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 […]
Channel marketing will be well-represented at the B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) as the conference moves to a new venue, the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, February 25 – 27. The channel marketing track, which was added to the conference last year, has been expanded to include eight sessions and a workshop. Laz Gonzalez, chief strategy officer, Zift Solutions, returns to […]
ZINFI Technologies, Inc., a provider of unified channel management (UCM), through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) and partner relationship management (PRM) solutions, has expanded its partner relationship management platform with an expanded community module with state-of-the-art collaboration capabilities. The advanced community capabilities enable dynamic collaboration among users across all core application areas, including business planning, contract management, lead […]
Allbound, a partner relationship management (PRM) platform provider, has received a significant investment in Series A funding led by Canal Partners with other investors including KLH Venture Partners, Tallwave Capital, Arizona Founders Fund, and Stout Street Capital. In total, $3.61 million has been raised to advance product development within the Series A round, resulting in a total […]
Forrester Research has published an infographic offering a fairly comprehensive view of the companies providing channel software today. The 106 companies, ranging from large enterprise software vendors to start-up providers of point-solutions, are grouped into six major categories supporting: Partner relationship management (PRM) Through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) Channel incentives and program Channel data management (CDM) […]
Ingram Micro has launched a new digital marketing program. Designed to enable channel partners to establish a meaningful digital presence for their brands, Ingram Micro Partner Connect simplifies the complexities of digital marketing with personalized, premium digital marketing content delivered as-a-service. Launched in beta earlier this year with members of Ingram Micro’s Trust X Alliance community, the […]
Earlier this summer, SYSPRO, a global provider of industry-built ERP software, launched its new channel partner program – PartnerUp — in the United States. The program represents the company’s commitment to working closely with a network of partners who share the same vision for simplifying success and providing an environment conducive to partners growth and profitability. The […]
Forrester has put a spotlight on partner relationship management (PRM), a not-so-new but somewhat low-profile channel supporting solution category. In its recent report – The Forrester Wave: Partner Relationship Management, Q4 2018 — the research firm noted that companies have invested in PRM since the early 2000s. But “as CRM started to grow significantly in […]
The B2B Marketing Exchange will feature an expanded agenda of channel marketing sessions. As the conference moves to a new venue, the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, February 25 – 27, the channel track has been expanded to include as many as eight sessions and workshops. “We fully expected that our channel sessions would be well received […]
Impartner is offering enhanced data-assisted decision-making capabilities with the Fall ’18 release of its partner relationship management (PRM) technology. It’s upgrade solution will now mirror transactional data into a data lake optimized for analytics. As the technology learns, the company said, it will provide predictive, prescriptive data-backed recommendations to channel manager to help them continually […]