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Case Study: To Win SMB Business, Xerox Overhauls Channel Partner Platform

With more than 5,000 partners helping to boost Xerox’s global annual sales to $11 billion, it’s hard to imagine that the enterprise operated anything less than a well-run channel program. But when the company determined that the small and midsize business segment represented a significant opportunity for growth – and that 75% of the overall […]

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Channeltivity Adds Channel Partner Training and Certification Function to Its PRM Solution

Channeltivity has introduced a channel partner training and certification module to its cloud-based partner relationship management (PRM) solution. The new module was designed to deliver the rich functionality of a learning management system that is tailored to the unique needs of channel programs and available directly from their full service partner management hub. By seamlessly […]

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Aprimo Advances Distributed Marketing Platform with Robust Local Digital Advertising Engine and Lead Nurture Enhancements

Aprimo, a global leader in enterprise marketing operations and through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) technology, has enhanced its Aprimo Distributed Marketing product enabling it to propel automation and scalability of localized integrated marketing campaigns. The new features advance the solution’s ability to enable channel partners to easily execute local ad campaigns and generate more sales-ready leads by aligning […]

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ChannelChat: The ESET Partner Council: Listening and Learning To Fuel Growth

Talk about not resting on your laurels! At the same time that ESET, an IT security company, announced a record 40% year-over-year increase in channel partner growth, the company also heralded the launch of its new Partner Council. The advisory group, said the company, would include 10 active partners initially who would participate in quarterly […]

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ZINFI Enhances PRM Platform with Advanced Content Management Capabilities

ZINFI Technologies, a leading supplier of unified channel management solutions, has enhanced its partner relationship management platform with advanced content management capabilities. The platform’s new capabilities include advanced content filtering options for various users. New content approval management capabilities allow greater collaboration by channel organizations and their agencies. And the platform features updated print-quality asset […]

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Latest Release of Impartner PRM Solution Automates Partner Segmentation, Targeted Content Distribution

Impartner announced the latest release of its partner relationship management (PMR) software. The enhanced solution segments a vendor’s partners automatically and intelligently by attributes such as tier, region or type of partner. The solution’s new asset management system enables vendors to precisely schedule the delivery of segmentation-specific content to appropriate partners. The segmentation engine, Impartner […]

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7 Myths of Channel Incentive Programs

Implementing a channel incentive promotion to light a fire under your partners is a tried and sometime-true proposition. This e-book from Through-Channel, a channel management platform company, takes a detailed look at some of the leading misperceptions about strategies and activities that can make or break an incentive program. Some key take-aways from the e-book […]

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TIE Kinetix All-in-One Partner Automation Platform Enables Seamless Channel Marketing

Problem:  Successfully executing channel marketing initiatives can be a challenge for organizations, large or small. Not only are you relying on partners to actively market your products and generate demand, but do so in a way that represents your brand accurately. The simple truth is that most can’t, due to limited time, skills and resources. […]

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As Purpose-Built PRM Technology Proves Value to Vendors, More Solutions Flow to Market

The days of channel executives cobbling together a stack of off-the-shelf and home-grown solutions to just barely support their staff and partners seem to be coming to an end. With indirect sales team accounting for the lion’s share of B2B revenue, vendor demand for high-performing, purpose-built channel solutions is being met by a growing number […]

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James F. DeSocio, former Relayware Exec, Named CEO of Intellinetics

James F. DeSocio, who was most recently, the chief revenue officer at Relayware, has been named president and chief executive officer of Intellinetics. He has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Intellinetics, a Columbus, OH, software company, offers a platform that supports document-centric processes for embedded work teams in businesses of any […]

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