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Salesforce Incorporates Data.com Into New Sales Performance Tool

Salesforce.com introduced Salesforce Sales Performance Accelerator, a tool that combines the company’s Sales Cloud with targeted lead and customer data from Data.com. The new application also includes coaching and feedback tools available in Work.com. B2B firms such as DocuSign, an electronic signature technology vendor, and Enterasys, a provider of network infrastructure and security solutions, are […]

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Mobile Cloud Market To Be Worth $1 Trillion By 2017

Due to advancements in mobile browsers in the past five years, the mobile cloud is becoming a lucrative market for both vendors and partners. In fact, the overall mobile cloud market is expected to reach $1 trillion dollars by 2017, according to a new joint research report from Heavy Reading and BSG Advisory. The Mobile […]

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Searchmetrics Launches Partner Program

Searchmetrics, a search and social analytics software developer, has made new updates to its partner program to provide organizations with more detailed marketing support, training resources and networking opportunities. The Searchmetrics Partner Network divides members into three categories: service, premium and elite partners. Through the new program, partners will receive greater marketing support with co-branded […]

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SiriusDecisions Aligns New Demand Waterfall To The Channel

Visibility into partner behaviors and garnering insight into lead performance are common challenges channel-centric organizations face. During the 2013 SiriusDecisions Summit, Laz Gonzalez, Service Director of Channel Management Strategies, and Matthew Papertsian, Research Director at SiriusDecisions, discussed how organizations can apply the rearchitected Demand Waterfall to the channel. The annual event took place May 8-10 […]

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Marketo Announces Agency Program

In response to the increasing demand for third-party digital marketing services, Marketo launched the Marketo Agency Program. With 50 partners already participating in the program, the Marketo Agency Program is an automated platform that tracks leads in various forms from social, lead interaction and sales-ready status, according to company officials. Clients also gain access to Marketo’s Marketing […]

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FieldOne Exec Shares Best Practices In Partner Onboarding

An increasing number of organizations are striving to include added services and benefits to their hardware and software offerings. However, in addition to developing a consistent revenue model for all channel players, it is imperative that partners are equipped and empowered to sell all products and services to get maximum value from new opportunities.  In […]

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Channel Thought Leaders Share Predictions For 2013

The channel universe is evolving at a rapid pace. In an effort to hone in on key trends and expectations for 2013, we decided to ask some key executives from leading agencies, consultancies, and even solution provider companies to share their insights on channel sales and marketing trends. Each executive has a breadth of experience working […]

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Channel Marketer Report Reveals Top 12 Articles Of 2012

With its first official year coming to a close, Channel Marketer Report (CMR) has covered a variety of topics that impact vendors/OEMs, VARs, distributors, ISVs and system integrators every day. Honing in on sales and marketing best practices, the top 12 articles of 2012 discuss everything from MDF and incentives, to social media, PRM and […]

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Partner Enablement Comes Into Focus

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 […]

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Lenskold Group/Pedowitz Group Study Reveals Benefits Of Integrated Marketing Automation

Organizations that integrate their marketing automation with CRM systems can reap a number of benefits, including an improvement lead generation strategies, campaign ROI and overall sales results. A recent study from Lenskold Group and The Pedowitz Group, reaffirmed that companies using integrated marketing automation are more likely to outgrow their competitors. Furthermore, 66% of respondents […]

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