Member Type 
Go To Market 
Solutions 
BlackBerry Alliance Elite Members are technology and brand leaders that ensure BlackBerry adoption and foster innovation and channel opportunities.
Program Eligibility Requirements
Program eligibility requirements are based on meeting the Program Enrollment and Program Membership Requirements outlined below.
As an Elite Member, the following Program Enrollment requirements must be met:
• Accepting the RIM Master Alliance Agreement
• Completing a profile on your organization
• Paying the annual member fee for the Select Tier
The Program Membership requirements for the Elite Tier include:
• Earning 100 Member Points within the membership year. Points can be earned by completing various activities. See the Member Points section for more information.
Benefits
The benefits available to BlackBerry Alliance Elite Members include all those available to BlackBerry Alliance Select Members as well as the following added benefits that will give you priority access to various benefits that will ensure you are top of mind with BlackBerry customers and various RIM channels:
Technical
• Priority access to pre-release BlackBerry smartphones. You’ll be the first to receive the lastest and greatest BlackBerry smartphones. More details on this program can be found here
Marketing
• Highest priority access to marketing on various online BlackBerry resources and co-operative marketing activities with RIM
• Highest priority placement in the BlackBerry Solutions Catalog
• Opportunity to work with a dedicated RIM Marketing Manager to help you execute various BlackBerry campaigns
Find out more about this great marketing benefits
Sales
• Ability to work with your assigned Business Development Manager to develop a joint business plan
• Sales support from RIM on customer engagements
• Highest priority placement in the Mobile Solutions Center, a RIM Internal portal for application demos and trials to various RIM channels
Additional information on these sales benefits can be found here
Program 
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