An underlying predicament for the majority of vendors and manufacturers today is the 80/20 rule: 20% of a typical partner base generates 80% of total indirect channel revenue. Furthermore, findings from Channel Enablers have reaffirmed that while approximately half of partners produce about 20% of revenue, the rest of an average organization’s partner base doesn’t […]
Because today’s B2B buyers are taking more time to research and educate themselves before engaging with a sales representative, lead nurturing is becoming a bigger priority for organizations with complex sales cycles. Highlighting the need for nurturing among channel marketers, recent research from MarketingSherpa found 79% of all marketing leads never convert into sales. “The […]
Monetate, a testing, targeting and personalization platform for online marketers, has added Brooks Bell, an optimization firm for enterprise-level clients, to its Certified Partner program. The Monetate Certified Partner Program was designed to help educate partners across all tiers of the variety of features and capabilities in the Monetate platform. “Brooks Bell is one of […]
Mobile has been a hot topic within customer-facing verticals such as retail, restaurant and hospitality for more than two years now. Mobile point of sale (mPOS) in particular has generated tremendous buzz within these markets, as technology and service providers strive to keep pace with new consumer trends and develop optimal solutions for end-users. In […]
Vendors and OEMs are feeling the pressure to optimize content marketing strategies and stand apart from competitors in a crowded marketplace. While developing memorable and compelling thought leadership via white papers, E-books, webinars, and even infographics and blogs, is a daunting task in itself, distributing content to partners efficiently is a whole other struggle for […]
At this year’s RetailNOW conference, developed by the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA), the growth of consumer-grade devices, SaaS business models and mobile payment will come to the forefront, offering technology providers, resellers and end-users in retail and hospitality the education to thrive and survive. The event will take place July 29, 2012, to Aug. […]