{"id":2138,"date":"2012-06-14T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudnewsdaily.com\/?guid=ae862f6f546c9cfbd7ec57bf7ac1c928"},"modified":"2012-06-14T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T15:33:00","slug":"parallels-expands-partner-program-benefits-to-smaller-and-growing-web-hosters-and-website-designers-seeking-to-expand-their-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/parallels-expands-partner-program-benefits-to-smaller-and-growing-web-hosters-and-website-designers-seeking-to-expand-their-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Parallels Expands Partner Program Benefits to Smaller and Growing Web Hosters and Website Designers Seeking to Expand Their Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><span>Parallels today announced expanded access of its Partner Program specifically for smaller and growing web hosters and website designers. Parallels\u2019 unmatched depth of valuable expertise, best practices, tools and other go-to-market resources are now available to hosters seeking to grow their businesses by delivering cloud services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmaller and growing web hosters and design firms now have access to the best resources available for accelerating their revenue and profitability,\u201d said John Zanni, Vice President, Service Provider Marketing and Alliances, Parallels. \u201cKey benefits of our program include expertise on how to implement proven strategies and tactics for improving customer value through better operations and for delivering a broader set of hosted services and applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New access for Parallels Partners includes:<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-10652\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">A new Member level, specifically designed for small web hosters who<br \/>\nare seeking business growth and who aspire to achieve advanced partner<br \/>\nbenefits as their revenue and customer base expands.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">The introduction of the Bronze Partner program level for Europe and<br \/>\nNorth Africa (EUNA).The Bronze Partner program is designed for high<br \/>\nimpact web hosters who typically operate on a local or regional level,<br \/>\nand who can benefit from tools and resources to help them grow their<br \/>\nbusinesses to the next level. Membership in the Bronze Partner Program<br \/>\nhas proved popular with similar-sized hosters in North America, with<br \/>\nmembership tripling over the past year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All members of the Parallels Partner Program can take advantage of recent enhancements and resources centrally located on the Parallels PartnerNet portal, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">SMB Knowledge Headquarters \u2013 tools, whitepapers, research and webinars<br \/>\nhelp service providers gain insights on SMB cloud usage and cloud<br \/>\nservices opportunities. Based on its interactions with thousands of<br \/>\nservice providers, and its ongoing series of SMB Cloud Insights\u2122<br \/>\nresearch, Parallels is the single best source for information on<br \/>\ntrends and actionable recommendations for targeting, marketing and<br \/>\nselling cloud services to SMBs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Best Practices \u2013 assets, case studies, templates and other<br \/>\ngo-to-market resources provide proven strategies and tactics for<br \/>\nservice plans, pricing, offerings, promotions, bundling and upselling<br \/>\ncloud services.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Parallels Partner Forums \u2013partners can interact with Parallels and<br \/>\nother service providers to overcome challenges and better realize<br \/>\nmarket opportunities. Partners can benefit from sharing and learning<br \/>\nbest practices and techniques to become more proficient in their<br \/>\nsales, marketing and support activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about signing up for the Parallels Service Provider Partner Program, visit http:\/\/www.parallels.com\/spp\/partnerprogram<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=0dd60656-fd74-49d6-acfa-0fadeae06d47\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/b4Y_bY603JbrW4dhgg5DUBbFrhc\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/b4Y_bY603JbrW4dhgg5DUBbFrhc\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/b4Y_bY603JbrW4dhgg5DUBbFrhc\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/b4Y_bY603JbrW4dhgg5DUBbFrhc\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CloudNewsDaily\/~4\/to1NvMUe68U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partners at any size can now leverage Parallels expertise,        resources and tools at the new Member level, while Bronze Partner        membership is now offered to firms in Europe and North Africa     RENTON, Wash.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Paralle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,512,513,48,269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hosting","category-parallels","category-parallels-partners","category-partnerships","category-service-provider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}