The hazy view that many channel managers have into their market development fund (MDF) programs has clearly impaired the ability of companies to optimize their investments in them. Channel managers struggle to report on the ROI their MDF programs generate. Learning opportunities to support continuous improvement are missed. And because partners pass on the opportunity […]
The partner portal at Poly, a video and voice solutions company, has been very busy lately. Since the company launched its Poly Partner Program and the portal earlier this year, the website is averaging 20,000 unique user visits weekly, each of them logging on an average of nine times. Just about any partner program would […]
Tanium, a unified endpoint management and security platform provider, has launched its Tanium Partner Advantage program. First announced at the company’s inaugural Global Partner Summer at Tanium’s Converge conference in November, the new program reflects a partner-first mindset that extends to joint planning and market execution, and in-field business development and technical engagement. Tanium Partner […]
Impartner, a leading partner relationship management (PRM) and channel management platform provider has created the Channel Chief Advisory Board (CCAB), a group of top channel strategists focused on sharing best channel practices worldwide. The global group includes a ‘who’s who’ of channel thought-leaders including consultants, digital marketers, and channel services providers “Like CRM, PRM and […]
Cloud Girls, a not-for-profit female Next-Gen Tech Think Tank, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of female channel leaders in technology, announced winners of the fifth annual Cloud Girls Rising Awards. The Cloud Girl Rising Trailblazer and Rising Star awards were created to honor women […]
ZINFI Technologies, a provider of unified channel management (UCM) solutions and through-channel marketing automation and partner relationship management (PRM) technology, has launched a version of its UCM platform on Microsoft Azure. The move to Microsoft Azure allows ZINFI to address multiple enterprise requirements related to platform DevOps, performance, security, availability, disaster recovery and compliance, and […]
C-suite executives struggle to achieve effective revenue management, losing billions of dollars through revenue leakage, according to a survey by Model N, a provider of cloud revenue management solutions. Some 75% of the respondents believe they “leave money on the table” and must do better. According to Model N’s 2020 State of Revenue report, 82% […]
SaaSMAX, a channel-focused services provider, has been sharing insights into the process of more effectively and efficiently building channel ecosystems by developing robust ideal reseller personas. In a series of webcasts, the company has shared detailed instruction on the criteria to include in a partner persona and recommendations on how to find and contact appropriate […]
New Relic, a comprehensive cloud-based observability platform built to help customers create more perfect software, announced enhanced partner programs from the New Relic Partner Network (NRPN). NRPN was designed for ease of engagement and flexible business models, and built for partners to leverage the New Relic observability platform as they go to market with a […]
Q2E, provider of a cloud-based digital transformation platform, has been awarded a second U.S. Patent in the area of gamification. The patent covers expanded features, including the ability to pull data from third-party applications such as CRM, engineering, sales and operations which can then be used in accumulating and calculating points. Managers and administrators can […]