
COMMS DEALER
SALES & MARKETING AWARDS
10TH DECEMBER 2020, STREAMED LIVE FROM LONDON
#CDSMA
CHRISTMAS ISN’T CANCELLED IN THE CHANNEL
We’re giving you the best of both worlds. The Comms Dealer Sales and Marketing Awards and a Christmas celebration rolled into the virtual party of the year. It’s going to be a cracker!
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Acknowledging the success of your hardworking sales and marketing teams should never be underestimated and the opportunity to give them the recognition they deserve has come around again.
Now in its 9th year, the Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards will once again give ICT channel businesses a unique opportunity to acknowledge the skill, determination and success of their sales and marketing teams.
Bigger and better than ever with new categories added, the 2020 Awards will once again ensure that effort and quality throughout channel engagement processes are recognised.
Specifically aimed at teams rather than individuals, the Comms Dealer Sales and Marketing Awards will be fully supported by Digital Wholesale Solutions – which takes up its position as lead sponsor for the first time this year.
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View HighlightsFINALISTS
Reseller Sales Team of the Year – Small to Medium
Sponsored By

Boxx
SolutionIP
Lily Comms
Mtech
Reseller Marketing Team of the Year – Small to Medium
Sponsored By

Boxx
Glamorgan Telecom
Infinity Group
MPS Networks PLC
Reseller Sales Team of the Year – Large
Sponsored By

Focus Group
Network Telecom
Reseller Marketing Team of the Year – Large
Sponsored By

Focus Group
Network Telecom
Distributor Channel Sales Team of the Year
Nuvias
Pragma
ProVu
Distributor Channel Marketing Team of the Year
Beyond
Nuvias
Pragma
ProVu
Distributor Channel Marketing Campaign of the Year
Nimans
Pragma
ProVu
Vendor Channel Sales Team of the Year
CityFibre
Gamma
Glide
Inform Billing
Masergy
Talk Talk Business
Union Street
Vendor Channel Marketing Team of the Year
8x8
CityFibre
Gamma
Inform Billing
Union Street
Virtual 1
Yeastar
Vendor Channel Marketing Campaign of the Year
8x8
CityFibre
Inform Billing
Union Street
Service Provider Channel Sales Team of the Year
Sponsored By

Agilitas
DWS
IPNetix
Pangea
Service Provider Channel Marketing Team of the Year
Sponsored By

9 Group
CompleteIT
DWS
Zest 4
Service Provider Channel Marketing Campaign of the Year
9 Group
Agilitas
DWS
Pangea
Voiceflex
Zest 4
Best Partner/Customer Event
DWS
Gamma
Pragma
Virtual1
ZEN Internet
Charity & Fundraising award
Sponsored By

Focus Group
Network Telecom
Nuvias
Talk Talk Business
VIP Communications
Virtual1
Best Reseller Sales Support Team
Sponsored By

Boxx
Glamorgan Telecom
Network Telecom
Onecom
Best Supplier Sales Support Team
CityFibre
DWS
Gamma
Union Street
Virtual1
Best Social Media/ PR Campaign
Lily Comms
Union Street
Best Company to work for
Sponsored By

Agilitas
Complete IT
Lily Comms
NGN Communications
ProVu
Best Apprenticeship Scheme
BT Wholesale
IPNetix
Lily Comms
Union Street
Distributor Channel Sales Team Of The Year
Who should enter? Sales/Account teams operating in the channel ICT hardware distribution arena.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement against KPIs (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020), evidence of supporting channel partner sales efforts, a strong client and market profile and a ‘go get’ attitude.
Distributor Channel Marketing Team Of The Year
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the ICT hardware distribution arena.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for both the company and its channel partners and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.
Distributor Channel Marketing Campaign Of The Year
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the ICT hardware distribution arena.
The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful marketing campaign (run between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has delivered demonstrable results for channel partners in terms of lead generation, ongoing sales and/or brand development.
Vendor Channel Sales Team Of The Year
Who should enter? Sales/Account teams operating in the channel ICT vendor/carrier arena.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement against KPIs (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020), evidence of supporting channel partner sales efforts, a strong client and market profile and a ‘go get’ attitude.
Vendor Channel Marketing Team Of The Year
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the ICT vendor/carrier arena.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for both the company and its channel partners and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.
Vendor Channel Marketing Campaign Of The Year
Who should enter? Sales/Account teams operating in the ICT service provider arena.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement against KPIs (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020), evidence of supporting channel partner sales efforts, a strong client and market profile and a ‘go get’ attitude.
Service Provider Channel Sales Team Of The Year
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the ICT Vendor/Carrier arena.
The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful marketing campaign (run between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has delivered demonstrable results for channel partners in terms of lead generation, ongoing sales and/or brand development.
Service Provider Channel Marketing Team Of The Year
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the ICT service provider arena.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for both the company and its channel partners and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.
Service Provider Channel Marketing Campaign Of The Year
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the ICT service provider arena.
The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful marketing campaign (run between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has delivered demonstrable results for channel partners in terms of lead generation, ongoing sales and/or brand development.
Reseller Sales Team Of The Year (Up To £2.5m)
Who should enter? Sales teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover up to £2.5m up to March 2nd, 2020.
Awarded to the sales team in a small reseller/dealer/VAR business, probably selling into the SME space, which has shown a consistent record of achievement against KPIs and a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies.
Sponsored By

Reseller Marketing Team Of The Year (Up To £2.5m)
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in a UK reseller business with a turnover up to £2.5m up to March 2nd 2020.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.
Reseller Marketing Campaign Of The Year (Up To £2.5m)
Who should enter? Sales and marketing teams operating in a UK reseller business with a turnover up to £2.5m up to March 2nd, 2020.
Awarded to the sales or marketing team that has conceived, developed and implemented an astonishing marketing campaign (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has achieved tangible results in terms of customer outreach and business growth.
Reseller Sales Team Of The Year (£2.5m To £7.5m)
Who should enter? Sales teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover between £2.5m and £7.5m up to March 2nd, 2020.
Awarded to the sales team in a small reseller/dealer/VAR business, probably selling into the SME/Mid-market space, which has shown a consistent record of achievement against KPIs and a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies.
Reseller Marketing Team Of The Year (£2.5m To £7.5m)
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover between £2.5m and £7.5m up to March 2nd 2020.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.
Reseller Marketing Campaign Of The Year (£2.5m To £7.5m)
Who should enter? Sales & Marketing teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover between £2.5m and £7.5m up to March 2nd 2020.
Awarded to the sales or marketing team that has conceived, developed and implemented an astonishing campaign (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has achieved tangible results in terms of customer outreach and business growth.
Reseller Sales Team Of The Year (£7.5m+)
Who should enter? Sales teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover of £7.5m or above up to March 2nd, 2020.
Awarded to the sales team in a large reseller/dealer/VAR business, probably selling into the mid-market/enterprise space, which has shown a consistent record of achievement against KPIs and a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies.
Sponsored By

Reseller Marketing Team Of The Year (£7.5m+)
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover of £7.5m or above up to March 2nd, 2020.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.
Reseller Marketing Campaign Of The Year (£7.5m+)
Who should enter? Sales & Marketing teams operating within any UK based reseller organisation with a turnover of £7.5m or above up to March 2nd, 2020.
Awarded to the sales or marketing team that has conceived, developed and implemented an astonishing marketing campaign (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has achieved tangible results in terms of customer outreach and business growth.
Best Partner/Customer Event
Who should enter? Dealers, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators, Service Providers, Distributors, Vendors, Carriers operating in the UK ICT industry.
This award will to go the company that has conceived, managed and successful implemented its own customer or partner event (between March 2nd 2019 and March 2nd 2020) which has delivered measurable ROI and a quality pipeline of business.
Charity & Fundraising Award
Who should enter? Companies operating in the channel community namely, resellers, distributors, aggregators, vendors, ISP and cloud service providers plus agencies that serve them.
The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful charity or fundraising campaign (run between March 2nd 2019 and March 2nd 2020) that has delivered demonstrable results in terms of monies raised for the partner charity, staff involvement and motivation and profile raising in the industry or local community.
Best Social Media Campaign
Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in the channel community namely, resellers, distributors, aggregators, vendors, ISP and cloud service providers.
The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful social media campaign (run between March 1st, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) that has delivered demonstrable results in terms of lead generation, ongoing sales and/or brand development.
Best PR Campaign
Who should enter? PR teams operating in the channel community namely, resellers, distributors, aggregators, vendors, ISP and cloud service providers plus agencies that serve them.
The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful PR campaign (run between March 2nd 2019 and March 2nd 2020) that has delivered demonstrable results in terms of lead generation, ongoing sales and/or brand development.
Best Company To Work For
Who should enter? Dealers, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators, Service Providers, Distributors, Vendors, Carriers operating in the UK ICT industry.
This award will go to the company that (between March 2nd 2019 and March 2nd 2020) has introduced, developed or improved its office culture, created a truly inspirational working environment and engendered corporate social responsibility ideas within its ethos.
Best Apprenticeship Scheme
Who should enter? Dealers, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators, Service Providers, Distributors, Vendors, Carriers operating in the UK ICT industry.
This award will go to the company that (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) has introduced, developed or enhanced its own apprentice/training scheme and has provided genuine opportunities for young people to enter the ICT industry and nurture their talents.
Sales Support Team of the Year
Who should enter? Any sales support team operating in the UK ICT channel.
The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 2nd, 2019 and March 2nd, 2020) from a sales support team that takes on day-to-day activities that help up free up sales teams.
SPONSORS
A Word from our Headline Sponsor, Digital Wholesale Solutions
“Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to win multiple Comms Dealer Sales and Marketing Awards, so we have experienced first-hand the positive impact it has on a team. Entering the Awards can be a huge incentive for your teams as they want to win and celebrate their accomplishments.”
“Winning, or even being shortlisted for these Awards, brings a huge uplift in morale as everyone feels valued and they can see how their hard work is paying off. Last year, our IP Specialists team won the Sales Support Team of the Year Award for the hands-on support they provide to our partners. When they were announced as the winner, it was clear to see how much it meant to the team and it was a fantastic opportunity to recognise their contribution to not only our business, but the wider Channel as well.”
“We’re proud to be the headline sponsor of the Comms Dealer Sales and Marketing Awards for the first time, and we encourage Channel businesses, both large and small, to enter the awards and celebrate their teams’ hard work and successes.”
Terry O'Brien - Chief Executive Officer, Digital Wholesale Solutions
VENUE
Event Details:
Thursday December 10th 2020: 4:30pm
Venue Address:
Streamed live from London
Should you have a question that hasn't been answered here, perhaps you want to know about sponsorship opportunities?
For sponsorship/table enquires:
Simon Turton,
Sales Director
+44 (0) 7759 731134
sturton@bpl-business.com
For Entry Enquires:
Nigel Sergent,
Editorial Director
+44 (0) 771 278 1106
nsergent@bpl-business.com