Sage News and Discussion

Sage has a new promotions list - they say this has been updated since the 1/27/17 Sage Sell Flash. From a quick review, the relevant change to most Sage 100 users is that it seems the Sage 100 to Sage 100c promo credit may be tiered (aka reduced) during the months of February and March. I am personally not migrating people to 100c unless there is a clear $$ savings to them without factoring in any promotional credit. I have had a few where they appeared to be overpaying maintenance or they could benefit from the upgrade from Sage 100 Standard to Advanced/Premium. Note that so far as I'm aware this dopey promo only applies if the customer is renewing in the month that the promo is running. So if your customer is renewing in June this doesn't apply and Sage shoots you back a different quote then you were expecting so you then spend a few days going back and forth trying to understand all the numbers (because they customer is going to ask). Which is why I'm not bothering with any 100 to 100c unless there is a clear non-promo credit related benefit to the end user. YMMV (your mileage may vary)

So far as I can tell Sage haven't published exactly what the difference is in the Sage 100 to 100c credit for someone who renews in February vs March. As with all Sage promos - the terms and conditions that I describe may have changed by the time you read this. You may also receive different information depending upon the sales clerk at Sage you speak with. #Sad

I think they have shots after thinking up each new promo. We should make up own promos. You want the sale, then here's the price.

There was never a formal restriction that a customer could only take advantage of this promo if they were in the month of renewal. The sales operations group in Atlantis (they are so out of touch, they might as well be there) was so overwhelmed in November/December they established this ""rule"". They are still out of control, so it appears no one knows how to fix the issues. Depending on what is defined for this promo will tell me who I will contact. So far, going as far up as Dianna Lane has been futile. I was actually told not to copy Scott Ehmen, because all he does is contact sales operations management and ask them what the problem is, and they are already under too much pressure. I personally believe they should terminate everyone in that group and start over.

Sage changed this promo after I downloaded and attached it. They removed/clarified that the Sage 100c migration discount isn't tiered although I think 300c still is. At least until they publish their next promotions.