ScholarBuys Academic Marketing facilitates volume software and technology related agreements to academic institutions nationwide. Their unique focus is partnering with academic consortia and cooperatives throughout the country. These entities consist primarily of independent college consortia at the state level. ScholarBuys services are in high demand, with revenue doubling from 2008 to 2010.“Our primary focus is working with academic consortia to facilitate aggregated technology purchasing agreements,” said Matt Ryan, Vice-President of Operations and Marketing. “We provide our customers with very competitive pricing. However, it is not always the absolute lowest up front cost. Where we provide true value is in our overall management and service of the technology agreements that we facilitate. By doing this, we maximize the value of the technology agreement and build long term, stable partnerships with our clients.”
By coordinating the acquisition power of each consortium of Colleges and Universities, ScholarBuys negotiates special agreements directly with manufacturers on the group’s behalf. These agreements allow their membership to obtain economies of scale that they could not obtain on their own. In return ScholarBuys maximizes the marketing arm of each software publisher they represent. Microsoft, Adobe and security software comprises the majority of the agreements they facilitate.
ScholarBuys works with some of the most prestigious academic consortia in the nation, including the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, The Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges, Inc., Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, and South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.
Software licensing varies greatly among each software publisher, making it difficult to ascertain what program would best serve each institution. The ScholarBuys team is cognizant of each manufacturer’s licensing programs and rules. This allows the firm to aid academic institutions with managing their software licenses, and provide information about available options that return the best savings, service and benefits.
ScholarBuys Academic Marketing is headquartered in the historic "Old Town" area of Carpentersville, Illinois. A value-added reseller of computer software, hardware and peripherals, ScholarBuys Academic Marketing is committed exclusively to the academic market. ScholarBuys Academic Marketing can be contacted by phone, toll-free, at 877-999-9294, or by fax at 866-593-1834. General information requests can be emailed to info@scholarbuys.com. The sales department can be reached via email at sales@scholarbuys.com. For more information, please visit www.scholarbuys.com www.varsitybuys.com or www.softsquatch.com.