seeUthere.com, a Leading Events ASP, Announces a Value-Added Partner Program for the Events Industry.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 seeUthere.com, the leader in event automation services at http://www.seeUthere.com, today announced that it is offering a reseller program designed specifically for service providers in the events industry. seeUthere.com is the first event-related application service provider (ASP) to create a reseller channel. Independent event planners, travel service providers, destination management companies, hotels and event venues, and traditional software value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VARs) targeting the events industry, can now offer the award-winning seeUthere.com technology as a complement to their current product and service offerings. seeUthere.com offers easy-to-create online event registration as well as a full range of one-to-one marketing tools that help event planners to increase event attendance, streamline attendee communication, and build more effective customer/attendee relationships after events. seeUthere's Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. Partners program lets event-related service providers of all sizes offer the latest technology in online event marketing and registration without any upfront investment in software development or the need to maintain expensive Web server infrastructure and staffing. Value Added Partners can take advantage of seeUthere's channel program in three ways: -- By private-labeling the service and reselling it to their clients on an event-by-event markup basis -- By reselling seeUthere's annual subscription contracts directly to their clients, thereby earning a resale margin -- By referring clients to seeUthere.com and earning a commission "We think the best way to accelerate seeUthere.com's growth is to leverage the distribution channels that already exist in the events industry," commented John Chang, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of seeUthere.com. "Instead of focusing only on direct sales to corporate and association meeting planners, we have designed our services and pricing to work with our Value Added Partners. It's a great win-win situation in which our partners will be able to expand their relationships with clients and increase customer satisfaction by providing a powerful full-service solution." seeUthere.com has been recognized for excellence with a number of awards, including being named a "Super Site" by Successful Meetings magazine, and receiving the only 5 star rating by Smart Business magazine for their evaluation of event planning Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing date and alternate date (rain date), selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation online. About seeUthere.com Founded in 1998, seeUthere.com is a pioneering leader in the fast-growing event automation market. Targeting the $100 billion corporate and association events industry, seeUthere.com offers a full range of services designed to streamline event management, maximize event attendance, and leverage events as a key link in the customer relationships management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) strategy of any corporation or organization. seeUthere.com is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with funding from MP3.com (Nasdaq:MPPP (MultiLink PPP) An extension to the point-to-point protocol that enables two channels to be linked together to double the throughput. It is used for ISDN transmission and channel bonding. See PPP, ISDN and channel bonding. ), Acer Technology Ventures, AsiaTech Ventures, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. . For additional information, visit seeUthere.com's Web site at http://www.seeUthere.com. |
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