PartnerPath, a leading provider of channel design and execution services, announced that Carol Giles Neslund has joined as a Principal of the firm. Neslund brings deep experience in sales strategy, route-to-market planning and leadership development that will help PartnerPath clients capitalize on channel growth opportunities. Neslund’s executive and channel leadership roles with technology companies (Avaya, Seagate […]
By Cameron Avery, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Zift Solutions We all know the famous line from the film Field of Dreams: “If you build it, they will come.” While that magic may work with the ghosts of baseball, it doesn’t hold up with channel partner marketing portals. Far too many channel organizations discover this […]
By Norma Watenpaugh, founding principal and CEO, Phoenix Consulting Group If you are like most channel management organizations, you are continually pressed to do more with less. Although two-third of IT products and services are sold through channels, my guess is that you don’t have two thirds of the sales and marketing budget to enable […]
WinGreen Marketing Systems, Inc., a provider of content marketing, lead generation, and account based marketing services for B2B technology companies, has launched an channel advisory service practice. Services include channel strategy, program and organization development, go-to-market support, partner recruiting and planning, and comprehensive channel marketing support that leverages WinGreen’s full-service marketing functions. The channel advisory […]
Channel innovator Jay McBain has joined Forrester as Principal Analyst – Global Channels. The co-founder and former CEO of ChannelEyes, McBain’s career has spanned more than two decades, including executive sales, marketing, channel and strategy roles at IBM, Lenovo and Autotask. He currently serves as the chairman emeritus of the CompTIA Vendor Advisory Council and […]
Averetek, Perks Worldwide (Perks WW), and Birch Worldwide have fully integrated their core products to jointly sell them to businesses looking for channel incentive, channel loyalty and channel marketing solutions. The integrated Campaign Marketplace, a sales and marketing demand generation solution, allows partners to see their available MDF/co-op balance, browse marketplace services like telemarketing, social […]
Zift Solutions, a leading provider of channel marketing and management solutions, has launched a fully integrated software platform that automates the spectrum of activities required for sales, marketing, and operational processes. Zift Channel as a Service (CHaaS) integrates all of the multiple and traditionally disparate applications modern channel organizations require. As a result, suppliers can […]
At Channel Marketer Report (CMR), our goal is to constantly keep tabs on the latest marketing and sales best practices for vendors and their partners. For the third year, CMR is unveiling its Guide To Agencies & Consultancies, which is designed to provide channel players with a high-level look at organizations that can help them […]
Agencies and consultancies are in the trenches of the channel, helping vendors and partners maximize sales and marketing results. Before launching our annual Guide To Channel Agencies And Consultancies, Channel Marketer Report asked participants to answer the following: What questions are prospects and customers asking you most frequently? What is the No. 1 challenge you’re […]