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  • Blog Post: The Four F’s of WPC: Expert Advice

    by Jeff Shuey , Director of Strategic Alliances at Winshuttle How does a first-time WPC attendee (aka a “WPC Newbie”) get the most out of the event? Follow the Four F’s of WPC and I predict you will have a very successful WPC experience.   First, what is WPC? WPC is the Microsoft Worldwide Partner...
  • Blog Post: Cloud Partners: Microsoft Office 365 Partner Support Update

    by the Microsoft Cloud Partner Support Team Over the last month, our support centers experienced higher than anticipated customer and partner technical support volume. We anticipate this will continue through the June timeframe, until our action plans to remediate are fully deployed. Until that time...
  • Blog Post: U.S. partner news for Friday, April 5

    On the first and third Friday of each month, the U.S. Partner Team delivers a newsletter for U.S.-based members of the Microsoft Partner Network. The content you receive in your email inbox as a benefit of your membership is specific to your company’s business and your role (learn more about this in...
  • Blog Post: WPC 2013: Final days of our discounted registration price

    by Peter K. Han , Microsoft Vice President of U.S. OEM It’s officially April, and that means we’re just three months away from the 2013 Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. Excitement is building and preparation is in full swing here at Microsoft. WPC is a vitally important opportunity for us to...
  • Blog Post: Office 365 Partners: An Effective Sales Process to Qualify Customers

    by Susanne Berndt-Radley, Senior Director, U.S. Partner Programs and Enablement Prior to my current role, I was responsible for strategy and worldwide sales for Microsoft Office 365 to enterprise customers. Our Office 365 specialist sales team learned, sometimes the hard way, that some conversation must...
  • Blog Post: Bones, Butterflies, and Beautiful Baubles: the U.S. Celebration at WPC 2013

    This year at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), the U.S. team’s plans include the U.S. Subsidiary track, a diversity event, roundtables and executive meetings (by invitation), and the event that brings all U.S. partner and Microsoft attendees together in one place, the US Celebration. This party...
  • Blog Post: Watch MPN Live on February 26 for a Chance to Win a Windows 8 Tablet

    Last month’s MPN Live kicked off the new series of live webcasts beautifully, with a discussion about Women in Technology that was fun to watch as well as follow on Twitter. This month, the focus of MPN Live is on your opportunities with Windows 8. On Tuesday, February 26 at 2:00PM Pacific Time, join...
  • Blog Post: Pass a sales assessment. Win a Windows 8 tablet.

    This is a great time to brush up on your Microsoft product knowledge. Join the Microsoft Partner Network Sales Skills Excellence program and get the training and resources you need to strengthen your selling skills, achieve sales goals, stand out from competitors, and promote your expertise. Earning...
  • Blog Post: WPC 2013: The ABC of WPC

    Last week, my worldwide counterparts announced a reimagined experience around the 2013 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). Not only is early-bird registration for the conference open now, but the Digital WPC website and WPC Connect community both sport a fresh new look and approach, offering...
  • Blog Post: Tips to get the most from your Microsoft Partner Network membership

    The New Year is always a good time to take stock and make personal and professional plans for your success in the coming months. Whether you are new to the Microsoft Partner Network (welcome!) or have been with the program for a while (thank you!), I have recommendations that can help you and your colleagues...
  • Blog Post: U.S. partner news for Friday, November 16, 2012

    In your newsletter this week, customized according to your company’s business model, Microsoft Partner Network membership, and your role, you’ll find the latest partner-related information and news to help you manage your Microsoft Partner Network membership and utilize your benefits, understand your...
  • Blog Post: Your Action Pack: Use your subscription and membership benefits to build your product knowledge and expertise

    by Julie Golding, U.S. MPN Lead The benefits you get as a Microsoft Action Pack subscriber in the  Microsoft Partner Network can help you build your product knowledge and expertise on the most recently released Microsoft products so you can capitalize on the new opportunities with Windows 8, Windows...
  • Blog Post: U.S. Partner News for Friday, July 20, 2012

    In your newsletter this week, customized according to your company’s business model, Microsoft Partner Network membership, and your role, you’ll find the latest partner-related information and news about optimizing your membership benefits, plus role-based training recommendations for Windows Intune...
  • Blog Post: The U.S. Partner’s Guide to a Great WPC 2012

    We are just days away from the biggest partner event of the year, and the U.S. Partner Team wants to help you prepare to make the most of your time and investment. We invited business leaders from across the U.S. subsidiary to give you their recommendations and insights for what to do, see, and listen...
  • Blog Post: WPC 2012: Your Experience Can Start Today with WPC Connect

    Post by Jemima Herman, Worldwide Partner Conference lead for the Microsoft U.S. Partner Team. Connecting with other partners and with Microsoft is the main reason you come to WPC, and the new WPC Connect experience is designed to help you make those connections so that you get the most out of your WPC...
  • Blog Post: WPC 2012: Microsoft U.S. Minority and Women Partner Network Social

    Join Microsoft executives and U.S. team members at this social, an opportunity to build a strong community of minority-owned and woman-owned IT businesses in the United States. At this WPC networking event, you’ll meet other U.S.-based partners and Microsoft executives, making connections that can result...
  • Blog Post: NewsCasts for U.S. Partners in Education Start June 13

    The Microsoft Education Partner Network now gives U.S. partners who serve education customers more information and resources to build their businesses. Partners serving schools and universities in the United States now have a special place in the global Microsoft Education Partner Network (MEPN). MEPN...
  • Blog Post: Partnering with Precision: The Power of Partner Collaboration

    A Blog Series for U.S. Partners by Jenni Flinders, Microsoft U.S. Vice President, Partner Strategy and Programs Since introducing the concept of “winning together” at the Worldwide Partner Conference in July, I’ve received great feedback from partners, indicating that many of you are eager to share business...
  • Blog Post: P2P4U, Part 2: Find Your Partner Community

    Guest post by Tina Hanson , Partner-to-Partner Lead for the Microsoft U.S. Partner Team Thank you for the warm reception to my first installment of this blog series in February. Many of your reached out to me through email , Facebook , and LinkedIn to let me know that you found the introduction to partner...
  • Blog Post: Partnering for Success: New P2P Blog Series 4U

    Guest post by Tina Hanson , Partner-to-Partner Lead for the Microsoft U.S. Partner Team It’s a simple statement: partners who come together can accomplish more.  Over the past couple of years, I have been responsible for thinking about the partner-to-partner (P2P) experience, and have seen first...
  • Blog Post: Week of 12/6/2010: Highlights for U.S. Partners

    Below are all the items we published in this week’s U.S. partner newsletter. If you feel that the version you received in e-mail, targeted to you according to your company’s partner profile and your role at your company, is missing something critical from this superset, please let me know by commenting...
  • Blog Post: Day 1 of the New Microsoft Partner Network

    Last week, we counted down to the final stages of transitioning to the “new” Microsoft Partner Network. Thanks for your positive feedback about the Daily Double posts, where I covered tools and resources to help you assess where you are and decide where you want to be in the new Network. With the arrival...