Sales and Marketing Awards
SPONSORED: Q&A with HP's Neil Sawyer
The vendor's commercial channel director UK and Ireland explains what making the shortlist means to HP, and how important it is to recognise the hard work done by sales and marketing teams throughout the year
CRN Sales and Marketing Awards shortlist revealed
Congratulations to all the firms that have made the cut this year
SMA entry deadline is TODAY!
Just a few hours left to get your entry in and be in with a chance of lifting an award
Which beast of the IT channel sales jungle are you? Take our test to find out
Answer these six questions to determine whether you are a snake, lion, monkey or elephant when it comes to your sales and marketing philosophy
Ten signs you have been to the SMAs
For those that have been to the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards, one or several of these points will strike a chord!
Does winning an SMA award really make a difference?
The sales and marketing functions of a company are the reasons it either struggles or thrives. Those involved in these crucial activities deserve recognition. And past winners agree.
Are you plugging the skills gap?
With reports estimating the IT skills gap cost the economy billions last year, it is more important than ever to invest in the next generation of talent. So why not shout about your achievements at the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards?
Frankly, we got social media wrong a lot, says QuantIQ CEO
Stuart Fenton says social media marketing has been key to the Microsoft partner's growth since he took over in 2013 as he appoints former Insight stablemate Ashley Gatehouse as new CMO
Do you have the happiest workforce in the channel?
If so, you really should enter the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards' Best Company to Work For categories
SMA Judges' Spotlight: Part Two: Avoiding a shortlist miss
All too often, there are firms that submit awards entries that fail to even make the shortlist. Where are they going wrong? What can they do to avoid this happening? In the second of our two-part feature, we ask our judging panel what would stop them...
SMA Judges' Spotlight: Part One: Creating a winning entry
Every year CRN is asked what the judging panel actually looks for in an entry. Read about what will get this year's judges scoring top marks in the first of this two-part judging spotlight
Has GDPR killed off the cold call?
As GDPR catches its first major rule breaker, CRN takes stock of how it will affect sales strategies in the channel
Sales and Marketing Awards shortlist - OUT NOW!
Today we are pleased to announce the 2018 CRN Sales and Marketing Awards shortlist. It was a tough competition this year so congratulations to all those on the list.
The SMA 2018 deadline clock is ticking
Just THREE DAYS left to get your entry submitted in time for the deadline. Don't miss out on your chance to shine.
The winners' circle
CRN catches up with some of last year's Sales and Marketing Award (SMA) winners to find out what lifting a trophy actually means
Getting judgy with it - part three
In this final part of our three-part series, CRN asks the Sales and Marketing Awards (SMA) judges what to avoid when writing entries, and their reaction when hearing claims that the process is a 'fix'
Getting judgy with it - part two
In the second part of this three-part series, we ask the judges to share their advice to those writing entries and also why receiving a 'judges commended' award is not to be sniffed at
Getting judgy with it - part one
In the first part of this three-part series, we speak to the judging panel for the 2018 Sales and Marketing Awards to find out what makes a winning entry in their eyes and what they are most looking forward to this year
Ch...ch...changes
The eagle-eyed among you will notice that every year there are new categories rearing their heads in the Sales and Marketing Awards. Sara Yirrell explains why.
SMAs 2018 - FAQs
A light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek Q&A covering all the most pressing and negative questions on the CRN sales and Marketing Awards 2018
Sales and Marketing Awards 2018 launched TODAY!
It is time to start shouting about your sales and marketing success stories as the entry process for the SMAs is officially opened
SMA 2018 - Distributor Criteria
Below are the criteria for entering the distribution categories
SMA 2018 - General Categories
Below is the entry criteria for our general categories
SMA 2018 - Reseller Criteria
Below are the criteria for entering the reseller categories
