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6 WPC Sessions for Better Business

To help RCP readers get ready for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, we ran a special Marching Orders feature with top tips for getting the most out of the conference. The authors of the article were five of the Microsoft channel's top consultants for improving your partner business.

That group, the Alliance for Channel Success, which includes RCP columnists Ken Thoreson and Howard Cohen, will participate in several sessions at WPC next week in Toronto. In addition to the interesting Microsoft sessions that we've already pointed out from a product and business direction standpoint, the Alliance sessions below will also be good sessions to consider for your personal planner:

50 Marketing Tips in 50 Minutes
Eric Rabinowitz, Christine Bongard, Howard Cohen, Erik Frantzen, Jeff Hilton and Ken Thoreson
BL12P -- Monday, July 9 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Client Relationship Management for the Technology Professional
Howard Cohen
BL20i -- Tuesday, July 10 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Round Table Live! Solved-WPC Partners' Most Pressing Marketing Issues
Eric Rabinowitz, Christine Bongard, Howard Cohen, Erik Frantzen, Jeff Hilton and Ken Thoreson
BL31P -- Wednesday, July 11 from 2-3 p.m.

Taking Advantage of a Recovering Economy: Understanding the Role of Leadership and Sales Management
Ken Thoreson
BL36 -- Wednesday, July 11 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Lead, Motivate: How to Protect Your Organization from Fatigue
Ken Thoreson
BL41 -- Wednesday, July 11 from 5-6 p.m.

Marketing Cloud
Howard Cohen
US04 -- Thursday, July 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Attendees can also sign up for a free service from the Alliance consultants for each session they attend. Check the sessions out if you can. These are good people to know.

Posted by Scott Bekker on July 03, 2012


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