1 (800) 668-3450 ext. 55202.


EVENTS<br />

April – June 2009<br />

Across Ontario Tour<br />

Connex 2009 - Toronto<br />

Event Location & Dates:<br />

Kingston, ON - May 5<br />

London, ON - May 12<br />

Burlington, ON - May 13<br />

The Across Ontario Tour provides a networking<br />

forum for our vendors and solution partners<br />

in the local regions with updates on Vendor<br />

products and solutions.<br />

Contact/registration information:<br />

(800) 668 - 3450 x 55304<br />

Event Location & Dates:<br />

Mississauga, ON - May 7<br />

Connex is <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s technology solutions<br />

event featuring multi-vendor solution seminars,<br />

industry guest speaker, and a technology fair. It<br />

brings together VARs and Vendors by fostering<br />

partnerships and delivering customer solutions.<br />

Contact/registration information:<br />

www.Connex-IM.com<br />

(continued from page 6)<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> - Preferred Leasing<br />

and heavy–equipment<br />

manufacturers, have adopted leasing<br />

with great success, even though this<br />

equipment has a long useful life. The<br />

same benefits apply to computer<br />

technology, which is better suited<br />

to leasing. Because of its short life<br />

cycle, computer technology invites<br />

frequent replacement.<br />

Technology Refresh Cycle<br />

When companies purchase<br />

technology, many try to lengthen<br />

the useful life of their equipment by<br />

upgrading components, cascading<br />

older equipment to less needy<br />

users, or just making do with what<br />

they have. With leasing however,<br />

most customers will replace their<br />

equipment at the end of the term.<br />

With 24-36 months being the<br />

normal lease term, sales occur more<br />

frequently.<br />

“Leasing can significantly help your<br />

sell through because the typical<br />

refresh rate on technology on a<br />

leased product is 24-36 months.”<br />

says Brent McCarty, Senior Director-<br />

VAR Sales. “Sales on non-leased<br />

products tend to have a much longer<br />

shelf life as companies try to reduce<br />

their technology acquisition costs.”<br />

10 I CONNECTED I spring 09<br />

You can begin the next sales cycle<br />

when your customer’s lease is about<br />

to mature, and then close the deal<br />

before the lease ends. This decreases<br />

the chance of a competitor capturing<br />

your business. Furthermore, when<br />

you introduce a value-added service<br />

such as leasing, you establish<br />

long-term relationships with your<br />

customers.<br />

Higher Approval Ratios and<br />

Better Terms<br />

By combining capabilities of multiple<br />

funding sources into one program,<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing<br />

provides a multi-lender platform that<br />

can effectively serve most segments<br />

of the market. From small-ticket to<br />

large corporate and government or<br />

education customers, whether they<br />

have impeccable or “challenged”<br />

credit profiles, with <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing you are no longer<br />

limited by the capabilities of a single<br />

lender.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s team of leasing<br />

professionals can answer your<br />

questions, work with you and your<br />

customers to structure the best<br />

possible lease, and manage your<br />

transactions from development to<br />

funding. We can help as much or<br />

as little as you want. Either way,<br />

we provide the same high-quality<br />

service you have come to expect<br />

from <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>.<br />

For more information in setting<br />

up a lease, call your <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing representative at<br />

1 (800) 668-3450 ext. 55202.


EVENTS<br />

April – June 2009<br />

Across Ontario Tour<br />

Connex 2009 - Toronto<br />

Event Location & Dates:<br />

Kingston, ON - May 5<br />

London, ON - May 12<br />

Burlington, ON - May 13<br />

The Across Ontario Tour provides a networking<br />

forum for our vendors and solution partners<br />

in the local regions with updates on Vendor<br />

products and solutions.<br />

Contact/registration information:<br />

(800) 668 - 3450 x 55304<br />

Event Location & Dates:<br />

Mississauga, ON - May 7<br />

Connex is <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s technology solutions<br />

event featuring multi-vendor solution seminars,<br />

industry guest speaker, and a technology fair. It<br />

brings together VARs and Vendors by fostering<br />

partnerships and delivering customer solutions.<br />

Contact/registration information:<br />

www.Connex-IM.com<br />

(continued from page 6)<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> - Preferred Leasing<br />

and heavy–equipment<br />

manufacturers, have adopted leasing<br />

with great success, even though this<br />

equipment has a long useful life. The<br />

same benefits apply to computer<br />

technology, which is better suited<br />

to leasing. Because of its short life<br />

cycle, computer technology invites<br />

frequent replacement.<br />

Technology Refresh Cycle<br />

When companies purchase<br />

technology, many try to lengthen<br />

the useful life of their equipment by<br />

upgrading components, cascading<br />

older equipment to less needy<br />

users, or just making do with what<br />

they have. With leasing however,<br />

most customers will replace their<br />

equipment at the end of the term.<br />

With 24-36 months being the<br />

normal lease term, sales occur more<br />

frequently.<br />

“Leasing can significantly help your<br />

sell through because the typical<br />

refresh rate on technology on a<br />

leased product is 24-36 months.”<br />

says Brent McCarty, Senior Director-<br />

VAR Sales. “Sales on non-leased<br />

products tend to have a much longer<br />

shelf life as companies try to reduce<br />

their technology acquisition costs.”<br />

10 I CONNECTED I spring 09<br />

You can begin the next sales cycle<br />

when your customer’s lease is about<br />

to mature, and then close the deal<br />

before the lease ends. This decreases<br />

the chance of a competitor capturing<br />

your business. Furthermore, when<br />

you introduce a value-added service<br />

such as leasing, you establish<br />

long-term relationships with your<br />

customers.<br />

Higher Approval Ratios and<br />

Better Terms<br />

By combining capabilities of multiple<br />

funding sources into one program,<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong> Preferred Leasing<br />

provides a multi-lender platform that<br />

can effectively serve most segments<br />

of the market. From small-ticket to<br />

large corporate and government or<br />

education customers, whether they<br />

have impeccable or “challenged”<br />

credit profiles, with <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing you are no longer<br />

limited by the capabilities of a single<br />

lender.<br />

<strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>’s team of leasing<br />

professionals can answer your<br />

questions, work with you and your<br />

customers to structure the best<br />

possible lease, and manage your<br />

transactions from development to<br />

funding. We can help as much or<br />

as little as you want. Either way,<br />

we provide the same high-quality<br />

service you have come to expect<br />

from <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong>.<br />

For more information in setting<br />

up a lease, call your <strong>Ingram</strong> <strong>Micro</strong><br />

Preferred Leasing representative at<br />

1 (800) 668-3450 ext. 55202.

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