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TA Launches Direct Mail & Telemarketing Membership Drive

TA vendors will benefit by tapping into 2,000 new agent leads per month. Click here for more information
TA Welcomes New Verizon Agent Vendor Member - NCS

Click here to see why you might want to route all your Verizon orders through NCS
New Vendor Video Promos Published

If TA recorded your video promo at the DC trade show you can view it here or on your TA directory page. Contact Dan for instructions on publishing it to your own websites or emails
KB Conquers Yosemite's Half Dome!

For those of you that just can't live another day without knowing what KB (TA's administrator whose face adorns the bottom of every TA email blast) did over summer vacation, click here
New TA VoIP Web Site with Video

TA launched service specific websites with educational video targeting both distributors & end-users. The first category? VoIP of course. check out

BusinessVoIP101.com.

Help rate the 4 videos & get listed as a vendor or solution provider. Questions? Call 951-251-5155 or email.
2007 "Members Choice" Award Nominations Launched at Trade Show

The TA Members Choice Award (originally planned to be a quarterly award) is now an annual award. Click here to see who won for 2006 Nominations for the 2007 categories will be launched at Channel Partners. To help decide who will win for 2007, simply register & vote using this Nomination Form.
Take a Look at TelcoIQ, TA's Newest Master Agent Vendor Member

Armed with 5 years of customer references and the ability to provide agents with real-time quotes from multiple competing carriers, TelcoIQ is an experienced master agent ready to give subagents what they're looking for. Click here to listen to TA's podcast with TelcoIQ CEO Joel Sam then call TelcoIQ and tell them what you need to send them your business.
Don't Miss Great Training at Channel Partners

It's never been easier for telecom agents, providers & distributors to get trained. Don't miss all the free seminars at this month's Channel Partners Expo. Of special note: XO's free seminar "VoIP 101: The Compelling Value for SMBs" 8/24 in DC.
Agents & Vendors Praise KeaneTel's 2nd "Training Triathalon"

When I returned from my two week family vacation last Monday I had unsolicited voicemails from agents praising the training they got at KeaneTel's 2nd annual Training Triathalon. Look for a full report in a couple days.
TA Website for SMBs Coming - Get Involved!

After 10 years of thinking about it TA is publishing a  business end-user website and weekly email newsletter at SolutionReview.com. The official launch is slated for 9/1/6. The primary reason for this new publication is to give end-users an objective place to get educated about the solutions they're looking to buy from us.

Over the next weeks and months TA will be publishing telecom & technology solutions at SolutionReview.com inviting informed debate and then listing agents & vendors that can can provide the presented solutions. If you're an expert in telecom & technology solutions let us know which ones you'd like to present and help moderate by emailing or calling 951-251-5155.