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September, 2013 Fiber Premises Products | Superior Essex Communica<ons LP | CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright Superior Essex Communica<ons LP | CONFIDENTIAL “Differen<a<ng in a Commodi<zed Market: Improving Your Story With Channel Partners and End Customers” Lindsay Allen, Vice President of Marke<ng

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Learn how Superior Essex revamped its sales messaging to more effectively tell its story in the crowded and commoditized communications wire and cable manufacturing market. By arming its sales team with effective messaging, Superior Essex created double digit sales growth while the industry was experiencing a decline.

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September,  2013   Fiber  Premises  Products    |    Superior  Essex  Communica<ons  LP    |    CONFIDENTIAL  ©  Copyright  Superior  Essex  Communica<ons  LP    |    CONFIDENTIAL  

“Differen<a<ng  in  a  Commodi<zed  Market:  Improving  Your  Story  With  Channel  Partners  and  End  Customers”  

Lindsay  Allen,  Vice  President  of  Marke<ng  

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September,  2013   Fiber  Premises  Products    |    Superior  Essex  Communica<ons  LP    |    CONFIDENTIAL  

Typical  Sales  Support  Tools  

300 Page Master Product Catalog

30 Page Category Product Catalog

60 page Product Offering Overview Features, Advantages, Benefits

“If only our distributors knew us and our products better, then they’d stock them and we’d sell more!”

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The  Target  Profile  

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X growth for in-building wireless market from 2011 to 2016 % minimum estimated profit by customer defections (can be 85%!) % higher cost through distribution – zero perceived value

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SPSX You

Customer

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Growth Profit Relevance

SPSX You

Customer

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Growth Profit Relevance

SPSX You

!+1 +1 <2

Customer

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Growth Profit Relevance

SPSX You

!

+1 +1 <2

Customer

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Growth Profit Relevance

•  Biz Planning Breadth System Sales

SPSX You

!+1 +1 <2

Customer

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Growth Profit Relevance

•  Biz Planning Breadth System Sales

•  Inventory Mgmt

Quality Dedicated Team

SPSX You !

+1 +1 <2

Customer

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Growth Profit Relevance

•  Biz Planning Breadth System Sales

•  Inventory Mgmt

Quality Dedicated Team

•  Dist Commitment & Model Aligned Programs Registrations

SPSX You !

+1 +1 <2

Customer

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September,  2013   Fiber  Premises  Products    |    Superior  Essex  Communica<ons  LP    |    CONFIDENTIAL  

Growth Profit Relevance

•  Biz Planning Breadth System Sales

•  Inventory Mgmt

Quality Dedicated Team

•  Dist Commitment & Model Aligned Programs Registrations

SPSX You !

Customer

+1 +1 <2

>2

alue = You + SPSX

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New  Target  Profile  19  

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New  Set  of  Tools  That  Get  Used  

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September,  2013   Fiber  Premises  Products    |    Superior  Essex  Communica<ons  LP    |    CONFIDENTIAL  

•  Tech Support •  Prod Installs •  Warranty

•  Cert. Installs •  Performance •  Security

•  Mod. Design •  Breadth Prod •  Innovation

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Energy Efficiency Flexibility Reliability Project Support

nCompass Lifetime Warranty

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•  Passive Air Flow •  Aisle Containment •  Innovative Design

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Did  you  know…  

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Users of internet through PC’s will shrink 15M users over next 4 years; while mobile internet user will increase by 91M

20 year campus warranty covers OSP cables, FAS, DAS cables and connectors and FTTP enclosures

303 Million smart connected devices shipped in Q4 ’12 – most in history in a given quarter – 27% growth YoY

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New  Customer  Focused  Brochure  

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nCompass  Print  Media  

Bicsi  News  Magazine  –  APR/MAY  –  JUN/JUL  –  AUG/SEP  

31  May  20,  2013    |    Monthly  Marke<ng  Mee<ng  

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The  Results  

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The  Results  

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+$79.5M (24.5% / year) Revenues +3.6% Market Share

+$14.9M (106% / year) Revenues +3.6% Market Share

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Thank-you