How to Grow Revenue - Partner With the Right Technology Provider

How to GROW REVENUE Partner with the Right Technology Provider more revenue more customers Wecome to Channel ACRes networking data voice Did you know that according to a recent study, nearly two-thirds of enterprises feel their channel partners are not adequately prepared to support their business goals?' More and more enterprises are looking for a channel partner that can go beyond the typical, transactional relationship to provide a more strategic, long-term partnership. Is your business ready to take that step? Keep reading to find out how businesses like yours now have more growth opportunity than ever before. Real market growth How are enterprise customers buying technology? How are enterprises selling their own products and services? Why will the acquisition of technology through channels accelerate? Indirect Sales: Indirect Channels: Because of Cloud Services: accounted for will drive or influence 67% 65% 60% PROVIDER of overall technology sales of revenue for Global 2000 enterprises will turn to the 100 HOMEGROWN 90 channel for cloud solutions 80 70 OR 60 50 19.5 trillion dollars 40 37% cloud adoption rates® OR 30 20 10 Almost 7 out of 10 technology sales are generated through indirect channels Almost SIX TIMES the 2012 LOTS of new customers US Federal Budget CenturyLink can help your business take advantage of these trends Greater resources mean more growth 50 210,000 State-of-the-Art Enormous DATA capacity means CENTERS you'll always have room to grow 000011 GLOBAL route mile FIBER network 3rd Largest Extended reach means more Telecom Provider in the US revenue opportunity 40 Gbps network capacity Performance and speed your Staying power and Tier 1 solutions that 100 Gbps in development customers can you can count on count on - The CenturyLink Channel Alliance Program 2011 TOP 50, CHANNEL PROGRAM consecutive years honne Portners Blake Wetzel READERS CHOICE VP of Channel Alliance CHANNEL TOP 100 2012 Executive, Channel Chief) CRN 2011 CRN 2012 CRN 5 Consistently named one of the top Channel Programs in the industry EXECUTIVE STAR of the Year in the IT Channel Channel Partners Channel Executive of the Year 2012 PARTNER PROGRAM WINNER consecutive (2years) 2012 CenturyLink's MORE POWER solutions portfolio to the partner broad and robust $1Million Dollar Reward Program Increase your revenue by $2 million and you could earn a $1 million dollar reward for yourself! See our Web site below for details. provides Online Sales and Marketing Tools Earn $1,000,000 Technical/ Engineering Support $$ Executive Marketing Support Engagement $s Ongoing Education and Training Pre and Post Sales Support As a CenturyLink Channel Alliance Member you'll be part of a dedicated team that enables you to capitalize on all of the advantages that come with being associated with the nation's third largest telecom provider. Whether your customers' needs are global or local, you'll be able to satisfy their complex telecom requirements and take your own business to the next level-contact us to get the conversation started. Visit www.centurylinkchannelalliance.com or email [email protected]. CenturyLink Channel Alliance Three Levels of Participation $2.5M Premier Elite Channel Alliance Member Premier $750K Channel Alliance Member $50K or $1O0K Channel Alliance Member CenturyLink" Required Minimum Monthly Revenue Channel Alliance 1 Cloud Computing Customers Say Channel Partners Aren't Prepared. Andrew R Hickey. CRN. Nov, 2010. 2 Developing Indirect Channels: A Structured Approach to Reaching New Customers and Growing Revenues. Accenture. March 2009. ext Generation F 4 Special Report: The Grand Totals. Scott DeCarlo. Forbes.com. April 2010. 5 VARS Play Critical Role In Cloud Computing Sales Explosion. CRN. October 2010. 6 Cloud Computing Tracking Poll Report. CDW. 2011. on Partner Relationship Management (PRM). Accenture. 2010. © 2012 CenturyLink, Inc. All Rights Reserved.