From Moscow on the Marvel group, including dealer representatives from 14 Russian cities: Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhni Novgorod, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, St.-Petersburg, Syktyvkar, Tyumen, Ufa and Khabarovsk headed for Tokyo, one the world’s biggest mega policies.
Together with them vendor representatives from Acer, AMD, APC, Avaya, Brightpoint, Cisco, D-Link, Extreme Networks, Hewlett-Packard, НТС, Powercom and Sony Ericsson set off to discover the Land of the Rising Sun. The group followed the route "Tokyo - Hakone - Kyoto - Nara - Tokyo" and enjoyed the scenic landscape, urban architecture and ancient pagodas and temples.
The official part of the program included plenary sessions and workshops. It was opened by the Marvel address followed by Marvel’s executives’ presentations. Vice-president, general manager of Marvel-Distribution Konstantin Shlyakhov announced that Marvel’s sales in Russia in the 1st quarter in 2007 grew by 58 % compared to the 1st quarter in 2006. Sales Director Anton Cherepakhin reported on the dealer network structure and unveiled plans for its development for the year 2007. Marvel departments’ directors reported on their business results, and also shared plans for the future.
Speakers representing vendor companies summed up results of 2006 and presented new partner programs and products. During the workshops the participants discussed various urgent questions of business administration.
Old traditions and the advanced technologies, indisputable samurai code of honor, fine stone gardens and bulks of skyscrapers reflect the spirit of mysterious Japan which became a bit easier to comprehend for the participants of the 10-th Marvel Dealer Academy.
This trip gave the participants an opportunity to establish new business relationships and contribute to further successful cooperation. A series of well-prepared plenary sessions and workshops provided the attendees with useful information on marketing policies and collaboration with Marvel and the vendors.
