2. Why it matters to you
• Capture bigger deals
• Increase customer satisfaction
• Maximize renewal rates
• Strengthen relationships
• Become an invaluable trusted advisor/partner to your customers
What customer comments spark Technical Services
sales opportunities?
Consulting
• Our system keeps getting attacked/breached.
• Our company is expanding through global acquisitions and needs to make
sure our systems are secure.
• We are looking to upgrade to Windows 7.
• We’re becoming a BYOD organization.
• We need to reduce storage costs.
• We’re looking at deduplication solutions.
Education
• Our teams seem to be calling Symantec Tech Support all the time.
• We need to train our end user community on our new compliance or
security policy.
• The ROI is lower than we expected.
• We have too many people dedicated to maintaining Symantec’s software.
• Our training needs are very specific, we’ll probably have to create custom
content for our environment.
Questions you can ask to spark Technical Services opportunities
Support
• What does success look like?
• What do you want your Symantec engagement to feel like?
• Do you require onsite remediation?
• Do you see value in having a single point of contact?
• Are you interested in expanding your team’s expertise?
HOW DOES TECHNICAL SERVICES
ENERGIZE SALES?
Increase in
order value will help you
hit sales targets faster.
Essential Support customers
who upgraded to Business
Critical Services (BCS) increased
their spend by 120 percent from
2012-2013.
Drive add-on
product/service sales.
Customers who take training
are 4 to 6 times more likely to
purchase additional products.
Minimize your time
on post-sales support while
ensuring that the customer’s
needs are met.
• Customers with BCS are 10
percent more likely to renew
license/maintenance.
• Customers who utilize
Education and Consulting
services have Net Promoter
scores that are 13-15 points
higher (are significantly more
loyal to the Symantec brand)
than customers without.
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4. Partner/sales opportunity
• Our BCS Business Development specialists work closely with our partners and
sales teams to craft each BCS deal to suit each customer’s unique needs.
• Offering BCS can help sales and partners increase large enterprise deal size.
Customers upgrading to Business Critical Services—the top support level—
spend 120% more overall.
• Higher retention rates for BCS customers signify increased satisfaction, and
increase the likelihood that customers will return for subsequent renewals and
technology or service upsells. Customers with BCS are 10% more likely to renew
license/maintenance.
Why it matters to you
• Increases order value in the current sales cycle; help you hit sales targets faster.
• Builds customer loyalty, driving additional product and services sales.
• Minimizes time spent on post-sales support and frees up time to sell.
Who is the BCS Premier customer?
A senior IT leader
• Technically savvy and strategically minded
• Uses flagship Symantec technology
• Represents an account with standard maintenance fees >$200k/yr
• Likely to require on-site support
• Expects post-sales relationship management
What customer comments spark BCS sales opportunities?
• I have to start over every time I call support.
• I’m tired of talking to new people who don’t know me or how
my company operates.
• I’m under a lot of pressure here and we lose lots of time chasing routine
break/fix issues.
• I want a stable environment.
• I want to simplify technical support.
• I want expert help staying ahead of potential issues.
• I want to be informed when it’s relevant; I want my staff educated.
• I want to use all the features I paid for, and use them the right way
for my business.
MORE INFORMATION
For current BCS accounts or to
scope BCS or RPS:
BCS_Americas@symantec.com
(use globally)
Sales Central site:
add url here
80%
of respondents to an IDG
Research survey say they
would like their IT support
providers to offer more
proactive support capabilities.
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6. Why it matters to you
• Increases order value in the current sales cycle.
• Minimizes post-sale time spent on support.
• Increases customer satisfaction and retention.
How do you position and sell Education Services
to customers?
Training
need
identified
Business Critical
Services Specialist team
Symantic Authorized
Training Partner
Does the customer
have a Business
Critical Services
(BCS) contract or
wish to buy one?
YES
NO
On establishing a training need:
• If a customer has an existing Business Critical Services (BCS) contract
with Symantec or is acquiring one, please engage the local BCS Sales
Specialist via BCS_Americas@symantec.com. The specialist will help you
position Symantec training to your customer.
• If your customer does not have and does not wish to purchase a Business
Critical Services (BCS) contract, please engage your local Symantec
Authorized Training Partner (ATP) who will sell and deliver Symantec
Training Services to meet your customers’ needs.
What customer comments spark Education Services
sales opportunities?
• Our teams seem to be calling Symantec Tech Support all the time.
• We need to train our end user community on our new compliance or
security policy.
• The ROI is lower than we expected.
• We have too many people dedicated to maintaining Symantec’s software.
• Our training needs are very specific, we’ll probably have to create custom
content for our environment.
How do customers access
free technical eLearning in
Symantec’s eLibrary?
http://techcenter.symantec.com/
ecampus/enterprise?siteName=s
ena&courseNo=AT0900
MORE INFORMATION
Americas
americas_education
@symantec.com
EMEA
EMEA_education@symantec.com
APJ
apj_education@symantec.com
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Trained customers are
300%
more satisfied with their products
than customers without training.
8. Why it matters to you
Drive Consulting sales — Customers are eager for expertise
• 80% of respondents to an IDG Research survey wanted their IT support
providers to offer more proactive support capabilities. Taking an advisor
role in the earlier stages of the lifecycle helps build a stronger, longer-term
relationship.
• 81% of recent IDG Research survey respondents rate “Reducing Total Cost of
Ownership of IT Solutions” among their top five IT priorities, with reducing IT
complexity and system integration costs as key indicators.
• “92% of respondents to an IDG Research survey rated “Improving the overall
business value of IT” among their top IT priorities, identifying accelerated
product and technology adoption and enhanced speed and agility as key
indicators.
What customer comments spark Consulting Services
sales opportunities?
• Our system keeps getting attacked/breached.
• Our company is expanding through global acquisitions and we need to make
sure our systems are secure.
• We’re looking to upgrade to Windows 7.
• We’re becoming a BYOD organization.
• We need to reduce storage costs.
• We’re looking at deduplication solutions.
MORE INFORMATION:
For a complete listing of
offerings, please review the
Consulting Services Catalog.
92%
of respondents rate Improving the overall
business value of IT among their top IT
priorities and identified accelerated new
product and technology adoption and
enhanced speed and agility as key indicators
IDG Research
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