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Nimble signs deal with Microsoft to resell CRM through Outlook VARs

John Ferrara · 692: With Microsoft Deal and $225k MRR, Will He Win CRM Space? · Jun 16, 2017 · at 6:59

Nimble CEO John Ferrara explains how the CRM platform is scaling distribution following their Series A round.

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“We just signed a deal with Microsoft where they became a reseller of Nimble. Microsoft has started to resell Nimble with Outlook through their VARs And they're going to gift their VARs Nimble, so that their VARs can be better, smarter, faster at sales and marketing, with Nimble and Office three 65 combined”

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The claim, plainly

Nimble signed a partnership deal with Microsoft where Microsoft became a reseller of Nimble with Outlook and agreed to gift Nimble to its value-added resellers (VARs).

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Assessment

Both components of John Ferrara's 2017 statement are supported by industry reporting and partner documentation. First, Microsoft signed a partnership integrating Nimble into its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) marketplace, allowing Microsoft and its channel partners to transact and resell Nimble bundled with Office 365/Outlook. Second, as part of this partner enablement initiative launched in mid-2017, Nimble CRM licenses and add-ins were provided free of charge ('gifted') to Microsoft's channel partners and value-added resellers (VARs) for internal use.

In July and August 2017, CRN, CMSWire, and portfolio reports confirmed Nimble's Gold Certified ISV partnership with Microsoft, under which Nimble licenses and Outlook integration tools were provided to Microsoft channel partners free of charge.
A January 24, 2019 Forbes report by Gene Marks confirmed that Microsoft acted as a reseller of Nimble CRM across its global partner network, managing billing and contract distribution alongside Office 365.
Microsoft Partner Network documentation confirmed Nimble's distribution via the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) marketplace, including complimentary CRM access and partner training.

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[1] crn.com [2] cmswire.com [3] medium.com [4] forbes.com [5] forbes.com [6] microsoft.com [7] nimble.com [8] nimble.com

"Nimble" "Microsoft" "reseller" "Outlook" 2016 OR 2017 OR 2018 "Nimble" "Microsoft" "gift" OR "free" "VARs" OR "partners" 2017 Nimble Microsoft partnership reseller VARs Office 365 Nimble CRM Microsoft partnership resell gift VARs Nimble Microsoft partner agreement Outlook reseller value added resellers

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