OneAffiniti, a provider of through-channel marketing solutions for global IT partners and brands, announced the launch of its insights hub with an account profiling dashboard, an addition to the company’s through-channel marketing (TCM) platform. OneAffiniti uses the platform to provide unique and tailored always-on marketing campaigns for partners that includes email marketing, social media content driving traffic […]
By Chanan Greenberg, SVP and GM, High Tech, Model N “The future of channel partner programs and ecosystems will be anchored in automation, flexibility, scalability, and self-service. The effective use of technology tools is no longer optional. Ecosystems don’t run on spreadsheets,” observed Forrester analyst Chris Cleary during a recent Model N webcast. And he’s […]
Broadvoice, a provider of hosted voice, unified communications (UC) and SIP Trunking services for businesses, announced the appointment of technology channel marketing veteran Lauri Martinez as Vice President of Channel Marketing. Martinez brings more than 20 years of B2B marketing experience to Broadvoice, where she will work to ensure that Broadvoice’s partner program aligns with […]
Gorilla Corporation, a global partner marketing technologies and services provider, has acquired MarketingXpress, a software company that specializes in building channel marketing platforms. With the acquisition, Gorilla will enhance its current offerings with MarketingXpress’ through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) platform — Partner Pulse — to serve its customer base with a broader ecosystem and more advanced […]
CloudBolt Software, an enterprise cloud management solution provider, has rolled out its new Rainmaker channel partner program. Created to better enable channel partners to market and sell its hybrid, multi-cloud solutions, the new program taps into joint marketing initiatives, market development funds, sales performance incentive funds and other incentives for partners to grow pipeline and […]
The disappointing level of partner participation in many channel marketing initiatives may simply be the result of vendors inviting way too many partners to the party. Indiscriminate syndication of even the most well-crafted campaign is likely to win the support of only a segment of a vendor’s partner ecosystem, channel experts say. Promotions may not […]
By Daniel Graff-Radford, CEO, Allbound There are any number of ways that the benefits of participating in a channel marketing program can be effectively communicated to your partner ecosystem. But few members of your team can have as much impact on partner engagement in through-channel marketing programs as your channel or partner account managers. In […]
Bizzabo, a provider of a single platform for in-person, hybrid, and virtual events, has launched a new channel program to enable a variety of partners to offer its proprietary event technology and industry expertise to prospects and clients. The company is targeting a range of partner organizations including companies that work with marketing and event […]
EPOS, an audio technology company, has launched a new channel program that is tiered by revenue and engagement level to ensure optimal support of the individual partner’s key competencies, as well as its needs and growth potential. The EPOS AMPLIFY program is enabled with a portal that is a go-to destination for necessary resources. In […]
While many channel professionals still need to up their game on partner program basics, the ongoing evolution of the B2B buyer’s journey and growing client demand for holistic, needs-based solutions are requiring companies to rethink their go-to-market motions. That was the combined take-away from the channel agenda at last month’s B2B Marketing Exchange that stressed […]