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Practical Ways To Track MDF ROI
Frustrated with the inability to identify ROI, many channel marketers don’t recognize their market development fund program as the strategic enablement tool that it is. This is a missed opportunity because you can measure a program’s positive effect on sales. This E-book addresses this pain point by providing practical tools to measure MDF program effectiveness. […]
Market Development Funds Blueprint
Any well-constructed building starts with a sound blueprint and a clear understanding of the expected outcome. In addition, there are milestones and touchpoints that confirm whether the project is on track throughout the building process. Your promotional allowance program is no different. This simple analogy may seem obvious, but many marketers have assigned to their […]
How To Deliver A Partner-Centric Partner Experience
In this very crowded business landscape, it’s increasingly difficult to differentiate and gain partner mindshare. To be competitive, suppliers must offer an experience that’s customized, targeted and engaging from the partner’s, not the supplier’s, perspective. Armed with the strategies described in this white paper, you’ll learn how to create a channel engagement program designed with […]
Prioritizing Partner Success Takes Company-Wide Commitment, Stresses Channel Impact White Paper
Ensuring the success of partner organizations is getting more attention from vendors. In December, Axcient, a provider of a comprehensive set of business availability solutions, announced its Partner Success Team, an 11-member squad dedicated to ensuring its managed service provider (MSP) partners receive the highest level of service. And in February, Channel Impact, a full-service channel […]
Improving the Channel Experience Across the Customer Life Cycle
Partners often cite the user experience as one of the most critical aspects of their relationships with vendors. If vendors offer partners complex programs, cumbersome processes, and a poorly designed partner portal, they risk leaving them frustrated and unable to contribute to mutual success. This comprehensive e-book from Vistex, a leader in go-to-market solutions, examines […]
Insider’s Guide to Trade Show and Event Management
Of the many resources that vendors and their partners can study to drive a higher ROI out of trade show or event participation, the Insider’s Guide to Trade Show and Event Management is an excellent option. Written by Lisa M. Masiello, CMO and Founder of TECHmarc Labs, a B2B marketing firm, this compact guide is […]
Partner Incentives Management: Best Practices Guide
Well planned partner incentive programs can help vendors build trust with their channel partners and increase partner engagement. With offers ranging from rebates, market developing funds (MDF), incentives for key activities, demonstration subsidies and promotion incentives, partner incentive programs can strengthen channel relationships and boost revenue for both the partner and the vendor. This booklet […]
Reinventing Channel Marketing: Chart Out a New Path to Success
The evolution of business-enabling technology has changed the way vendors engage with partners and partners with end-uses. Vendors have had to re-evaluate their approach to channel marketing and adapt new models to attain greater ROI by empowering partners to become effective marketers. This report provides a roadmap of what the channel marketing journey looks like […]
Preparing for GDPR: What Channels Need to Know to Be Ready
Every channel organization is a dynamic and complex machine that is driven by interactions with their prospects, partners, their partners’ contacts, as well as technology to enable these communications. The regulations for these interactions have become more complex with the European Union General Protection Regulation (GDPR). After reading this eBook, you will have a better […]
Points-Based Channel Rewards: What Are The Latest Best Practices?
Points-based incentive programs are one of the most effective ways to drive partner engagement and behavioral change at organizational, team, and/or individual levels. But as vendors recognize the importance of engaging customers at every stage of the sales cycle, best practice organizations are moving away from transaction-based incentives only. To make that transition successfully, it’s […]
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