Tarsus Technologies has received international recognition for its PartneRewards channel loyalty programme, with Distree Events recently rating the programme as one of the leading offerings in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as well as one of the two leading programmes in South Africa.
Farouk Hemraj, Executive Director of Distree Events, says: "The Distree Channel Initiative Awards are the product of a voting process and as such are designed to recognise the value of innovation and creativity in channel programmes, which ultimately benefit the reseller.
"With Distree being the main business forum for the distribution channel in the MEA region, the purpose of these awards is to provide inspiration for the distribution community in the region and to give exposure to the innovators who are fighting for differentiation in a competitive market," says Hemraj.
Hemraj says the PartneRewards channel appreciation programme, a joint initiative between ACT and Tarsus Technologies, was selected because it proved to be a programme that is not only unique in concept but is being executed efficiently. "As part of the criteria, we also looked at programmes that demonstrate a real benefit for the participating resellers - ensuring there is a significant impact on sales."
Pierre Spies, CEO of Tarsus Technologies, says the awards are an endorsement of the hard work and dedication the company has put into building a meaningful and value-driven channel programme.
"These types of awards and the continued positive feedback we get from our resellers are an indication that our PartneRewards programme offers significant value to the channel. Having said that we are, however, not going to rest on our laurels but will continue to seek ways to expand on the wide ranging rewards we currently have on offer," Spies says.
"From home entertainment devices, to appliances, flights and business-centric training, there`s something for everyone in our channel rewards programme. Our resellers also find that the rewards in the PartneRewards programme are useful in driving their own staff`s motivation levels and in many cases they use their PartneRewards points to offer incentives to their staff."
Looking forward, Spies says Tarsus has no plans to change this winning recipe. "The PartneRewards programme has served us well over the past couple of years and if anything, we may well augment it with additional incentives and rewards," he concludes.
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With 20 years` experience in the ICT industry, Tarsus is the leading value-added distributor in South Africa, specialising in the supply of the world`s foremost PC and peripheral hardware brands to the local reseller channel.
Tarsus strives to meet the channel`s needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics, ensuring that resellers are able to deliver the highest quality service to their customers, focus on support and compiling the best overall solutions for their end-user customer base at the lowest possible cost.
The company prides itself on its flexibility, adaptability, knowledge, skills and successful track record combined with an industry-leading ability to manage large roll-outs. These are the reasons Tarsus has consistently been rated as the top distributor in the country by international vendors, resellers and the IT media alike.
With its strong commitment to the South African channel, Tarsus is able to not only make the reseller channel more efficient, but more importantly, it plays a vital role in dramatically reducing the costs of doing business in the local ICT market.
Brands represented by the Tarsus stable include industry leaders like Acer, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Oki, Samsung, TallyGenicom, Targus and Wyse Technology.
More information about Tarsus is available at http://www.tarsus.co.za.
Distree Events
Distree Events is a communication company specialised in the planning, organisation, staging and management of ICT events. All our events are based on the concept to bring high-level buyers from hard-to-reach markets into productive contact with vital vendors. The team of Distree Events has successfully organised such events for the past seven years gathering more than 6 000 senior executives from 60 countries.
More information about Distree Events is available at http://www.distree.com.
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