Futura Partners Program

Futura is expanding in new territories like Asia, Russia and America (North, South).
Therefore we are permanently looking for new partners in these regions.

If you are interested to become a Futura Partner please apply or contact directly:
info@futura4retail.com
Phone: +49-4174-6690-21 < Head Office>
or +49-6222-380816 <PartnerManagement>

Partners Programs Overview

Welcome to the Futura Partners Programs.

The Futura Partners Programs offers you the integrated framework that will expand your business, quickly build up your expertise and reward your efforts in the expanding world of Futura.
You will find the relevant tools, knowledge and services tailored to your needs as a partner, regardless of your starting point.
Join the international Futura group with the assurance of total commitment, business insight and customer acquisition and retention support from our global partners’ community.
In a successful cooperation environment, you will benefit from technical expertise, marketing material, sales opportunities, pre- and post-sales support, access to special events and even to participate actively in the constant development of the Futura products and solutions.

Member Types and Enrollment
Futura presents two Partners Programs:
Futura Solution Partner
is enabled to sell and support all the range of Futura product and solutions.

A Solution Partner has

• Experience in selling software
• Understanding of the Retail industry
• Focus on Retail, Wholesale-, industry for SMB-customers

Skills:

Is able to deliver full support to customers (marketing, sales, consulting, programming, 1st-Level-support)

Futura Service-Partner

is enabled to support all the range of Futura products and solutions and/or add-on products.

• A service partner is a technical expert for Futura software

Skills:
Is able to deliver full technical support to customers (consulting, interfacing, reporting, 1st-Level-support)



To the Futura Partners program may enrol software or hardware suppliers, solutions providers, systems integrators and builders, value-added resellers and business consultants.
Whether being a company with large tradition or a start-up, you are required to have the right resources and proven competency to serve your customers with the highest standards. You are expected to demonstrate marketing ability, technical knowledge, providing added-value services and your customer’s business insight.
To become a Solution partner it is required to have competency and experience in the Retail industry.

We will grow our business together by mutual assistance. As a Futura Solution Partner you will be entitled to special prices on products and services, benefit from direct sales leads, obtain sales and marketing material with the prestigious Futura brand, get local and remote technical support, receive product training free of charge, participate in important events, access the wealth of information and resources on the Partner’s webportal.

To become a Futura Partner please apply or contact directly our head office: info@futura4retail.com
Phone: +49-4174-6690-21

Why Futura?

Futura is the opportunity for you to expand into new market niches, reach a wider customer base and seize or create business opportunities, with reduced risk or investment and quick results.

A true turnkey business
Futura delivers ready made products, services and support, including everything you need to immediately start running the business.
You don’t incur in investment risks nor resource costs of the Research & Development phases.
On the other hand, you fully participate with your business expertise in the decision-making process for new developments and improvements.

Quick return on investment
Experience success sooner, with the minimum initial investment and full backup from the Futura Group (discounts, training, marketing, technical support).
You will be quickly ready for a whole new market range allowing for profit in a very early stage.

Stay competitive and flexible
Futura’s products and services present highly scalable and advanced features, which makes them fit for small and medium companies and large enterprises.
Together with the extremely competitive prices, Futura allows you to enter directly into different market segments.
You can either offer exclusively Futura to your customers with the confidence of delivering a state-of-the-art solution, or you can also complement other offers you may already commercialize, increasing your competitive edge.

Unique combination of features
All possible company structures : Futura serves retailers with their own branch system , with franchises, outlets, shop-in-shop, etc;
Full solution : Futura covers the whole life cycle of LifeStyle products, supporting all areas of the business from the head office, branches, POS, suppliers, customers, communications, to financials and advanced processes;
Business intelligence : An exclusive profiling technology delivers fundamental business knowledge and recommendations with special features not found in any other package in the market;
Truly international : Multi-companies, multi-currencies, multi-language.
Best relation quality/price : Advanced features, customizable, easy to use to implement and use, HW independent together with right price policy for each target market.

Futura Partner Program
As a Futura Solution Partner you become a full member of the Futura global community and benefit from the conjoint expertise and sales opportunities of the international and local market.

Your contribution to the group’s growth is a fundamental success factor and therefore highly appreciated and taken in account in your enrolment.
Futura’s sales concept is only Indirect Sales Channel, thus there is no competition between Futura and its partners.
Futura’s success is based on a strong and reliable partnership with local partners.


Futura Program Benefits
The Futura partner’s program offers you important discounts, sales leads, marketing material, training and technical support which will bring you quickly up-to-speed in your market area.

Discounts: special prices on products and services
As a program member, you have access to aggressive discounts on licences prices and maintenance fees

• Free software licenses for internal use and training
• Free training for your Futura staff
• Configuration assistance and templates
• Additional start-up discounts for the first two years
• No annual partner-fee

Sales Opportunities : international sales leads and brand
Benefit from the lead generation of international customers and the global brand recognition:

• Lead generation support
• Event co-exhibition in major trade shows, also with HW partners
• Marketing how-to templates
• Futura partner logos
• Sales tools

Sales and Marketing : marketing material and support
Access an assortment of key advertising resources to reach your prospects

• Sell by the example. Access exclusive case studies and business articles.
• Make persuasive and informative presentations to your customers based on our templates and contents.
• Keep up-to-date with upcoming events as important trade shows and conferences.
• Take advantage of international support and presence in co-marketing opportunities, including partner pavilions at trade events.
• Use the Futura prestigious brands and logos.
• Receive regular program communications and newsletters.
• Receive free advertising material available in several languages, including flyers and presentations.
• Prepare your own material based on design templates and guidelines.
• Prepare launch and marketing activities with the support of the Partners Community.

Technical Support : pre- and post- sales support
As a member of the program you will find full support from Futura all along the way from sales to roll-out.

• Use configuration templates or learn how to deliver specific solutions to your customers.
• Take advantage of the easy phone and web technical support.
• Extended support can be provided through remote access to yours or your customer’s system.
• Develop your own add-ons with the help of our Development Tools.
• Download useful resources, including software (add-ons, patches, pre-release), tips and technical information.
• Count on on-site or remote support for important implementation processes, including migration, testing and optimization phases.
• Learn from technical seminars, briefings and extensive documentation.

Training : build and maintain your expertise on the field
The Futura’s Partner Training Centre offers all the commodities for learning with the specialists on fully equipped rooms.

The Futura training courses open to the general public are highly valued by the customers.
Numerous courses cover all areas of interest, including theoretical classes, hand-on-the-job practice and documentation.
Special technical, business and marketing courses are accessible free of charge only to you as a Futura Solution Partner.

Learn also from the successes of your partners. Joining the community will aid you facing the challenges in the market.
Gain real business insight. Boost your business savvy with help from hundreds of accumulated years of experience from the Futura partners through out the world

Events : the global Futura community
Participate in the Worldwide Partner Conference and specific seminars and conferences where you have the opportunity to:

• Share your experiences and learn from your peers
• uncover new business opportunities
• discuss strategic directions
• contribute directly to the R&D (Research & Development) process

Partner webportal : exclusive information and knowledge
Futura’s Partner webportal is the privileged entry point to a wealth of resources, including software, tips and technical information.

• Download software as add-ons, patches and pre-releases.
• Get the latest product information and reference papers.
• Be the first to know about future releases and important business news.
• Discover special offers and business opportunities.
• Use marketing material, case studies, presentations and sales leads.
• Interact with Futura Engineers and Futura Solution Partners from the rest of the world in a dynamic community.
• Share valuable information and receive timely knowledge through forums and mailing lists.
• Design your own courses and seminars with the aid of training and education material.
• Be easily found by your customers through Futura’s global and localized pages.

Requirements and Competencies
The Futura Group of companies facilitates you the platform for a joint business evolution with the perspective of a sustained revenue growth.
Also each Futura Solution Partner represents the guaranty to the end customer of a highly skilled and professional service provider.
Whether a small, medium large company, the end customer counts with the local and international support from any Futura Solution Partner regarding implementation, rollout, training, technical support and business insight.

Overview
To the Futura Solution Partners program may enrol:

• Software or hardware suppliers
• Solutions providers
• Systems integrators and builders
• Value-added resellers
• Business consultants

As a fundamental element of the Futura International Group, you are expected to meet the Group’s quality standards and revenue targets.
In good faith, a yearly Business Plan is designed together and reviewed every quarter.
Aware of the mutual interest in a joint progress, the Futura Solution Partner commits to invest in resources, marketing and technical know-how to achieve the common goals.
On the other hand, special benefits can be granted to the Futura Solution Partner in case of surpassing the Business Plan.

Proven competency
With the common goals of business increase and providing high quality services in mind, you are expected to have proven competency in several fields of intervention:

• Marketing turnkey (ready-made software solutions
• Meeting business targets and adapting to market fluctuations
• Providing high-level technical knowledge and skills
• Business processes and integration
• Implementation and deployment of management systems and business process applications
• Project management
• Change management
• Import and adaptation of legacy systems
• Providing custom-developed solutions
• Retail and trade business experience

Sales and Marketing
Futura sales and marketing resources help you market and sell to your customers.
The extensive collection of material and information contains everything you may need ready-to-use or easy to adapt to your specific needs.

Material and templates

• Access exclusive case studies and business articles.
• Receive free advertising material available in several languages, including flyers and presentations.
• Use directly or make persuasive and informative presentations to your customers based on our templates and contents.
• Prepare your own material based on design templates and guidelines.
• Promote your business using the Futura prestigious brands and logos.

Market opportunities and lead generation

• Obtain the local contacts from international customers
• Benefit from the strategically based lead generation program from the Futura Partners Community

Events

• Keep up-to-date with upcoming events as important trade shows and conferences.
• Take advantage of international support and presence in co-marketing opportunities, including partner pavilions at trade events.

Community

• Receive regular program communications and newsletters.
• Prepare launch-and-marketing activities with the support of the Partners Community.
• Build new partnerships reach your peers online.
• Help customers finding you more easily.