By Zach Edling, Vice President of Account Services, Tendo Communications Channel partners are an essential revenue source for B2B brands. But as more B2B brands compete for the attention of channel partners, providing a best-in-class channel partner marketing program becomes more challenging and more critical. The most successful organizations understand how to navigate channel marketing […]
B2B executives are nearly unanimous in their expectation that indirect sales and marketing programs will drive more revenue in 2022. According to the results of the second annual “Channel/Partner Marketing Benchmark Survey” conducted by Channel Marketer Report and Demand Gen Report, fully 96% of respondents expect to increase revenue directly attributed to their partner ecosystems […]
By Jeff Chancellor, VP, Global Ecosystem Success at Sage Businesses have gone above and beyond for their customers over the past two tumultuous years. From the growing pains of scaling rapidly to conducting fully remote business operations, companies have had to be incredibly agile in order to remain effective. Part of this agility has included […]
A deep dive into the evolution of channel programs as go-to-market motions will be presented at the B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) in Scottsdale, AZ, February 28 to March 2. With the return of the premier conference for B2B marketing and sales executives to an in-person event, a line-up of leading channel professionals, analysts and experts […]
By Mike Walkey, SVP Global Channel & Alliances at Veritas Technologies Ransomware attacks are debilitating and no organization – large or small – is immune. Over the past 18 months, damages from ransomware attacks have had a direct effect on the economy and have deeply impacted the channel and its customers. And cybercriminals are only […]
You know a company is serious about building better relations with its partner ecosystem when they appoint a Director of Global Channel Engagement. For the record, Armor, a global cloud security company for managed service providers (MSPs), didn’t post a position with that exact title. But when Christine Gassman clearly demonstrated that she was the […]
With still one calendar page to turn, there’s plenty of time for news to break about another merger or acquisition or capital investment in a channel program technology provider or marketing solution vendor. But if a bow was tied on all activity now, 2021 would likely stand out as a year of outstanding investment in […]
It didn’t take a pandemic to compel Dell Technologies to transition its channel marketing program to a digital model. At least a year before Covid-19 rendered popular partner marketing motions – especially in-person events – virtually impossible to implement, Dell had begun to expand its menu of partner-focused digital demand gen practices. Without a doubt, […]
For most channel marketers, family and friends don’t really have a good idea of what they do for a living. And even at companies that rely on partners to generate a significant share of their revenue, colleagues on corporate marketing and demand gen teams often fail to appreciate the important role that channel marketers play. […]
By Brian Crockett, Head of Marketing, Vanson Technology Services Determining whether a channel incentive program is successful can be a challenge for many program managers, but it is critical for a healthy program – and for securing ongoing organizational funding and support! It can be helpful to look at channel incentive program success metrics across four […]