Technology Distributions Ltd, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) distributors and Vertiv, an American multinational corporation yesterday announced their partnership to distribute Vertiv solutions in Nigeria.
Speaking at the official launch of the partnership, Wojtek Piorko, Director,Sales Middle East and Africa, Vertiv, Said that, the reason they choose Technology Distributions (TD) is because they are very experienced in IT channel distribution.
He explained that Vertiv intend to work with TD not only in Nigeria but in other countries in Africa. Today’s event is to work with our local partners to grow their business, especially in channel business.
“We need very experienced partners that have wide audience and many resellers to sale to, and that’s why we have chosen Technology Distributions, they are our IT channel distributor and we work with them not only in Nigeria but in other countries of the region.
“Technology Distributions have wide reach of the market, we have great product but we also understand each other very well, we communicate where necessary, he said.
He noted that, Vertiv products have been in Nigeria for the past 20 years delivering top quality products to its customers.
“We’ve been in Nigerian market for the past 20 years, is not that we are completely new, although Vertiv brand name is new to the market but all critical product lines that we offer are products that were already in the market delivered by Emerson Electric, but now Vertiv brand is with completely new opening, new team, new structure that is dedicated to this specific market,” he added.
Stanley Okpalaeke, Group Executive Director, Technology Distributions (TD) said that TD’s major strategy in the partnership is to build deeper relationship with its partners, and to seek how TD will help grow their businesses, adding that, if they are able to grow their partners’ businesses, TD business will grow also.
“Our major strategy is our partners; we want to build deeper relationship with our partners.
“We are seeking how TD will help you grow your businesses because if you grow, we will grow too,” he said.
He explained that their partner ecosystem cut across all Africa, adding that they also have major hubs in Dubai and UK.
He added that, they have at every point in time N12 billion worth of stocks to cater for their customers’ needs.
“At every point in time we have N12 billion worth of stocks, the reason is because we do not want to disappoint our partners,” he stated.
Speaking earlier, Mrs. Chioma Chimere; Managing Director, Operations, Technology Distributions, said that Vertiv have come to help Nigerians solve the challenges they face with power, with their range of high end UPS solutions.
She noted that, even the power we have now is not clean and that is why Vertiv is here to give us maximum protection.
TD is the first manufacturer-accredited local distributor for the sub-region, TD, with the support of the OEMs, successfully confronted the myriad challenges posed by the hitherto unstructured market.
Among the first measures they embarked on was the formulation of a clear policy on the channel of distribution that led to the adoption of the prevailing four-tier market structure comprising Manufacturer (OEM), Distributor, Reseller and End-User.
Publiseer, Nigerian Digital Publishing Startup Reports Profitability
Publiseer, Nigerian digital publisher has reported a profit for its first quarter in 2018, adding over 200 new releases in the past 30 days.
The company posts a first-quarter profit of $10,877.58, comfortably ahead of its expectations. Following the profits, Publiseer has launched its ‘Premium Distribution Service’ that will distribute books and songs for an upfront fee, allowing its authors and musical artists to keep 100% of their earnings.
Nevertheless, old and new clients can still use its ‘Freemium Distribution Service’ that gives Publiseer a 25% commission on sales.
It’s taken just 8 months for Publiseer to become a money-maker. The digital publishing company reported its first profitable quarter today, driven by a 20% rise in submissions and a faster reputation growth overseas.
Publiseer has thrived since its launch in August 2017, and traction has grown drastically. Since its international popularity is growing exponentially, the company is making moves to expand its services outside of Nigeria.
In response to this, Publiseer has distributed the works of Canadian Youtuber Heidi Shai, American Jazz musician Ragtime Joe, and Missouri producer ANB Beats.
In Africa, Publiseer has distributed the books of Cameroonian writer Juan Gutied and Zimbabwean author Godfrey Masanga.
As of writing, Publiseer has distributed 92 books and 374 tracks by 73 authors and 154 artists, having received over 1,000 submissions since August 2017.
Chidi Nwaogu, Publiseer’s CEO said: “Starting Publiseer, we weren’t focused on profitability as an early-stage company, rather, we were focused on customer satisfaction and retention. But at the beginning of the first quarter of this year, submissions doubled and thus our releases too. It’s good building something that meets a growing need, and which eventually makes lots of money.”
Publiseer is a digital publishing platform for unsigned and independent writers and musicians with low-income or from low-income families.
However, the platform is open to well-established authors and musicians looking for new avenues to distribute and monetize their creative works on the World Wide Web.
Publiseer has distributed the works of A-list Nigerian artists like CDQ, Klever Jay, Erigga, and DJ Jozenga of RayPower FM.