With more than 75% of commercial transactions flowing through indirect channels, few companies have the option to not focus more attention on optimizing their partner sales and marketing programs. But as channel experts stressed in the eight sessions included in the Channel Marketing agenda of last month’s B2B Marketing Exchange in Scottsdale, planning, implementing and […]
Channel marketing expert Heather K. Margolis, founder and CEO of Channel Maven Consulting, has launched a new company, Spark Your Channel, to offer a marketing automation platform enables channel partners’ sales and marketing teams to quickly and easily personalize and share vendor-provided multimedia content, such as webinars, podcasts and especially video. Research from CMR’s sister publication Demand Gen […]
HubSpot, the inbound marketing, sales and service provider, has relaunched its Agency Partner Program as the Solutions Partner Program. Originally created as an agency reseller initiative, the program evolved and grown into a full ecosystem of service providers and app developers that help customers succeed with and extend the capabilities of HubSpot. According to research […]
A robust agenda of important channel management and marketing topics has been slated for the upcoming B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) in Scottsdale, AZ, February 24-26, 2020. In presentations, panel discussions and workshops, the channel’s most influential thought-leaders and practitioners will explore the strategies and tactics that will boost partner program performance through the next decade. The […]
Channel partners and dealers in the manufacturing industry are spending substantially less on marketing than a cross-industry average, according to data collected by BrandMuscle, a provider of integrated local and channel marketing solutions. The shortfall in spending was partially attributed to a lack of confidence among channel partners and dealers that brands are properly committed […]
WekaIO has launched a global partner program for high-performance, scalable file storage for data- intensive applications. The WekaIO Innovation Network (WIN) equips partners with modern storage architecture solutions, technical expertise, and an enhanced value proposition that includes acceleration of data to technical computing GPU resources for breakthrough performance. WIN is the outcome of a strategy […]
Pivot3, a provider of intelligent infrastructure solutions, has enhanced its global partner program to maximize partner success and provide predictable profitability while bringing Pivot3 solutions to market. Aimed at deepening the company’s relationships with a compact networks of partners, the program’s enhancements include greater access to joint marketing funds and qualified leads, expanded training options […]
Cohesity, a data management solution provider, has enhanced its channel partner program to meet the growing opportunities for partners globally. The program focuses on simplicity and transparency, with streamlined processes for incentives and market development fund (MDF) management, generous bonuses for bringing in new customers, as well as the ability to clearly differentiate partner capabilities. “Our enhanced […]
Heather K. Margolis, founder and CEO of Channel Maven, is a renowned member of the channel marketing vanguard. At companies including EMC, EqualLogic and Dell, she spearheaded initiatives that resulted in smarter channel programs. For more than a decade, Channel Maven has been a go-to provider of strategic channel marketing communications to channel and Partner […]
Recognizing that B2B buyers give more credence to comments from colleagues and peers, user reviews and third-party/analyst reports, marketers are striving to make sure that these go-to sources are more proactively making recommendations about their products and services. Rather than wait for a prospect to ask advice about a business issue or recommendation on a […]