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ChannelChat: To Win Marketing Support from Harried Partners, Pulse Secure Prioritizes Fewer Campaigns

To compel partners to participate more in channel marketing programs, asking them to do less might be the right way to go. That’s just part of the successful strategy behind the CRN-rated Five-Star Partner Program offered by Pulse Secure, a leading provider of secure access solutions. During a recent conversation with CMR, Pulse Secure’s chief […]

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TeamViewer Demonstrates Commitment to Channel with New Partner Program, Portal

TeamViewer, a global software provider for IoT, connectivity, monitoring, support and team collaboration, transformed its global channel partner program earlier this year. Among the significant investments the company made to attract and retain a core team of customer-centric partners was the launch of a new partner portal. Modern, easy-to-use portals that enable partners to register […]

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ZINFI Channel Marketing Automation Helps Barco Partner AuDeo Win IT Client Interest; Business Too

Problem:  At AuDeo, a Barco, Inc. partner specializing in meeting room technology, getting the attention of IT decision makers was becoming increasingly difficult. Product-specific messaging was attracting less interest from potential customers. So AuDeo, a UK-based company, determined that it needed to develop email marketing campaigns highlighting customer stories that focused on solving IT problems […]

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Long-Tail Partners: Why Channel Executives Are Learning to Love Them Just the Way They Are

Barely a month into 2018, Jay McBain, Forresters’ Principal Analyst, Global Channels, predicted that vendors would rethink their long-tail partner strategies this year and become more comfortable with the casual but generally profitable relationships they have with them. Rather than try to encourage less-engaged partners to rise up in their ranking or take the more […]

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LogicBay Launches ChannelStack: Integrates Best-of-Breed Technologies into Its PRM Solution

LogicBay Corporation, a company that helps clients build, scale and optimize their sales channels, announced the release of its ChannelStack technology solution. Built on the solid foundation of LogicBay’s Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solution, ChannelStack is designed to help companies achieve revenue growth by providing solutions needed in the sales channel such as partner onboarding, lead flow […]

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Perks WW Launches Module to Simplify Co-Op, MDF Management for Complex Sales Channels

Perks WW Channel, a premier provider of channel incentive solutions, has launched a new market development funds (MDF) module that is designed to simplify Co-Op or MDF program management for complex sales channels with varying go-to-market models. The new  Enterprise Engagement Engine (E3) MDF application is designed to help marketers create, tailor, and manage programs quickly […]

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SiriusDecisions Adds Channel Sales and Marketing Track to 2018 Summit

SiriusDecisions has added a dedicated channel sales and channel marketing track to the agenda of its 2018 Summit. In addition to a variety of channel focused sessions, the 2018 Summit will feature a channel networking breakfast where attendees and SiriusDecisions channel team members can network. The session cover a variety of topics including modernizing channel […]

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B2B Decision Makers Want More Content That Addresses Their Needs, Less Info on Product/Solution Features

B2B buyers are becoming a little more self-centered about the content they want to consider. According to Demand Gen Report’s 2018 Content Preferences Survey, almost nine out of ten decision makers agreed that marketers should prioritize messages about the value they bring to their customers’ business, rather than details about their products. The annual survey […]

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Channel Technology Veteran Steven Kellam Joins 360insights

Steven Kellam has joined 360insights, a channel incentives company, as VP of Global Alliances. Kellam was the former president of CCI, the channel incentives management firm that was acquired by Zyme last year. Kellam will be responsible for establishing strategic relationships to drive revenue and expand the reach of 360insight’s Channel Success Platform. “Steven Kellam is […]

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ChannelChat: Influitive’s Mark Organ Sees Rise of Partner Communities on Advocacy Platforms

When Mark Organ, CEO and founder of Influitive, launched an advocacy platform that enabled companies to put their customers at the heart of their marketing programs, promoting it to businesses that relied heavily on indirect sales teams was a not a priority. But since the company was launched in 2010, a growing number of channel-focused […]

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