SAS Reference Program

Highlighting You and Your Organization

Through a balance of formats and channels, SAS works with you to create a plan to highlight you and your organization – based on your needs and preferences – putting the right message in the right place at the right time. We are dedicated to fostering positive mutual exposure for both of our organizations.

What are the program benefits?

As a reference customer, rest assured that SAS is dedicated to ensuring your success. We’ll give you opportunities to:

  • Share your experiences and build industry recognition.
  • Develop and promote yourself and your organization as thought leaders.
  • Gain unprecedented access to SAS staff well beyond the sales channel, including R&D experts and even our executive management.
  • Network with successful peers around the world.
  • Increase visibility for your organization that may otherwise be unavailable to you.
  • Gain access to technology experts, such as analysts and others who provide valuable technical exchanges that keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments.

What are the requirements?

There are no required commitments, only your willingness to consider opportunities on a case-by-case basis. Even our customers who are under a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) can participate. Customers with NDAs can still take part in certain referencing activities while maintaining anonymity.

Customer Stories

Our staff of professional writers work with you to highlight your organization and the innovative ways you’re moving your business forward. We write the content, you approve it. And we guarantee no surprises – we’ll ensure review and approval opportunities before we publish your story.

Your story may be published on:

  • sas.com.
  • Insights articles.

 

  • Blogs.
  • A variety of social media outlets.
David Hamilton

ODEC

“I’ve worked with SAS on a variety of opportunities: a success story, an industry webcast, a press release – even a trip to the United Kingdom to meet one-on-one with several utilities accounts. I enjoy networking and the opportunity to provide input into product development. On top of all that, these activities generated positive exposure within our organization – and within our industry.”

David Hamilton
Manager of Load Forecasting

Speaking Engagements

We work with you to secure speaking opportunities at key business and industries events, as well as SAS executive conferences – putting you in front of top decision makers at leading organizations eager to learn from your expertise.

Other related opportunities include:

  • Workshops.
  • Webinars.

 

  • Roundtable discussions.
  • Peer-to-peer sharing and more.
Michael Hardin

University of Alabama

“By taking part in referencing programs with SAS, I’ve gained access to outstanding networking activities that have resulted in positive exposure for the University of Alabama. SAS brings opportunities to my attention that would not have been available to me otherwise. I know that SAS values me as a customer by the way they make it so easy for me to take advantage of all these opportunities.”

Michael Hardin
Professor of Statistics

Awards

Winning awards gives your company and your project recognition and validation. Our team works with yours to prepare applications for awards from respected industry publications and associations.

Media Coverage

Our media relations team works with national, regional and industry-specific media outlets to identify opportunities for you to share your efforts and best practices. We’ll help you develop a plan that’s unique to you and meets your professional and organizational goals.

 

Tim Wolfe

CNA

"We have established an excellent working relationship with SAS and it was wonderful to see our joint efforts recognized in the form of a Celent Model Insurer award. Not only have we realized benefits such as a financial return on investment and the ability to identify increasingly sophisticated types of fraud, but the implementation of such groundbreaking technology and its impact on our business inspires confidence and gratitude among our customers, who are as eager as we are to root out the fraud because it significantly impacts their bottom line. They really appreciate that we have this award-winning program in place on their behalf and ours."

Tim Wolfe
Assistant Vice President
Special Investigations Unit

Analysts

SAS actively solicits feedback from industry analysts with the purpose of validating our technology, corporate direction and to provide us with a crucial third-party perspective. The analyst firms want to hear from customers like you, to fully understand the value that SAS software provides to organizations. As a reference customer, you can provide feedback to industry analysts through surveys or interviews – helping shape research and establish market trends.

 

Mike Occhipinti

Horizon BCBS of New Jersey

“Taking part in a broad range of SAS reference activities allows me to network with my peers and colleagues in the health insurance industry. And that’s important to me – especially when I can share best practices with other plans. I’ve done speaking engagements, panels, press and analyst interviews; we did a success story and we’ve taken networking calls. These activities give us tremendous exposure within our organization. And sharing our story with our peers always broadens our reputation as an industry leader.”

Mike Occhipinti
Director of Informatics

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