Etisalat Pledges Support to Distribution Partners
Most
innovative and fastest growing telecommunications services provider in Nigeria,
Etisalat, has resolved to empower its distribution partners with the requisite
knowledge; skill and resources that will help boost their business operations.
The company made the pledge at the 2014 Distribution Conference held on
Thursday, January 29 in Lagos.
The conference is organized as part of the company’s
effort to strengthen its partnership with distribution partners by reviewing
the performance of the
previous year and outlining the business objectives of
the current year.
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria,
Matthew Willsher during his opening remarks said the distribution partners are
closely linked to the company’s success and as such it is necessary to equip
them with the knowledge required to drive sales of the various offerings from
the company. “By empowering our distributions partners, we deepen our
relationship with them and in turn our customers are assured of better services
beyond sales”, he said.
Director,
Channels Sales, Etisalat Nigeria, Ken Ogujiofor highlighted that the business
grew in the last two quarters of 2013 to a level that had never been seen
anywhere else. He also said the company was prepared to give the distribution
partners the necessary support that will enable them deliver on set goals.
Ogujiofor further said that Etisalat is giving the distribution partners the
responsibility to develop assigned territories; a move the company says will
increase ownership and accountability among the partners.
The
one day conference brought to the fore the affinity between Etisalat and its
distribution partners with presentations on how the relationship can be
deepened and made more mutually rewarding.
One
of the Distribution Partners, Mr Anthony Nebeolisa of Tun Communications
Limited, said it was a wonderful experience working with Etisalat, and
attributed his company’s growth to the support he receives from the network. He
praised the innovativeness of Etisalat which he said has made his efforts in
business more profitable and expressed his readiness to be a part of the new
growth structure Etisalat is implementing.
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