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ChannelChat: Addressing The Evolving Partner Ecosystem
Episode 10: Maria Chien, SiriusDecisions Digital transformation, cloud adoption, and the shift to recurring revenue models are compelling more companies to examine how they should adjust their channel programs. Maria Chien, service director, channel marketing strategies, at SiriusDecisions, sat down with CMR editorial director Andrew Gaffney at the SiriusDecisions Summit to review why companies need […]
Blackhawk Engagement Solutions’ Platform Aims To Reduce Program Complexity
The Problem: Because channel marketers work with multiple partners concurrently, resellers can often feel inundated with information. On the opposite side of the partnership, most channel managers are struggling with how to obtain mindshare from their indirect sales network of resellers, distributors and channel partners.
Developing Video Campaigns: Best Practices to Boost ROI
By Khalid El Khatib, Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) Even 15 years ago, combining video and marketing meant commercials. Doing them can be expensive, elaborate, and remarkably inefficient. As video moved far beyond the TV screen, it gave marketers new options to engage clients, employees, and others. This is especially important for B2B marketing, where traditional […]
Q&A With MetTel Channel Exec: Expand Partner Capabilities With Ongoing Support
Channel sales today requires a “consultative approach,” and vendors must supply their partners with the support they need to provide answers to their customers’ challenges, according to Eric Harvey, the recently appointed Senior Director of Strategic Channels at telecommunications services and solutions provider MetTel.
2016 State Of Channel Marketing
This is the year when technology and digital channels are going to enhance the way vendors communicate with their partners — and vice versa. According to our panel of channel marketing thought leaders, the digital landscape will impact how vendors are segmenting leads for partners and ensure that messaging to buyers is relevant and contextual. […]
Yes, There Really Are Ways Of Evaluating Channel Incentive ROI
By Dan Hawtof, Blackhawk Engagement Solutions Channel marketers offer a constant variety of incentive programs to motivate behaviors across the board, from headquarter principals and sales reps to sales engineers, distributors and anyone else they can reach. They do it with SPIFs, deal registration programs, seed-unit discounts and more, all designed to reward for specific […]
Kaspersky Lab Leverages Social To Boost Vendor/Partner Collaboration
An Interview With Jon Whitlock, Kaspersky Lab North America The evolving channels that buyers use to research purchase decisions have left many marketers struggling to keep up. Social media, in particular, has grown into more than just an outlet for outbound initiatives, but an effective demand generation tool vendors and channel partners can use to […]
Exabeam Taps Channel Feedback To Guide Program Design
Some brands have a hybrid business model — selling directly to their customers as well as through a network of partners and resellers. Others, however, sell exclusively through the channel. According to Ted Plumis, VP of Channel, Business and Corporate Development at Exabeam, a channel-only approach has a number of benefits. For one, selling exclusively through the […]
Best-In-Class Marketers Harness Social To Boost Channel Engagement, Relationships
Social networks such as Twitter and LinkedIn have become key hubs for B2B buyers to consume content and seek out relevant information. Vendors and their partners, as a result, are striving to leverage these channels to connect with them — and each other. According to the Demand Gen Report 2015 B2B Buyer’s Survey Report, executives […]
eMetrics Summit Boston: Data-Driven Marketers Are Becoming ‘Indispensable’
By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor Editor’s note: As part of a special arrangement, this feature is being published on Channel Marketer Report. The article initially appeared on MarketingID. Big Data and marketing analytics are becoming must-have currency for marketing success, and businesses across a wide variety of industries and verticals are looking to individuals who […]
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