By Ashley Reyes
The SEMA Membership team is excited to announce a new partnership with NetSuite that will enable automotive specialty-equipment businesses to access discounted rates on essential business management software. This benefit, which has been carefully selected to help SEMA business members streamline their processes and save money, can be claimed now by logging into your SEMA Member Portal at www.sema.org.
SEMA News recently spoke with Patrick Steyer, account executive at NetSuite, to discuss the company's services, discounts for SEMA members and overall advantages.
SEMA News: Can you tell us about NetSuite and its mission?
Patrick Steyer: NetSuite is a unified, cloud-based business management platform helping tens of thousands of customers automate core processes and provide real-time visibility into operational and financial performance. Our one unified business management suite encompasses ERP/financials, CRM and ecommerce for more than 38,000 customers, yet provides the hands-on guidance needed to ensure each customer's solution is performing at peak level.
SN: What type of businesses do you serve?
PS: Organizations of all sizes and across dozens of industries run on NetSuite and its applications for finance, supply chain management, customer relationship management (CRM), human resources, professional services, ecommerce and more. Whether you're a startup or an enterprise, or somewhere in between, NetSuite gives you the visibility, agility and control to make the right decisions quickly.
SN: What kind of discount is available to SEMA members?
PS: SEMA and PRI business members can save money with 40% off our Starter Edition, as well as 45% off Standard and Premium Editions of NetSuite at a three-year price cap at 5% after the initial-term SaaS licensing.
SN: What benefits do you offer?
PS: SEMA business members can benefit from our ongoing educational opportunities via joint webinars, podcasts, in-person educational sessions, and/or presentations at annual association meetings. Users can also collaborate with NetSuite's dedicated Associations and Buying Groups team to discuss best practices and industry challenges, as well as access NetSuite's expansive network to provide technology solutions for growth.
SN: What sets NetSuite apart from other business management platforms?
PS: In addition to offering multiple support service levels based on the companies' needs, we provide SEMA members with a central point of contact (me) for questions and escalations to help ensure success. One fun fact is that 84% of companies in the Forbes Cloud 100 list (Forbes' definitive ranking of the best, brightest, most valuable private companies in the cloud) are NetSuite customers.
To claim your NetSuite benefit and access available discounts, login to your SEMA Member Portal at www.sema.org and view "My Benefits."
For additional questions about NetSuite, contact Patrick at patrick.steyer@oracle.com. Questions about SEMA membership can be directed to the SEMA Membership Team at members@sema.org or (909) 610-2030.