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Zift Solutions Adds Channel-Partner Planning Capability To PRM Solution

Zift Solutions, a provider of partner relationship management (PRM) software, has announced an addition to its ZiftONE platform. The new Success Plans capability, a supplier and channel-partner business planning tool, enables vendors to collaborate with business partners to develop comprehensive business plans and set goals to create successful go-to-market strategies. With ZiftONE’s Success Plans, suppliers and […]

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360insights Expands Channel Management Offering With Acquisition Of Channel Maven And Spark Your Channel

360insights, an incentive management company, has acquired the partner program consulting agency, Channel Maven, and Spark Your Channel, a demand generation technology provider. The purchase of these two successful firms, both founded by channel marketing authority, Heather K. Margolis, will bolster 360insights’ data-driven capabilities in the areas of channel engagement & marketing, as well as […]

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What’s Working In Partner Relationship Management? How Channel Teams & Partner-Friendly Management Solutions Optimize Program Engagement

Effective partner relationship management (PRM) — always a challenge for even the most skilled channel leaders — is becoming increasingly critical to the success of well-established firms and start-up companies especially. Seismic shifts in the typical B2B buyer’s journey are demanding deeper and more timely data-informed evaluations of every vendor’s partner ecosystem. Crafting and implementing […]

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Fielo, An Incentive Management Solution Provider, Acquires Channel Management Technology Vendor Gage Marketing Group

Fielo, a Salesforce-native provider of incentive automation for channel incentive, employee incentive, and customer loyalty programs, has acquired Gage Marketing Group, a channel management software provider. While Fielo has long been a leader in the Salesforce-native market, Gage’s incentive, distributed marketing, and eLearning solutions will enable Fielo to expand its market to serve customers with […]

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Survey Finds More B2B Buyers To Crowd Cloud Marketplaces Spending Pre-Committed Budget

A recent survey of B2B buyers has confirmed that more of them will be purchasing goods and services from cloud providers in digital marketplaces. In its 2021 State of Cloud Marketplaces Report, Tackle, which offers solution providers a platform to remove friction in the B2B software buying and selling process, reported that 61% of buyers said […]

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At Dialpad, Coordinated Effort Boosts Partner Marketing And Growth Content Performance

For most channel marketers, family and friends don’t really have a good idea of what they do for a living. And even at companies that rely on partners to generate a significant share of their revenue, colleagues on corporate marketing and demand gen teams often fail to appreciate the important role that channel marketers play. […]

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Jen Spencer Tapped As President At SmartBug Media

SmartBug Media, a marketing agency, has promoted Jen Spencer to its newly created role of president. Spencer will oversee all operations, executing on SmartBug’s growth and market expansion strategy, reporting to the company’s CEO, Ryan Malone. In her first full year as SmartBug’s VP of sales and marketing in 2018, Spencer implemented a sales and marketing program […]

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Are You Tracking The Health Of Your Channel Incentive Program?

By Brian Crockett, Head of Marketing, Vanson Technology Services Determining whether a channel incentive program is successful can be a challenge for many program managers, but it is critical for a healthy program – and for securing ongoing organizational funding and support! It can be helpful to look at channel incentive program success metrics across four […]

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Ntirety Assembles Inaugural Partner Advisory Council

Ntirety, a comprehensive IT security solution provider, announced the creation of its inaugural Partner Advisory Council. This council brings together top partners from the channel industry to advise on best practices and collaborate on goals and initiatives for the upcoming year. This comes to further cement Ntirety’s strategy as a company that exclusively sells through […]

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Seeing Growth In Channel, Investors Fuel Impartner With $50 Million In Funding

Impartner, a pure-play SaaS-based channel management and partner relationship management (PRM) provider, has raised $50 million in funding. Brighton Park Capital, a growth equity investment firm that specializes in partnering with growth-stage software, healthcare and tech-enabled services businesses, led the round with participation from existing investors Savant Growth, Emergence and Golub Capital. The investment, which brings […]

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