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Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Zeroes In On Partner Empowerment

By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor  Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), a group which helps partners of Oracle better develop, sell and fulfill the company’s solutions, welcomed more than 5,000 executives, customers and partners from around the world this week to Oracle OpenWorld 2013. As part of the week-long event, which took place Sept. 22 to 26, 2013, […]

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OpenText And ExactTarget Partner To Release Joint Solution

OpenText, an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) provider, announced last week that it has joined forces with ExactTarget, an SaaS marketing services company, to develop and sell a unified solution. The new offering, which combines the ExactTarget digital marketing platform and OpenText Digital Asset Management, was created to help enterprises find and deliver engaging and personalized […]

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How To Optimize Your Video Marketing For Lead Generation

By Michael Litt, CEO, Vidyard Modern marketers creating content already know the importance of using video to influence B2B purchasing decisions; now it’s a matter of using video to its full potential and understanding how it connects to lead generation and nurturing efforts.   With 80% of Demand Gen survey respondents citing that they prefer […]

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3 Things Channel Marketers Can Learn From Startups

By Scott Yates, CEO and Co-Founder, BlogMutt.com Startups, by nature, can’t play by quite the same rules as large corporations or even traditional small businesses. They have a different set of circumstances, advantages and disadvantages, so they have to invent their own rules.  While larger companies can’t operate exactly like a startup, all types and […]

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Addressing The Channel Marketing Challenge

By Dana Harder, Senior Editor In an environment that is increasingly competitive, many vendors are facing the same challenge: securing and maintaining mindshare among partners that are representing tens, or even hundreds, of other vendors. Regardless of a vendor’s channel strategy, organizations can garner long-term engagement and loyalty by empowering VARs to sell and market […]

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AccessData Drives Growth With Innovative Approaches To Partner Communication And Engagement

For many IT vendors and solution providers, cultivating a network of reliable partners that drive growth and sales is a struggle. Moreover, as the IT space becomes more complex and competitive, organizations are facing the ongoing task of winning and maintaining mindshare among resellers, vendors and SIs — which is central to overall success. AccessData […]

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Visage Sees Extensive Channel Growth, Focuses On Thought Leadership

As smartphones and tablets become more commonplace for multitasking, on-the-go employees, enterprises across sizes and verticals are gravitating toward Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2017, half of employers will require employees to supply their own devices for work purposes, with 38% of organizations expected to stop providing devices […]

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How To Get Real Value Out Of Video

Time-starved, multitasking B2B marketers are seeking more interactive and compelling content to drive brand awareness, encourage conversations and, as a result, generate more leads and sales. Buyers’ attention spans are continuing to shrink and their schedules are becoming more hectic. As a result, marketers need to implement strategies that provide quick-hitting information that resonates with […]

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B2B Content2Conversion Takeaway: Think Like A Publisher

By Jonathan Lee, Assistant Editor The content team of tomorrow will look a lot like the publishing team of today. That was one of the key messages from the Power Panel, titled: Crafting a Killer B2B Content Strategy, which took place at the B2B Content2Conversion conference hosted by Demand Gen Report. During the panel discussion, Joe Pulizzi, Founder of Content Marketing […]

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