RACKING UP OFFICE 365 SALES - Rackspace
RACKING UP OFFICE 365 SALES
A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO RESELLING OFFICE 365
FOR VARS & MSPS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Why resell Office 365?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Partner Benefits from Selling Office 365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What can you learn from this Office 365 Sales Guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 1: Understand the Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What is Office 365?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What are popular add-on solutions for Office 365?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 What are the most popular Office 365 business plans?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Does Office 365 work for mobile businesses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 What are the most important Office 365 capabilities?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 What are the benefits of Office 365?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 2: Identifying Prospects.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 How do I find customers who may benefit from Office 365?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 3: Connect with the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 How do I initiate a conversation about Office 365 with a potential client? . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Step 4: Assess Client Needs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 How do I assess client needs for Office 365?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Step 5: Sign Up to Resell Office 365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 How do I become a Rackspace Reseller?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 What's the advantage of partnering with a Microsoft CSP?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Step 6: Present the Solution.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 What are the key objectives for using Office 365?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 What are the use cases for Office 365?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 How can I add greater value?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Step 7: Handle Objections.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 What are common objections to Office 365?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 8: Close the Sale.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 How can I lock down the Office 365 sale?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Are there additional incentives for my clients to select Office 365?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Step 9: Implement the Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 What is the roadmap for implementing Office 365?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 What are the technical challenges to deploying the Office 365 Solutions? . . . . . . . . . . . 29 What are the impacts of Office 365 on users?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Step 10: Follow Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 What are follow-on revenue opportunities with Office 365? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Why consider Rackspace as your Office 365 partner?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rackspace Office 365 Reseller Program Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
About Rackspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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INTRODUCTION
Office 365 is one of the most well-known cloud solutions on the market, due in no small part to having the Microsoft marketing machine behind it as well as a readymade customer base in traditional Office users. Microsoft reported in March 2016 that there are 1.2 billion users worldwide using an Office product or service. Of those, it says 60 million are active Office 365 commercial customers, with 50,000 small business customers being added every month.
For many organizations considering a move to the cloud, Office 365 is an obvious place to start; they already know the value of many of the apps because they use them every day. Accordingly, reselling Office 365 can be a good way for value added resellers (VARs) and managed services providers (MSPs) to start to build a cloud practice.
WHY RESELL OFFICE 365?
If you're reading this guide, you are at least curious about reselling Office 365 ? and with good reason. Nearly four in five (78 percent) of enterprises are using or planning to use Office 365, according to a 2016 survey from Gartner.
The momentum for Office 365 is growing even ? or perhaps especially ? among users of on-premises Office software. That's because Office 365 is the platform through which Microsoft plans to deliver its next-generation
Percentage of enterprises using or planning to use Office 365
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64%
2016
78%
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unified communications and collaboration tools. According to Gartner analysts ? "For most enterprises, it's no longer a question of whether they should implement Office 365 services -- it's a question of which ones, in what order and how."
That's where you come in. Most companies ? small and large ? are going to need guidance on how best to migrate to Office 365 and how to manage it afterwards. You already are acting as a trusted IT adviser to your existing clients, so it only makes sense for you to educate and help them move to Office 365 as well. Your advice could be the difference between a good and bad customer experience, not to mention ROI, if you bring the right expertise and technology partner to the table.
But it isn't philanthropy; there are a host of benefits for your business ? not the least of which is preventing your clients from moving to the cloud without you by either going direct to Microsoft or with another reseller who might then be positioned to supplant you as the go-to IT resource.
PARTNER BENEFITS FROM SELLING OFFICE 365
The upside of reselling Office 365 is clear. The downside? Like any new product or service you've added to your portfolio, you'll have to learn how it works, and how to sell and implement it successfully. That means some homework on your part. If you're thinking a few shortcuts might be helpful at this point, you've come to the right place.
ACCOUNT PROTECTION
Prevent clients from moving to the cloud without you -- either going direct or with another reseller.
NEW RECURRING REVENUE
Earn monthly recurring revenue from markups on Office 365 services subscriptions from your preferred Microsoft Cloud Service Provider like Rackspace.
MORE RECURRING REVENUE
Add-on cloud services from your preferred Microsoft Cloud Service Provider like Rackspace.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FEES
Charge consulting fees for assessing customer needs, planning the migration and implementing the solution, etc.
ONGOING SUPPORT CONTRACTS
Maintain the customer connection and recurring revenue by fielding requests for adds/moves/changes and help desk support.
CUSTOMER RETENTION
Avoid costly churn with layered solutions that solve business problems.
INCREASED WALLETSHARE
Get more of your customers' overall IT spend by offering a suite of solutions.
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WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM THIS OFFICE 365 SALES GUIDE?
There's a lot of information available about Office 365, so what's new here? We've cut through the clutter to give you the essential information you need about selling Office 365 in a format that aligns with your sales process. Each section focuses on a step in the sales lifecycle that you follow every day ? from understanding the solution to following up on client deployments and all the steps in between. Just say no to information overload. We've right-sized our guidance ? with plenty of handy checklists and diagrams -- to help you through your initial sales of Office 365.
Step 10: Follow Up
Step 1: Understand
the Solution
Step 2: Identify Prospects
Step 9: Implement the Solution
Step 8: Close the
Sale
THE SALES CYCLE
Step 3: Connect with Client
Step 4: Assess Client
Needs
Step 7: Handle Objections
Step 6: Present
the Solution
Step 5: Sign up to Resell Office 365 Through Rackspace
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