Transforming channel marketing programs to address prevailing challenges and seize new business opportunities will be addressed by the profession’s most influential thought-leaders at the B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) in Scottsdale, AZ, February 24-26, 2020. In presentations, panel discussions and workshops, attendees will hear how channel professionals will strive to exceed expectations and hurdle obstacles by optimizing […]
At the SiriusDecisions Summit earlier this year, the Citrix Partner Kickstart initiative was selected as a Channel Marketing Program of the Year. Citrix, a digital workspace platform supplier, launched the comprehensive program in 2018 to help partners generate demand and accelerate opportunities by providing them with marketing and enablement resources and training and support for […]
Impact, a partnership automation technology provider, is offering a new solution enabling organizations to identify effective influencers, mobile app partners, content creators, premium publishers, and more. The solution allows users to browse and query by key characteristics like channel, geography, and audience demographics to ultimately choose best-fit partners that align with business and campaign goals. […]
The role of non-transacting partners – especially influencers – is expanding greatly, according to Jay McBain, Forrester’s principal analyst of channel, partnerships and alliances. In a Forrester study published earlier this year, McBain is advising channel leaders to re-examine the mix of their partner population and take steps to amend it with a good mix […]
Zadara, an enterprise storage-as-a-service company, has launched a full-featured program to expand business opportunities for channel partners by enabling them to offer simplified enterprise storage-as-a-service. “The Zadara Service Program was created with this in mind,” said Roland Serna, vice president of channel sales and alliances, “that channel partners are trying to pivot their businesses to […]
Onfido, an identity verification solution provider, has implemented an international partner program. The company will provide the tools, technical guidance and support required to integrate Onfido’s identity verification service into existing fraud prevention, UX and compliance tool kits, enabling enterprises to offer a more comprehensive digital identity management, KYC/AML and/or fraud solution. “Empowering the channel […]
Nutanix, an enterprise cloud computing provider, has appointed Christian Alvarez as Vice President, Americas Channel, where he will lead Nutanix’s Americas Channel team. Alvarez’s experience includes more than 26 years of leading high-performance teams in executive sales and channel management roles at leading telecommunications and technology companies. In his previous role as Worldwide Head of […]
A more selective approach to recruiting and engaging channel partners was a key message shared by presenters during ChannelWeek, an online event hosted before the Labor Day holiday by Channel Marketer Report and its sister publication, Demand Gen Report. To more effectively address increasingly demanding B2B buyers, especially those in business units, vendors should be […]
Impartner, a partner relationship management (PRM) solution provider, has acquired the referral management software vendor Amplifinity. The acquisition enables Impartner to expand its channel technology offering with a solution that automates and formalizes referral processes for lead generation at scale. In addition, Impartner will also offer Amplifinity’s incentive management technology and integrations to a suite […]
An innovative incentive strategy is helping drive participation in a new channel program at Check Point Software Technologies. The program, called Check PointS, rewards solution providers with learning opportunities for completing activities that strengthen their relationships with customers. During a recent earnings call, Check Point CFO Tal Payne said that more than 70% of the […]