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Is Two-Tier Distribution Right For Your Channel?
By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor One of the main goals for any vendor or manufacturer is to ensure products are available in an area where target customers are able to buy them. This is where distributors become helpful in extending the brand — and products — to both current and prospective customers. However, many manufacturers […]
Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Zeroes In On Partner Empowerment
By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), a group which helps partners of Oracle better develop, sell and fulfill the company’s solutions, welcomed more than 5,000 executives, customers and partners from around the world this week to Oracle OpenWorld 2013. As part of the week-long event, which took place Sept. 22 to 26, 2013, […]
Channel Players Seek Automation, Customization In Local Marketing Efforts
Marketing consistency and brand compliance are central to successful channel marketing programs. To create a uniform view of products and services, and better target end users across geographic markets, vendors and partners must take a unified approach to content marketing. However, research from Gleanster confirms that the channel marketing gap has never been wider. According […]
Is It Time To Re-Think MDF?
The process of offering marketing development funds, or MDF, has been a tried and true tactic for vendors that rely on resellers and partners to extend brand awareness and sales on a global scale. However, several industry sources have acknowledged that with the changing marketing landscape, there has been a decline in overall adoption of […]
Dell Unveils New Software Competencies
In early 2013, Kathleen Schneider, Executive Director of Global Channel Marketing and Programs for Dell, discussed the meaning of “Better Together,” a mantra implemented by the company at its annual partner conference. On the heels of a series of acquisitions, Schneider shared that Dell would be focusing on becoming an all-in-one solution provider, and empowering […]
Creating And Sustaining Valuable Partnerships
Business partnerships are not easy but enterprises that invest in strategic, mutually beneficial alliances can achieve greater objectives than they would normally be capable of individually, according to a webinar titled: Better Together: The True Value of Marketing Partnerships. The event, hosted by BrightTALK, offered marketers a variety of tips regarding how organizations can identify […]
RetailNOW 2013 Uncovers New Business Opportunities For Vendors And Solution Providers
Thousands of retail technology vendors, solution providers, system integrators and retailers are expected to converge during the annual RetailNOW Conference to network and learn about emerging industry trends. The event, which is hosted by the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA), will be held Aug. 4 -7, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Touted […]
AccessData Drives Growth With Innovative Approaches To Partner Communication And Engagement
For many IT vendors and solution providers, cultivating a network of reliable partners that drive growth and sales is a struggle. Moreover, as the IT space becomes more complex and competitive, organizations are facing the ongoing task of winning and maintaining mindshare among resellers, vendors and SIs — which is central to overall success. AccessData […]
Vendors Address Channel Conflict With New Rules Of Engagement
Channel conflict is a common issue for vendors, value-added resellers and system integrators alike. In fact, approximately two-thirds of channel firms had reported losing between one and nine deals due to channel conflict during 2012, according to research from CompTIA. The Channel Conflict & Deal Registration Study, which collected insights from 400 IT solution providers, […]
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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