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Cloud Girls Seeks Nominations for Sixth Annual ‘Women to Watch’ Awards

Cloud Girls, a next-gen tech think tank, is seeking nominations for its sixth annual Cloud Girls Rising: Women to Watch Awards. The Cloud Girls Rising Awards will be given to women in sales, marketing or engineering roles at a channel partner organization — agent, VAR, MSP or services provider — who have demonstrated innovation, solution-orientation […]

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To Ensure MDF Remainders Aren’t Left On Table, Encourage/Enable Compact Digital Projects

The fact that the channel-focused digital publication CRN continues to ask in its annual partner program survey what percentage of MDF/co-op goes unspent on a quarterly basis is a good indication that many partners continue to leave money on the table. A spot check of responses to the 2020 Partner Program Guide revealed that a […]

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E2open Goes Public Via SPAC

E2open, a provider of supply chain and channel management software, and CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I, a special purpose acquisition company, have completed their business combination. The common stock of the combined company is traded under the symbol “ETWO” on the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Farlekas, who has served as CEO of the Company since […]

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Survey: Automated Channel Data Management Can Boost Revenue Processes, But Challenges Persist

More than two-thirds of senior leaders responsible for revenue management and channel strategy believe that solution based incentive management, automated channel data management (CDM), and automated MDF management would be very valuable when optimizing channel revenue processes. Unfortunately, automating channel revenue processes across systems remain a significant challenge due to a reliance on manual tools […]

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Cyberpion Enables Partners To Advise Clients Of Vulnerabilities, Recommend Remedies

Cyberpion, a cybersecurity firm specializing in discovering and protecting online ecosystems, is offering partners a strategy of identifying and presenting vulnerabilities of clients and potential customers. Leveraging the company’s platform, partners can easily and proactively identify vulnerabilities in customers’ hyperconnected IT infrastructures before they are exploited by attackers. In addition, the platform enables partner to […]

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Channel Experts To Explore Expanding Partner Ecosystems, Marketplaces During B2B Marketing Exchange

Channel professionals will be offered expert advice on how to push the envelope of their partner programs to succeed in expanding ecosystems during the B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) digital experience. The online event, scheduled for February 22-24, is standing in for the in-person conference, hosted annually by Channel Marketer Report’s (CMR) sister publication Demand Gen Report (DGR). The […]

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Demand Gen Pros Need To Focus More Attention On B2B Marketplaces

As more B2B buyers’ journeys are including side-trips through digital marketplaces, demand gen professionals should be taking steps to engage customers and prospects in them. “Organizations will need to quickly figure out what will influence conversions and purchases in this emerging space,” stressed a recent ForresterNow article, Marketers: Make Sure B2B Marketplaces Are On Your […]

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To Boost ROI In PRM/TCMA Technology, Fill The ‘Care-And-Feeding Gap’

By Tracy Diziere, President & CEO,  TDZ Creative Partners By now, the value and necessity of Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and Through-Channel Marketing Automation (TCMA) systems is well established. Forrester sized the PRM market at $400 million in 2019 and expects it to grow to nearly $890 million by 2025. And in 2018, it predicted that TCMA […]

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Partner Empathy Boosts Engagement With Komprise Recruitment And Certification Program

Komprise, a leader in analytics-driven data management as a service, achieved record growth in 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic. Contributing to the company’s growth was the onboarding of more than 50 new channel partners, and the technical training and certification of hundreds of partner employees through its expanded Komprise Konnect partner program. The […]

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To Optimize Channel Programs, Prioritize Partner Recruitment

By Alan Feldman, Director of Business Development, and Michael Auer, Growth Marketing Director, Winn Technology Group With the ever-changing landscape of sales for products or services, the need to optimize and grow your channel ecosystem continues to be more critical.  From many years of working in this arena in the technology sector, and seeing some […]

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