Genetec Reorganizes Sales, Eliminates US RSMs
Genetec has reorganized the US sales organization in the Canadian company's largest region, including the elimination of Regional Sales Managers (RSMs) replaced by a trio of vertical (end-user) specialist salespeople.
This has caused concern within Genetec's channel. Inside this note, we examine the move, what structural concerns this may raise, and how it relates to a broader trend of manufacturer greater orientation towards end users (e.g., compare to recent Avigilon Channel 'End User' Sales Executives).
Overview **************
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******* *** **, *** ********** ***** structure *******, ******** *******:
****** *** ***** ***** ****** *** world ***** **** *** *** ***** structure.
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*** ******* ** *** ******** *** lead ***** ************ *** **** *********** had * ***** ******* ***** ** contact ** *** *******, *.*., ********** ABC ***** ******* ******* ** *** at ******* ********** ** *** ****** segment *** ******* *** **. ***, the **** ********** ***** **** ** contact ****, *****, ** ******** ** Genetec ********* ** *** ******** **** individual ******* ** **.
** **** ******** **** * ****** of ********, **** ************* ** ** ***** '**** ** the *******', **********:
*** *** ***** *********** ******** * Regional ***** ******* *** ******** ***** Engineer ** **** ******* ******* (**********). That ***** ******* *** ***** ******** essentially ***** *** ************ **** *** channel ******* – *** *****, *************, discounts, *** ********** **** *********** ********** were ***** **************. ** ******** ********** was ****** *** * ******* ******** market, **** ***** ******* ** ***** Engineer ***** ****** *** ******** *** made *********.
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** ***'* **** **** *******, ** need **** ********* ****** *******************.
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- "*** ***** *********** *** *** ******* Sales ***** ****** ********** *******"
- "** **** ** *** ** **** work ** **** **** ******* **** the **********"
- "*** **-***** ******** **** *** ******* growth ** *** ****** ****************** ** ****** ** **** ** continuous ************ ** *** ******** ******* and *********"
*** ****** ******* ******** ** ****** below:
*** ****** ****** *********’* ******* ********* *** ********* *** market ********** ******** * *** ******** so **** ** *** ******** ** thrive ** **** ************ *** ******* sales ***********.
*** ******* ******* **** ** ******* from * *********-***** ****** ** * vertically ******** ********* ******* ** ****** Sector, **********, *** ********* ****** (*** name *** ******, ******* *** ***********). This ****** ** ** ** **** targeted ** *** ****** *********** ********** and ***** **** **** ********* ******** to *** ********. ************, ** ****** us ** **** **** **** ** the ****** **** ****** ********* **** are ******** ******** ** *** ******* partners, ****** *** *** ***** ******. This ****** ** **** ******** ** help ** ****** **** *** ***** and ************ ** *** *** ********, together.
** ******, **** *** ************** ** this ***** ** ** **** ********* to ******* ** ******* **** *** still **** **** *** ******** ***, so ** *** ********** ** ******* and **** **** ** ******** ** essential ** ********* **** *** ************** design *** ******* **********.
**** ****, *** ** ** ****** to ****** *** *** ******** **** continuity ** ***** ******* ***********, **** *** ***** *********** *** our ******* ***** ***** ****** ********** focused. ************, *** ******* **********, *** are ***** *** **** **** *** partners **** ** ***** ******, *** dedicating **** *** **** ** ******* our ******** ********** *** *** ************. Unfortunately, ** ***** **** ** **** instance ** **** ** *** ** more **** ** **** **** ******* with *** **********. ** **** **** we’ll **** * ****** ** **** it ***** ** ** *** ***** very ***** ** *** ************** *** a *** ***** *** ********.
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** *** **** ** *** ******** from *** ******** *** *** ********* closely ** ** *** ******** ** enhance ******* **********. ** ********* ******** with ********* ** ******** ** ***** out ** ***** ******* ********** ** directly ****** ****, ****** ******** ** ** *****.
Broader ***** - ******** ******** / *** **** ***********
**** **** ****** * ******* ***** of ************* ******** **** ** ********* to *** ******** ***** **** *** users, **** ** *** ********** ********** delivers ***** *****. *** ********** ***** of ****** / ****** *******, *** impact ** *****-** ** ****** (** least ***********) ***** / **-****** *******, and **** *********** (******* **** ******** to *******) ********* ** *** ***** reinforces **** *****.
********, ******* ****************** ***** ** ****** customers ** ****** ** *** ************ that ***** **** ** ****** **** on ************ *** *******, *** ****** deals **** ******* ********* **** ******** a ***** ** ****** ************ **********.
Risk ** ***********
******* **** ** ********, *******, *******, or ******, *** **** ** *********** is **** ** ******* *** ***** of ********** *** ******* *** ******* provided ** ***** ***********.
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** *** ***** ****, ******* ******* in ******* ******** **** ***** ******* significant ************* *** *************** ** ******** integrators ** *** ** ****** ********** that ************ ** *** ***** *** and ** *** ******. ** ******* does *** ******** ******* ***** ***********, they **** *********** ***** *** ********.
* **** **** ********* ** **** that ******* ** ***** ** ** more ******* ** *********** ******** ******** with *** ***** (*.*. "****** *********** activity", *** **** ******* **** ******** back ** ***** ********. ***** *'* not ********** ** *** ********* ******* of **** *****, * ** ***** that ** ******************** **. **** ********* **** ** know **** *** ************ ** ***** partners *** ** **** **** **** successfully *******, *** *** **** ** to ***** **** ******** ** ******* -- ***** ********** *** ******* ** do **** ***** ********.
** *** *** ***** *********** **** get ***** ***** ** ***?
******: * ****** *** * ***.
*****: * *** ******* * ********** AE.
* ********** *** ***** * ***** Territory
********** *** ***-**-*** ***/********** ************ ** a **** *******, ** *** ******* in *** *******...
****** ** **** ** ***, *** that *** ** ** ******. * complete *********** ** *** ***** ** 2020 ** **** ****. ********* *** don't ***** *** ******** ******* ** performance ** * **** ****, *** disrupting **** ******** ****** **** **** worked ******* * ********* **** ** just ***. ******? ****** ****** *****? Verkada ** *** ********? ************* ***** leadership? ** *** ***** ** ***** on **** ***********, **** ***** ** be ******** ******* *******. ** *** desire ** ** ****** ** ****, they've ***** ** *** ** ******* to **** *******. **** ***'* ****** to ** ******** * *** ****** segment (***** ***-********), ** * *** channel, *** *****'* ******* * *** incremental ********, ** ** ***** **** the **** ***** ****** ***** *** fallen ** *** ********* ** *** company ********* **** *** ***** ****** executed *** *** ****** ** ****** data. ***** *** ***** ******* ** Verkada *** ***** *********? ** **, they *** ******* * *** *** factor ** **** ******* *** ******* transparency. ** ** * ******** *** makes ** **** **** ******* *** previously *******, ***** *****'* **** ** with ***** ******+ ** *******. **** are ** * ****** ******* ********, so *** ********** **** ****** ***** sales ****** & ******** ** *** short ****, *** ******* **** ****. I **** **** ****** *******..
*'** **** **** ******* ***** ***, and * ***** ***'* ****** *** where *** ** **** ** ****** from.
"********* *** ***'* ***** *** ******** ability ** *********** ** * **** move"
***** *** *** *** **** ** that? ******* **** **** *** ******** to ** **** *** ******* ** performance ** *** *******, *** * don't****** ******** **** *** ** ******** related ** *** ******* ** *** performance ** *** *******.
"** *** ****** ** ** ****** to ****, ****'** ***** ** *** to ******* ** **** *******."
"*********" ******* **** *** **** ****** existing ****** ****** *** ****** **** different *****. ****'* *** **** ****'** doing, ******* ****'** ****** ****** -- what **** ** ** *** *** is *** ***** ***.
"** ** ***** **** *** **** agile ****** ***** *** ****** ** the ********* ** *** ******* ********* that *** ***** ****** ******** *** not ****** ** ****** ****."
**** ***** ** *****. *** ** any ** ***** ******* -- ************ -- ******** **** **** *** ** longer *****? * ***** **** ***** that **** ******** ************** ** ****** ****, ******* ******* knows *** *********** **** ***** ******* is ********* **** **** ** *** other ******** **** *** *** ***** and ****** ***** * ********* ***** to ** **********. *'* *** ****** this ** *** ***** *****, *** I ** ***** *** ******** ***** was ******* ***** ** ***** ********* beyond **** ** ***** ******* ****-****.
** ** * ******** *** ***** it **** **** ******* *** ********** working, ***** *****'* **** ** **** their ******+ ** *******.
*** ** **** * ******** ***, even ** *** ***-******* ************** ** "a ******** ***?" **** *** ************* their ***** ************ *** ****** ****** to ******* ***** ********* ********. ******* about **** ** * "******** ***" (or **** * ******** **, *** that ******) **** *** **** **** to ****** ******. ** **** * change **** ******? ****. *** * complete ***? **.
** *******, * ** *** ****** that **** ****** *** *** ******* one, ** **** ** *** *** best ****-**** **** *** ******* *** their ********. **** * ** ****** is **** **** **** ** **** of * *** ** ********** *** comments **** ***'* *** ** **** what *************** *** **** **** ****, *** does ** **** ** **** **** they **************** ** ** ********** ******.
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***** **** **’* ********* ** **** a **********, ** ** ********** **** probably ****** ********. ** ** **** to *** **’* * ********* **** the ******** *:* ******* ******* ******** with * ******** *** **** *** Dev ****, **** *** ***. *** a ****** *** ***/******* **** ***** is **** *** ** ** **** my **** ******, *** * ***** a **** ****** *** ******* ***** org ****** ***** ** ** *************. Reorganizing ******** **** ********** * ******* sales ****** ******* *** ***** **** already *** **** ***** ***** ** expertise, ***** ** * ******* ***. So, ***** **** *** ********* **** will **** ***********, ***** ***** **** was ** ******** (*******) *** ******** team **** * ********** ******* *** user **** **** *** ******* ******* partners ** * ******* ** ******* basis. ********* ***** **** ** ** *********** for ***** ***** **** ** ***** end **** ******** *** ****** *** user *************, ***** **** **** ** a ******* ******** **** ***** *******. I ** *** ****** **’* * bad ********, *** **’* **** ** drive ** **** ***** (****** *** channel). ** **** **** ***** *** reward? ***
*** ******** *** *** ******* *** beloved ** *** ******** (********** **), so ***** ******** *** ***** **** will ******** **** ****** ** *** how ** ****. ****** *** ** good, *** *** *** ****** ** good ** *********, ** **** **** we **** **** *** *** *** this ***** ***.
*** ******* ** ******* ** **** will ** ********** ** *** **** the ***** ******* ********* ******** **** as * **** **********. * ****-******* machine ** ***** ***** ** ***** problems *** ***** ****** ** ****** work ** ****** **** ***.
**** ** * ******* ******** *** the *** ************* **** *** ***** use *** ***** *** ******** ***** staff. ** *** *** **** *** factory ******** **** ** *********, ** is * ***** ** ** ******** with.
*** ******** ******* ***** *** **** in ***** ** ****** *** * few *****. ** * ** *** mistaken **** **** ***** ***** ********** focused ** ******** ******** *******. ** seems ** **** **** * ********** strategy, ** ***** ******* **** **** recently ****** ******* ********* ** ******, including ***** ***** ******** *********. ** far * *****'* **** *** **** towards ******* ******** ** *** *****, on ********, *** **** **** ***** a **** *** **** **** ****** end ******* ***********. * ** *** sell *******, *** * *** ***** integrators ********* ******* **** **** **, and **** *** *** **** ** beat **** ** ***** ** *** users **** *** *** **** ***** driven.
****** ******* ***** ** * ********* making *********** *** * ** ***** we *** ********* *******, ****** ** months, ** **** ****** ***** *** or **** ***** ******** ******, ***** keeping *** ******** ** *** ** mid ******** *** ** ******.
****** ******* ****, ** **** **** direct *** *** ******* ******** ********.
*** ****** **** ** ***** ********* but ***********.
**** ** *** **** *********** **** would ** **** ** ***. * know ** ******* ***'* *******, *** for *** **** **** *** ********** just ***** ** ****** *** **** numbers ** *** ***.
*****, **** ******** ******* *'** **** had ** **** **** ** ** integrator. **** ** ** *** ** them.
****** *** *** ********* ** **** experience *** *** *** **** **** opinion.
** *** ***** *** *** ***** will ********* *** ********** *** *********** and ******* * ****** *********** - based ** *** ****** *** ***** to **** **** *******?
*** ***** ** **** ******** (** you ***’* ****) **** ** **** annual ******* *** ****** *******?
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********* *** *** *** **** *** worded.
** **** ***** **** *********** **** lower *********** (*** *****) **** ******* tend ** *** ****** ******, *******, or *******. ***** ***** ** ** some **** ** ***** ****** **** you **** ** ******* ****** ******* will **** *** ********** *******.
****** ******* - *** ****** ********* to * ******* ******* **** ** not ********** ** **** ***** ***** existing ******* *** ***** ****** **** securing *** ********.
***-*** ******, *****?
*** ****** ********* ** * ******* partner **** *** *** “****** ******, ignored, ** *******.”
****** ******* *** ******* ********* ** this *********. ** *** *************, *** regional ******* **** ******* **** ****** to **** ****** *********** ***** *** Channel ******** *** **** ****** ** knowledge ** **** ******* *******'* ********, history **** *******, ************, *********, *** overall ******* ***********.
******* *** ******* ** ******* *********** out ** *** ******** ***** **** to ***** **** ** ****** ***** Channel ******* **** **** ****** ** "drive **** **** ********* ******** **..." if **** *** *** ***** ** the ************ ** *** ******** ** their ********/******.