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Partner Excellence Awards 2016
DISTRIBUTOR NOMINATION FORM
Award Category: _________________________________________________________
Award Nominee: _________________________________________________________
Describe the nominee's overall service and support provided to channel partners: SIs, solution providers, resellers etc. (Please limit your response to 300 words or less).
Describe pre- and post-sales support, partner programme offerings, value-added services and market development assistance rendered to channel partners. (Please limit your response to 300 words or less).
Briefly list accomplishments in the past 12 months that merit being nominated for the award. (Please limit your response to 200 words or less).
Any other details you would like to add:
Contact details:
First Name:
Surname:
Company name:
Designation:
Tel:
Cell:
Address:
Email:
Company type:
Guidelines for filling the form
Ø All entries should reach us before April 25th, 2016
Ø Forms with wrong or inadequate information will be considered invalid
Ø All the questions are mandatory
Ø Reseller Middle East does not take responsibility for the factual accuracy of any information provided to us based on which the applicants are evaluated
Ø Applicants are encouraged to provide additional information other than that asked for in this questionnaire in order to present the best case for their company
Ø The completed form can be emailed to
Nomination guidelines
Please follow the below guidelines when sending in your nominations:
· All nominations must be in English
· Nomination forms should be completed in its entirety. This includes contact information for the nominee as well as the individual/company that is nominating. Incomplete forms might be disqualified
· A company can send in as many nominations as they wish across the different categories
· All nominations will have to be made in Microsoft Word formats (.doc or .docx). No other formats will be accepted
· Supporting documents for the main nomination document can be provided only in Adobe Reader formats (.pdf)
· All nominations should give precedence to fact-based information and should not hold marketing messages or branding information
· Details listed in the nominations should not be older than 18 months for purpose of consideration
DISTRIBUTOR CATEGORIES
1. Best Partner Excellence Programme of the Year
2. Volume Distributor of the Year
3. Networking Distributor of the Year
4. Security Distributor of the Year
5. Mobility Distributor of the Year
· All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
· RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
· In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.
Nominations for the said categories must include details on the following:
· Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
· Availability and distribution services.
· Pre and post-sales support.
· Training and certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
· Market development funds and credit availability.
· Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).
6. Specialised Distributor of the Year
· All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
· RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
· In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final
· Valid for distributions that focus on just one product category (for instance: peripherals or printing). Not valid for those dealing across product lines.
Nominations must include details on the following:
· Details on vendor portfolio.
· Details on channel expansion and growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).
· Availability and distribution services.
· Pre and post-sales support.
· Specialised training and certification initiatives (over the last 12-18 months).
· Market development funds and credit availability.
7. Value-Added Distributor of the Year
· All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
· RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
· In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.
Nominations must include details on the following:
· Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
· Availability and distribution services.
· Detailed description of value-added initiatives.
· Pre and post-sales support.
· Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
· Market development funds and credit availability.
· Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).
8. Emerging Distributor of the Year
9. KSA Distributor of the Year
· All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
· RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
· In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.
Nominations must include details on the following:
· Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
· Availability and distribution services.
· Detailed description of operations and commencement date for Emerging Distributor category. Only those distributors who are 3 years or less will be eligible for this category.
· Detailed activities in KSA for KSA distributor of the year. KSA-headquartered players or those who have a strong business in the Kingdom are eligible for this category.
· Pre and post-sales support.
· Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
· Market development funds and credit availability.
· Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).
Online Voting
10. Reader’s Choice Distributor of the Year
· ONLY shortlisted nominations will be available for online voting.
· Winners will be assessed based on maximum number of votes attained per nomination.
· RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
· In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.
Nominations must include details on the following:
· Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
· Availability and distribution services.
· Pre and post-sales support.
· Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
· Market development funds and credit availability.
· Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).