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ON24 Unveils Webinar Engagement Score, Integration Service

The Problem: The webinar has been spotlighted as tried and true marketing channel to effectively engage prospects and partners. But with buyers today becoming more savvy and analytical during the buying journey, there are several factors businesses need to consider while planning, promoting and following up after presentations.  The Solution: ON24, a provider of webinar and […]

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Simplifying Local Marketing For Brands [Infographic]

Nearly half (48%) of distributed marketers cite “lack of marketing expertise” as a top challenge, while 56% point to “maintaining brand consistency” as a channel-wide issue. Regardless of their industry, national brands struggle to streamline and automate marketing, so partners can put a more tailored, personalized spin on their content and campaigns.  This infographic, courtesy of […]

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360pi Launches New Partner Program With Tech Leaders

Pricing and product intelligence company 360pi has launched a new partner program designed to help existing partners — including Crossmark, IBM, Predictix and Rise Interactive — leverage the company’s pricing intelligence offering within their existing solutions. Program participants will have access to a detailed framework, empowering them to help retail customers create winning pricing strategies, […]

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Accucode Ventures Into Managed Services With InDemand Technologies

Accucode, a reseller of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC), mobile, wireless, POS and other technology solutions, has launched an LLC called InDemand Technologies. Headquartered in Austin, Tex., InDemand Technologies will equip VARs, OEMs, ISVs and distributors with a portfolio of managed services they can offer to their customers. “We’ve seen seminal changes in the […]

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Modernizing Program Measurement

By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor Technological innovation has helped the channel landscape evolve to become a more automated, data-driven ecosystem. Although channel organizations invest extensively in their programs, many channel marketers still struggle with measuring the ROI of their to and through partner marketing initiatives. In a recent CCI webinar, titled: The Rise Of Modern […]

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Are You Optimizing Social Media For Your Channel?

 The social media space is constantly changing. Although sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter have been recognized as valuable outlets for businesses to connect with partners and prospects, many marketers, especially in the channel, are struggling to share the right content, at the right time, with the right people. In an effort to outline […]

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Secrets Of A Killer Blog Post: References [Infographic]

Creating quality content requires more than a few stats. After all, with so much content available with a tap of a finger or click of a mouse, it takes much more to stand out.  This infographic, courtesy of WhoIsHostingThis.com, outlines a series of sources marketers can refer to while creating their content. 

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Zerista Meeting Hub Helps Companies Get The Most Out Of Events

The Problem: Planning and executing events can be a daunting process. Yet partner summits and annual user conferences are an integral part of companies’ sales and marketing efforts. To ensure they — and their sponsors — get the most out of their events, companies need cohesive solutions that offer content, resources and updates to event […]

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Beyond Customer Feedback: The Keys to Knowing What Your Customer Really Wants

Kent Potts, EVP Marketing, Skura Corporation Today’s enterprise sales and marketing teams face some very unique challenges. The advancement of technology, the expectation of marketing materials to be readily available online and the expanding social ecosystem that provides insight and clues into prospective customers make the role of these departments more multi-faceted than ever before. […]

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Generating Channel Leads Through Content

By Patricia Hume, President, Trapit Over a long career, most of my time has been spent managing channel operations for some of the best — IBM, SAP, and Avaya among them — drawn by the challenge of helping the business grow through the reach of “alternatives” to direct sales; distributors, resellers, service providers and others. […]

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