Benefits of accreditation under the ICAEW accredited software product scheme

Unquestionably, the suppliers and their software products accredited under this scheme enjoy a distinctive edge in a highly competitive market place. As an accredited software provider, you can benefit from an extensive marketing support package including:

Use of the ICAEW logo on product packaging and promotional materials.
Access to membership database of up to 20,000 records per year. If the names are rented, the market value is £4,000; therefore the cost of accreditation over the three years is virtually covered by the value of the data you can use alone.
A description of your accredited software with a downloadable product evaluation report on the ICAEW website here with a link through to your website. This area of the website is also open to the general public.
Discounted advertising space in a number of ICAEW and related publications.
Promotion of the IT Accredited Product Scheme and of newly accredited products in Accountancy Magazine and Chartac News (the ICAEW's IT Faculty Newsletter).
A presence in ICAEW's quarterly accreditation scheme email to members who are interested in or have purchasing responsibility for IT related products.
Promotion of accredited software on the ICAEW stand at the Softworld Accounting & Finance Show twice a year. Companies can also promote their accredited products with their own literature, demo CDs / DVDs, promotional gifts, etc. if they so wish.
Companies with an accredited product are offered sponsorship deals with the ICAEW.
Support for the scheme from the ICAEW IT Faculty with over 8,500 members. Accredited products will be highlighted on the IT Faculty Computer Software and Services Directory website, and are programmed to appear at the top of lists generated by category searches on the site.
The ICAEW can supply a list of contact details for the regional managers, so you can look at smaller regional events.
Speakers can be provided, where relevant and depending on availability.

For more information on the marketing opportunities which accompany accreditation, please use this link to the ICAEW website: http://www.icaew.com/en/members/business-services/icaew-accredited-software/accreditation-information-for-software-companies

And for further information about the software accreditation scheme, please click here for the scheme, or contact us via contact details.

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