Ascentis Corporation Launches Partner Program
Due to the success of its partner recruitment efforts, Ascentis Corporation announces its partner program, providing partners with the tools they need to incorporate automated HR and benefits into their existing products and services portfolios. Growing partner base is provided with expansive resources to incorporate HROffice into their company business plan.
Bellevue, Wash. (PRWEB) July 6, 2005 -- Due to the success of its partner
recruitment efforts, Ascentis Corporation announces its partner program,
providing partners with the tools they need to incorporate automated HR and
benefits into their existing products and services portfolios.
Mike
Hayes, Ascentis’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing says, “We have moved from
a direct sales model to a 90% indirect approach over the last 24 months. Given
this channel strategy, we have designed a program to provide our partners with
the tools they need to incorporate HROffice into their business plan.” Hayes
explains, “Our partners decide how much they want to work with Ascentis in
selling HROffice. Whether they’re an occasional reseller, sell solutions
quarterly, or hitting it out of the park, we have a program for
them.”
Ascentis’ program includes resellers, benefits administration
groups, third party administrators, payroll service bureaus, HR consulting, and
HR services partners. Hayes explains, “A unique differentiator for Ascentis
partners is the ability they have to network with other partners who offer
complementary products and services. For example, we have payroll administrator
partners who work with our benefit broker partners to provide heightened levels
of service to their combined customer base.”
The Ascentis Partner Program
consists of three defined levels: Partner, Certified Partner, and Gold Partner.
Each level provides increased access to resources as well as Go-To-Market (GTM)
programs, networking events, discounts on training and certification programs,
and enhanced lead distribution.
Partner:
All organizations enter at
the Partner level. Ascentis provides the partner’s sales team with training to
best present HROffice in a specified market space. Partners will have access to
Ascentis’ partner website (Steps2Success).
Certified Partner:
Once an
organization reaches specific revenue milestones, the sales team completes free
partner training courses, and the implementation team graduates from HROffice
University, a partner reaches the Certified level. At this level, Ascentis
introduces co-marketing dollars and additional networking activities so the
partner can begin working with complementary partners for lead referral and
client acquisition. Currently Kibble & Prentice, Cornerstone Benefits, and
David M. Banet & Associates have achieved the Certified Partner status.
Gold Partner:
At the Gold Partner level, increased sales will earn
organizations additional co-marketing dollars and networking activities along
with discounts for specialized training for services organization. Gold partners
will be Ascentis’ GTM first choice in a region. Gold partners have access
product councils, product management and sales management to help facilitate
revenue growth, product co-operation, and joint development.
Kellie
Stone, HR Support Unit Team Leader at Kibble & Prentice says, “Ascentis
makes it easy for new partners to ramp up and quickly realize ROI on their
investment. Kibble & Prentice easily reached the Certified Partner level
thanks to Ascentis’ expertise in the HRMS market space. Not only does Ascentis
make it easy for us to demonstrate and sell automated HR and benefits to our
clients, they successfully share their industry knowledge, are always available
to help us conduct product demonstrations and answer questions, co-exhibit at
trade shows and conferences, and so much more.”
About Ascentis
Corporation
In 1994 a benefits administration expert and two former Microsoft
employees founded Ascentis and created the company's flagship HRMS software -
HROffice. Today, the HROffice product line automates HR and benefits processes
for small and mid-sized organizations nationwide. Connect, communicate, and
control all aspects of HR with HROffice.
A Microsoft Gold Certified
Partner, Ascentis was named by Workforce Management to its 2005 hot list of the
"Top HRMS Providers" for the second year in a row. Additionally, Forbes.com
included Ascentis in its "Best of the Web Pick."
For more information on
Ascentis Corporation and the HROffice product line, visit www.ascentis.com or call
800.229.2713.
Media contact:
Courtney McKenzie
800.229.2713 x
182
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