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This is a guest post submitted by Dialpad. In any type of business, your customers are your biggest asset. And maintaining a consistently great relationship with them is just as important in the world of B2B as it is for B2C...
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Scott Bauer
 | IN 
Backup Radar, Time saved, client communication, automation
To MSPs, time is often the most valuable resource they have. With so much involved with servicing clients, time becomes the limiting factor in their daily workflow.  That’s why so many MSPs are looking to automate more of their manual...
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
IT asset disposition
When a client’s assets reach the end of their lifecycle, MSPs need a strategy to properly dispose of that hardware. With several options open to MSPs to manage the disposal of assets, it’s important to develop a consistent strategy to...
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
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CRM + Quoter = 🍞 + 🧈 A good CRM is an essential part of maintaining customer relationships. Up-to-date, rich detail on customer history turns into a powerful business asset over time. Right where the sale takes place, Quoter can look up...
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Scott Bauer
 | IN 
First impressions are everything, and that’s especially true in the MSP industry. The client onboarding process is one of the most important times in an MSP’s relationship with them. When your MSP brings on a new client, you may be...
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
The-pandemic-pivot
Now that the lockdowns and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have subsided, it’s time to look around as the dust settles. The IT managed services industry was crucial in ensuring that many other industries were able to remain productive and...
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ScalePad
 | IN 
Two overlapping yellow leaves inside a large drawn gear, representing smooth growth from standard operating procedures for MSPs.
Look under the hood of any MSP, and you’re bound to see some quirks.  The truth is that every organization does things a little bit differently. But just because you do things a certain way doesn’t mean it needs to...
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Scott Bauer
 | IN 
Building a strong revenue stream is a primary goal for MSPs, but it can be hard to break out of the daily grind to get to the next level. MSPs can find themselves stuck in a loop of addressing current...
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
MSP automation
As a buzzword, we all understand what automation means. We know that we are taking a manual process and finding a way so that some form of MSP software does it for us. It’s one of the main reasons people...
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ScalePad
 | IN 
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Remember briefcases?  (💼) If there were ever an international symbol for a salesperson, it would be a briefcase.  Today, on Google, a popular search query:  The art of the sale has changed dramatically since the advent of the Internet, with smartphones...
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Scott Bauer
 | IN 
Keep the least tech-savvy clients engaged with your MSPs service
Tracking technical details for clients is part of what MSPs do best, as clients often can’t keep up with the full scope of service, like tracking asset lifecycles or backups. While it’s ideal when a client doesn’t need to worry...
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
How ScalePad helps in the digital maturity
MSPs looking to offer digital maturity advising and planning to their clients need the right tools for the job. To confidently advise on digital maturity planning, MSPs rely on accurate and complete data on all of their clients’ assets and...
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
Scorecards and Roadmaps added to Lifecycle Manager
Lifecycle Manager puts a focus on the client experience by adding Scorecards and Roadmaps. Learn more about this update to our leading product.
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ScalePad
 | IN 
3-Major-Disasters-You-Need-To-Protect-Your-Data-Backup-From
Disaster can strike at any time. However, the best MSPs are prepared with backup and disaster recovery plans. How do your plans address these three major disasters?
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
Top-5-Backup-And-Disaster-Recovery-Process-Best-Practices
With cybersecurity threats on the rise, and the ever-present risk of natural disasters, it's important for MSPs to be prepared to help clients get operational quick with data backups.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
Cyber-Liability-Insurance
Cyber liability insurance one of the cyber security measures that MSPs need to be aware of. Find out how it affects your MSP and your clients, and more details on this evolving security measure.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
How-MSPs-Protect-Data-From-Ransomware-And-Cyber-Attacks
Protecting backup data is often the last line of defense against malicious attacks. Standard backups may not be enough, so MSPs implement more secure strategies.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
blog-graphics-Become-a-Digital-Maturity-Advisor
MSPs are becoming digital maturity advisors to extend the services they offer to their clients, while also becoming part of the overall business strategy.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
5-Best-Practices-for-MSPs-to-plan-their-QBR-Meeting
Are common mistakes holding your MSP back from having successful business reviews? Improve your quarterly business reviews with these 5 best practices for MSPs.
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ScalePad
 | IN 
Why-MSPs-Need-To-Join-The-Canadian-Digital-Adoption-Program
The Canadian Digital Adoption Program is a new investment program to help businesses make a digital transformation with support from certified MSPs.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
5-ways-to-nail-the-QBR-presentation
Want to take your client meetings to the next level? Here are five steps you can take to elevate your next QBR presentation.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
Why-Digital-Maturity-is-making-MSPs-more-competitive
MSPs are becoming more competitive through digital maturity advising. Read more to put yourself in a stronger position while offering more value.
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Evan Pappas
 | IN 
The-Strategic-QBR-Process-How-to-Achieve-Shared-Accountability
Make your next quarterly business review a success. Develop an action plan that makes strategy and accountability the focus of your meeting.
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ScalePad
 | IN 
The-Action-Plan-for-MSP-Quarterly-Business-Reviews
Learn what quarterly business reviews are, why they're important, and a some best practices from fellow MSPs.
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ScalePad
 | IN 

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