Successful content marketing requires a combination of art and science. Like peanut butter and jelly, or spaghetti and meatballs, art and science must coexist for organizations to get the most out of their investments. After all, you can have the most aesthetically pleasing, creative piece, but it won’t get anywhere unless you analyze how many […]
The Problem: Companies often struggle with creating and sharing enough content to sustain a successful content marketing strategy to and through their partner networks. Some channel enablement solutions focus on distributing vendor content to partner sites, while others are simply tools that give partners the ability to run their own marketing programs. The Solution: […]
Events take time, excessive planning and lots of money to promote and execute. Because events are such large investments, it’s imperative that organizations take the right measures to plan and promote their events effectively. This infographic, courtesy of Formstack, outlines the characteristics of a successful event.
Most vendors are falling short in their partner engagement strategies, leading to lost sales opportunities, according to research from parago, a rewards-based incentives company that designs, implements and manages programs for the channel. Specifically, lead generation and deal registration strategies are not as successful as they should be, according to respondents, because they are still […]
Ifeelgoods, a personalized rewards solution provider for marketers, announced that it has partnered with VivaKi, a digital advertising company and subsidiary of Publicis Groupe. The partnership will allow Publicis Groupe agencies to leverage the Ifeelgoods platform and provide personalized digital rewards to consumers. With customer rewards and incentives growing generic in the eyes of today’s […]
Companies such as Symantec rely extensively on their partners to not only generate brand awareness, but also acquire a base of loyal and highly engaged customers. To build a strong customer base, however, partners must have the marketing savvy to drive engagement, conduct meaningful conversations and drive conversions. But according to internal research conducted by […]
By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor New marketing trends and mediums are emerging at what seems like a daily basis. Social and mobile, however, are becoming key channels to help businesses improve relationships with partners, customers and prospects, as well as extend the life of their content marketing resources. Yet overall, many marketers still are struggling […]
BloomReach, a Big Data marketing applications provider, has created a new partner program that will offer complementary BloomReach applications that can be implemented without interfering with the partner’s current setup. The partner program is split into two separate groups. BloomReach Ready is a certification given to partners that are fully integrated with BloomReach mobile, organic […]
For resellers, a common challenge is establishing thought leadership and overall branding representative of the individual company, while still staying true to vendor partners and their sales and marketing goals. En Pointe Technologies is a hardware and software reseller, and added service provider. With 20 years in the IT industry, the company offers full pre-sales […]
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 […]