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 […]
SAP has appointed Karl Fahrbach as the company’s first chief partner officer. In his role, Fahrbach will be responsible for driving next-generation partnering at the company. His responsibilities include evolving partner commercial models to intensify partner innovation, platform adoption and the sale of cloud solutions with partners across all customer segments and markets. Fahrbach has […]
Moderating a panel of channel-fluent marketing agency executives at the B2B Marketing Exchange conference in Scottsdale last month, Jay McBain, Forrester’s principal analyst – channels, partnerships and alliances, cited a single stat that clearly demonstrates the important role agencies play in channel programs. According to McBain, Forrester is predicting a 25% CAGR for channel marketing […]
Allbound, a partner relationship management platform provider, has appointment Daniel Graff-Radford as the company’s chief executive officer. Graff-Radford, who was most recently the chief strategy officer at OnSolve, is an 18-year tech company veteran with a successful track record of growing and operating both private and public companies. “We are very pleased to have Daniel join […]
The thought that an unexpected illness or accident could ruin a vacation may cross the mind of many travelers. But Seven Corners, an international travel insurance and specialty benefit management company, is piloting a new program to help its ecosystem of independent brokers – more than 4,000 strong — advise travelers that the financial risk […]
The impact that AI is having on channel programs will be clearly explained at the B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) conference in Scottsdale, AZ next week. Returning to the B2BMX podium, Laz Gonzalez, channel expert and chief strategy officer at Zift Solutions, will explore how AI, machine learning and propensity modeling can intersect with channel programs […]
Three different channel technology companies have formed a partnership to help their shared customers achieve a higher return on investment in the solutions they offer. The companies that comprise the Channel Collective are Channel Mechanics, a channel automation platform provider, Vortex 6, which offers SaaS solutions that automate multi-vendor partner program compliance, and iasset.com, a […]
By Trae Clevenger, chief strategy officer, Ansira There’s a quiet evolution taking place in channel marketing. Brands that want to boost local marketing impact have realized that they need to better equip their channel partners to meet the expectations of empowered consumers who demand seamless brand experiences, whether online or in-store. And brands are accomplishing […]
Axcient, a provider of a comprehensive set of business availability solutions, has staffed an 11-member team dedicated to ensuring its managed service provider (MSP) partners receive the highest level of service. The Axcient Partner Success Team provides onsite visits, periodic business reviews, regular check-ins and a single point of contact for partners. The team’s charter […]
360insights, a global channel incentives provider offering consumer and channel rebates, SPIFF programs, MDF & co-op ad processing and channel insights, has acquired MTC Performance, a sales incentive solutions company. MTC’s solutions focus on sales transactions, the end of the channel value chain, gathering rich data on the customers, the sellers, the products or services […]