TCI Insights: Economic Impact from Japan’s Recent Natural Disasters

In the wake of this month’s tragic events in Japan, many are speculating on the earthquake’s impact on commercial activity in Japan. According to recent data from Tech Channel Index, channel sales in Japan for technology products from US manufacturers fell by an estimated 35% in the 9 days following the March 11th catastrophe, after adjusting for normal seasonal variations. See the chart below.

Other notable findings from Japan TCI data:

• On average, Japan is responsible for approximately 3 to 4% of international channel sales for the major US-based technology manufacturers tracked within TCI.
• Channel inventories for finished goods, not components, remain slightly low, but well within Japan’s normal range.
• April and May are traditionally important months for the Japanese technology channel, only slightly behind the year-end as the peak selling period.

Click here to read the complete press release. Visit the TCI Momentum Index for an up-to-date weekly history of channel sales volume globally or regionally. Additionally, get ongoing channel updates by following TCI on Twitter at #ZymeTCI.

TCI Insights: Unrest in Middle East Affects Technology Sales

Recent social and political events across the Middle East have dominated international news coverage. However, the impacts of unrest on commerce in the region – let alone their effects on technology sales – haven’t been as widely covered. To shed some light on the impact of unrest on the Middle East’s technology channel, we’ve tapped into the Tech Channel Index database, Zyme’s resource for spotting aggregated trends in all corners of the worldwide channel for technology sales.

As the chart below clearly shows, channel sell-through in the Middle East region * has experienced a marked slowdown in January – a trend first appearing in the week of January 15th. After adjusting for normal seasonality trends, Middle East sell-through fell by over 30% from Jan 8th to Feb 5th.

For most global technology companies, the Middle East is still a relatively small end market. While it differs significantly by company, our aggregated data shows the Middle East region as about 3% of global channel sales and 10% of EMEA sales so the impact of this drop is limited on a global scale.

Click here to read the complete press release. Visit the TCI Momentum Index for an up-to-date weekly history of channel sales volume globally or regionally. Additionally, get ongoing channel updates by following TCI on Twitter at #ZymeTCI

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sales activity, helping businesses like yours drive operational excellence in their

channel operations. Developed through our work with leading companies across

various sub-sectors of the high-tech industry, our offerings incorporate best practices

in channel data. Explore the breadth and depth of our solutions in the following areas.

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by our platform. ZymeTone, our global gateway application and data specification,

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Partner Identification:

Use Zyme’s TrueID to identify your company’s global Tier-2 partners or end customers and match them to point-of-sale (POS) transactions—leveraging our Global Channel Directory.

Payment Integrity:

Improve channel partner satisfaction and manage progam complexity by automating the validation of your global channel incentive programs—with Zyme’s TruePay.

Sales Enablement:

With ChannelView, bring channel visibility to your field sales and marketing—in your CRM system.

Business Intelligence:

Make better business decisions with instant, easy access to your global channel data through the Zyme Dashboards. Leverage the included Tech Channel Index (TCI) data to benchmark your company’s performance against industry averages.

Data Steward Services:

Get business process support from knowledgeable experts for your channel data operations.

Comprehensive Solutions for channel visibility

Zyme offers a comprehensive range f solutions for greater visibility into channel

sales activity, helping businesses like yours drive operational excellence in their

channel operations. Developed through our work with leading companies across

various sub-sectors of the high-tech industry, our offerings incorporate best practices

in channel data. Explore the breadth and depth of our solutions in the following areas.

Data Acquistion: With Zyme’s TrueData, get reliable, high-quality channel data from

Hundreds of Tier-1 and Tier-2 partners worldwide—data that’s validated and enriched

by our platform. ZymeTone, our global gateway application and data specification,

enables touchless channel data capture that scales to your entire partner base.

Partner Identification:

Use Zyme’s TrueID to identify your company’s global Tier-2 partners or end customers and match them to point-of-sale (POS) transactions—leveraging our Global Channel Directory.

Payment Integrity:

Improve channel partner satisfaction and manage progam complexity by automating the validation of your global channel incentive programs—with Zyme’s TruePay.

Sales Enablement:

With ChannelView, bring channel visibility to your field sales and marketing—in your CRM system.

Business Intelligence:

Make better business decisions with instant, easy access to your global channel data through the Zyme Dashboards. Leverage the included Tech Channel Index (TCI) data to benchmark your company’s performance against industry averages.

Data Steward Services:

Get business process support from knowledgeable experts for your channel data operations.

Comprehensive Solutions for channel visibility

Zyme offers a comprehensive range f solutions for greater visibility into channel

sales activity, helping businesses like yours drive operational excellence in their

channel operations. Developed through our work with leading companies across

various sub-sectors of the high-tech industry, our offerings incorporate best practices

in channel data. Explore the breadth and depth of our solutions in the following areas.

Data Acquistion: With Zyme’s TrueData, get reliable, high-quality channel data from

Hundreds of Tier-1 and Tier-2 partners worldwide—data that’s validated and enriched

by our platform. ZymeTone, our global gateway application and data specification,

enables touchless channel data capture that scales to your entire partner base.

Partner Identification:

Use Zyme’s TrueID to identify your company’s global Tier-2 partners or end customers and match them to point-of-sale (POS) transactions—leveraging our Global Channel Directory.

Payment Integrity:

Improve channel partner satisfaction and manage progam complexity by automating the validation of your global channel incentive programs—with Zyme’s TruePay.

Sales Enablement:

With ChannelView, bring channel visibility to your field sales and marketing—in your CRM system.

Business Intelligence:

Make better business decisions with instant, easy access to your global channel data through the Zyme Dashboards. Leverage the included Tech Channel Index (TCI) data to benchmark your company’s performance against industry averages.

Data Steward Services:

Get business process support from knowledgeable experts for your channel data operations.

Comprehensive Solutions for channel visibility

Zyme offers a comprehensive range f solutions for greater visibility into channel

sales activity, helping businesses like yours drive operational excellence in their

channel operations. Developed through our work with leading companies across

various sub-sectors of the high-tech industry, our offerings incorporate best practices

in channel data. Explore the breadth and depth of our solutions in the following areas.

Data Acquistion: With Zyme’s TrueData, get reliable, high-quality channel data from

Hundreds of Tier-1 and Tier-2 partners worldwide—data that’s validated and enriched

by our platform. ZymeTone, our global gateway application and data specification,

enables touchless channel data capture that scales to your entire partner base.

Partner Identification:

Use Zyme’s TrueID to identify your company’s global Tier-2 partners or end customers and match them to point-of-sale (POS) transactions—leveraging our Global Channel Directory.

Payment Integrity:

Improve channel partner satisfaction and manage progam complexity by automating the validation of your global channel incentive programs—with Zyme’s TruePay.

Sales Enablement:

With ChannelView, bring channel visibility to your field sales and marketing—in your CRM system.

Business Intelligence:

Make better business decisions with instant, easy access to your global channel data through the Zyme Dashboards. Leverage the included Tech Channel Index (TCI) data to benchmark your company’s performance against industry averages.

Data Steward Services:

Get business process support from knowledgeable experts for your channel data operations.