Today’s time-starved executives are spending less time with content. As a result, organizations must implement quick-hitting strategies to educate partners and prospects, and effectively address buyer pain points. To address this time crunch, innovative marketers are utilizing video to educate prospects and customers, as well as optimize demand and lead generation.
The Problem: A vast majority (85%) of organizations say their customer and prospect data is incorrect, out-of-date and/or obsolete, according to research from DemandGen Report. As channel players aim to build networks of active and loyal partners, it is vital that they have access to the right contact information at all times.
Companies across verticals, especially healthcare and retail, are taking note of the improved productivity and efficiency that comes with implementing mobile devices within their organizations. One company turning to the channel to capitalize on this transformation is Motion Computing. The global provider of tablet PCs faced the challenge of standing out to new partners […]
More than 1,000 B2B professionals, including marketing and sales executives, will attend next week’s SiriusDecisions Summit, to be held May 22-24, 2012 at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. The sold out, three-day conference will highlight the latest trends and developments in demand generation, marketing automation, sales enablement and operations, and channel marketing will […]
To drive greater collaboration and uniformity among its partner network, the Data Capture/POS Business Unit of Ingram Micro Inc., yesterday welcomed more than 400 solution providers and vendor partners to its 2012 Solution Partner Invitational. The event is taking place from May 15-17, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. With a theme of “Infinite Possibilities,” the […]
The rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) business models, and the growing threat of cyber crime have led to an increased need for endpoint security, and in turn more opportunities for the channel. Since these trends are impacting both SMBs and large enterprises alike, Kaspersky Lab is planning a forceful channel expansion on an […]
SugarCRM’s annual SugarCon 2012 was ripe with company announcements and new channel developments. During the event, which took place April 23-26, 2012, in San Francisco, SugarCRM announced its new distribution agreement with IT distributor Ingram Micro.
Through a special arrangement, below is an article published by Retail TouchPoints, discussing the recent news of Toshiba TEC’s acquisition of IBM’s POS business. Toshiba TEC Corporation, a leader in POS systems and technology for retailers, has announced its planned acquisition of IBM’s Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business. The news was released on April 17, […]
The Problem: The gap between vendor content and partner marketing experience and resources has created a daunting hurdle for organizations across the channel. In fact, research from SharedVue reveals that 63% of solution providers have no internal marketing resources. VARs and resellers not only require hard-hitting content, but also the ability to receive updated marketing […]
The Problem: Manufacturers are poised with the challenge to stand out among competitors in an extremely crowded space. Especially within industries including consumer electronics, POS hardware and others technology markets, new models are seemingly released on a daily basis. The powers of the Internet also have provided end-users/consumers with countless resources to compare prices and […]