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The ASCII Group has created an innovative program for its members that will automatically make several posts each week to a member’s Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts.

Members simply need to fill out a brief form to participate and then their work is done.  Posts are automatically made several times each week and may consist of either a factoid, a business tip, a link to a resource, or general motivational information.

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Sample posts include:
– Security Expert: Sony Knew Its Software Was Obsolete Months Before PSN Breach
– Cybercriminals using Osama Bin Laden’s Death to Spread Malware
– What happens to data when your cloud provider evaporates?

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Over 200 members have already signed up for the service, “The response from members has been incredible,” said Jerry Koutavas, President of ASCII.  “In today’s social media era, solution providers know they need to use social media to stay in touch with their clients.  The challenging aspect is finding time to create the content on a consistent basis. We take the work out of the process and provide them with a non-intrusive way to stay in front of their customers.”

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The ASCII Group provides this service to its members as part of their ASCII membership.

ASCII-Link Forum Shares Revenue Opportunities, Partnerships and Technical Information

Bethesda, Maryland – September 10, 2013 — The ASCII Group, a membership-based community of independent MSPs, VARs and Solution Providers, today announced that its ASCII-Link forum has surpassed 200,000 global posts and over 900 active users since its launch in 2008. 

ASCII has built one of the largest IT community forums, whereby members communicate freely via listserv with fellow colleagues on a daily basis to jointly solve technical issues, provide vendor recommendations, give input on revenue opportunities and more.  The ASCII-Link forum allows members to share ideas, create partnerships and review new products and programs.  Vendors are not provided access to ASCII-Link, and ASCII does not moderate posts.

“ASCII-Link has become an important resource for my day-to-day business operations,” said Raffi Jamgotchian, President and CTO of Triada Networks.  “The invaluable information I have obtained from ASCII members across the country has allowed me to respond to clients faster, while feeling confident that I have provided the best solution available.  Through ASCII-Link I not only belong to a network of peers, but also of valued friends.”

“We started ASCII-Link because we wanted to create a tool that would empower our members to take advantage of the vast collective brainpower of our community,” said Doug Young, COO at The ASCII Group, Inc.  “It is an invaluable source of knowledge, and we are thrilled that more than 900 members have turned to the forum to gain access and insight to help run their businesses.” 

ASCII-Link is showing rampant growth in all areas and a strong increase in monthly activities (an average of 2,800 posts per month), resulting in more engaged users who are creating and viewing more posts. 

To become an ASCII member, please visit http://www.ascii.com/.

About The ASCII Group, Inc:

The ASCII Group is a vibrant reseller community of independent MSPs, VARs, and other solution providers.  Formed in 1984, ASCII has more than 70 programs that provide turnkey cost-cutting strategies, innovative business building programs, and extensive peer interaction.  ASCII members enjoy benefits such as marketing support; educational information; group purchasing power; increased leverage in the marketplace; and multiple networking opportunities. These programs enable ASCII members to increase revenue, lower operating costs, and grow service opportunities.  You can learn more at www.ascii.com or by calling 800-394-2724.

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Press Contact
Alysia Vetter
Director of Communications
Tel: 800-394-2724 x 131
Email: alysia@ascii.com
Web: www.ascii.com

Bethesda, Maryland – August 21, 2013 — The ASCII Group, a membership-based community of independent MSPs, VARs and Solution Providers, is pleased to announce its plans of revealing The 2013 ASCII Cup winner at the upcoming IT Success Summit in Austin, Texas.

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With over 300 members, leading vendors and industry experts expected to attend the event on September 18-19, this is the second last stop on an eight city conference tour.

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The ASCII Success Summit Awards are voted on by the attending Solution Providers, and honor the industry sponsors in multiple Best of Show categories. The ASCII Cup is an award bestowed annually to a company that has demonstrated outstanding channel goodwill and a commitment to fostering ASCII members growth.

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“The ASCII Cup is an opportunity for us to gather as a community and recognize a channel friendly vendor leader in the IT industry,” said Jerry Koutavas, President at The ASCII Group, Inc. “Each year, we are continually blown away by the growing enthusiasm that surrounds the legacy of the Cup. We are looking forward to seeing all of our peers and sharing this award in Austin.”

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Austin ASCII Success Summit attendees will benefit from new industry research and information, open forums, and insight from leading vendors working with ASCII members to enhance and grow their businesses.

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“ASCII members look forward to our Success Summits to build partnerships with vendors and to add new cutting-edge solutions to their technology portfolios,” said Jean Alexander, Vice President Business Development at The ASCII Group, Inc.

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Designed for qualified industry IT professionals, this complimentary event is targeted towards those looking to enhance their current business model.

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To register, please visit www.asciievents.com.

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About The ASCII Group, Inc:

The ASCII Group is a vibrant reseller community of independent MSPs, VARs, and other solution providers. Formed in 1984, ASCII has more than 70 programs that provide turnkey cost-cutting strategies, innovative business building programs, and extensive peer interaction. ASCII members enjoy benefits such as marketing support; educational information; group purchasing power; increased leverage in the marketplace; and multiple networking opportunities. These programs enable ASCII members to increase revenue, lower operating costs, and grow service opportunities.

You can learn more at www.ascii.com or by calling 800-394-2724.

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Press Contact
Alysia Vetter
Director of Communications
Tel: 800-394-2724
Email: alysia@ascii.com
Web: www.ascii.com

Members of ASCII Canada are now eligible for a highly competitive commercial insurance package  KTX Insurance Brokersannounced today that the company will be the group insurance providerfor ASCII Canada, part of The ASCII Group, one of the largestindependent information technology associations with more than 2000members and partners worldwide.  Read more….

As part of ASCII’s automated social media service, Google+ for business has been added to the list of ongoing services that include Facebook, Facebook Fanpages, LinkedIn and Twitter.

ASCII’s automated social media service helps IT and Managed Service Providers build influence and promote their authoritative role as the IT expert in their market.

Posts are distributed daily during the normal business week.

Content and quality of the posts answer two key aspects:

1. Is the content interesting for your network to help build business or learn a best practice
2. Will the selected content increase your brand and influence as the IT expert for your network

Currently over half of the membership is active with the service.

This service is included to every ASCII Group member as part of their membership.

Always forward!

The ASCII Group

ASCII is pleased to announce a partnership with fellow ASCII Member, Herman Pool, founder of Vertical Axion.  Priced exclusively for ASCII Members, Vertical Axion provides members not just a website, but an Internet Marketing tool at a fraction of the cost of competing products in the marketplace.

“We continue to help our partner community increase sales while lowering their overall operational cost. Given the digital age we live in, local search and lead generation online is something we wanted to address with this specific program.” stated Jerry Koutavas, President of The ASCII Group. “This new marketing service supports other tools we currently provide the community from monthly branded e-newsletters to our automated social media posting service.” 

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ASCII is now providing IT companies with an e-newsletter service that incorporates hand-selected articles laid out in a professionally designed template. This service provides new content on a monthly basis and the IT company can personalize and brand the newsletter. 

ASCII developed this service because many IT providers still lack the marketing resources to fully extend their brand and message into the market. In a recent membership poll, roughly 72{cd933a35b4dea5d347db3c1b94e2678db2fa666034d5c43bfb6d103821efc580} of IT companies believed that the lack of marketing resources was an obstacle to their success in growing their business. 

“Like many of my peers, time is a huge obstacle but the ASCII service just takes that element out of the equation,” says Frank Ballatore, Owner, The New England Computer Group. “The newsletter content is proven and the system provides all the reporting I need.” 

“We continue to help our partner community move forward and marketing is a key area we are focusing on based on member input.” stated Jerry Koutavas, President of The ASCII Group. “This new marketing service goes hand in hand with our automated social media service, and much of the reporting we already receive on social media postings helps us select the types of articles that should be incorporated in the monthly newsletter service. As a result we take the guess work out of selecting articles that their customers will find interesting.” 

In celebration of entering its 29th year of business, the ASCII Group is providing this service without any additional cost to its membership community.

ASCII Success Summit in Washington D.C. Names Intronis Best Revenue Generator for Second Consecutive Year
Intronis, the world’s leading cloud backup and recovery solution for theIT Channel, today announced that the company won its seventh BestRevenue Generator Award at the ASCII Success Summit in Washington D.C. Read More….

ASCII Success Summit in Washington D.C. Names Intronis Best Revenue Generator for Second Consecutive Year
Intronis, the world’s leading cloud backup and recovery solution forthe IT Channel, today announced that the company won its seventh BestRevenue Generator Award at the ASCII Success Summit in Washington D.C. Read More….