Channel Programs
Microsoft Launches Surface Pro 3 Without Channel Strategy Change
Larry Walsh, Channelnomics Microsoft Corp. has started a new war — the secret weapon is a sleek hybrid computer that supersedes the value of existing tablets and legacy laptops — and it’s choosing to open this new front without its reseller army. Today, Microsoft took the wraps off Surface Pro 3, a larger, lighter and […]
Swipely Now Managing $2 Billion In Merchant Sales
Swipely, a cloud-based analytics and marketing platform for restaurant, hospitality and retail brands, has experienced significant growth over the past year. The company is now managing more than $2 billion in annual sales via its platform, a 100% increase over the past six months. With its latest Summer ’14 product release, Swipely is providing a variety of […]
Are Channel Incentive Programs Leaving Sales On The Table?
Most vendors are falling short in their partner engagement strategies, leading to lost sales opportunities, according to research from parago, a rewards-based incentives company that designs, implements and manages programs for the channel. Specifically, lead generation and deal registration strategies are not as successful as they should be, according to respondents, because they are still […]
Progress Software Introduces New Partner Empowerment Tools
Progress Software has been committed to delivering market-leading technology innovations that empower their partners and customers to dramatically improve the development, deployment, integration and management of their business applications. With more than 2,000 partners, Progress Software’s Partner+ Program is dedicated to helping its partners turn ideas into business realities through thought leadership and technical empowerment […]
Why Your Partner Marketing Is Broken And What To Do About It
By Jared Shusterman, CEO and Managing Partner, SproutLoud In late April at the Channel Focus Conference in Phoenix, I was reminded of an article I wrote a year ago about inefficient channel marketing programs…at risk of sounding like a broken record, I have to talk about this again, and in more depth. It’s worth repeating […]
Balihoo Forms Partnership With Local Spectrum
Local Spectrum, the location-based marketing unit of global media agency network Starcom MediaVest Group, has established a partnership with Balihoo to extend location marketing automation solutions to its customers. The partnership combines Local Spectrum’s knowledge of local digital and directory marketing with Balihoo’s technology to allow national brands to extend location and relevant campaigns through […]
360pi Launches New Partner Program With Tech Leaders
Pricing and product intelligence company 360pi has launched a new partner program designed to help existing partners — including Crossmark, IBM, Predictix and Rise Interactive — leverage the company’s pricing intelligence offering within their existing solutions. Program participants will have access to a detailed framework, empowering them to help retail customers create winning pricing strategies, […]
3 Steps To Successful Voice Of Partner Programs
Channel partners are central to the success of high-tech vendors, helping to generate more than a trillion dollars in annual sales. To help maximize partner relationships, and ensure partners remain loyal, vendors are implementing voice of partner (VoP) programs, which help companies collect detailed data and feedback from channel partners. However, a new study from […]
Is Your Partner Portal Not Living Up To The Hype?
Partner portals and PRM systems are top investments for many vendors; but they simply are not delivering optimal results. While these solutions were designed to help vendors amplify partner engagement and overall sales and marketing productivity, they are not being used effectively enough to make the investment worthwhile.
DataGravity Partner Discusses The Data Debacle
Enterprises today are facing more unstructured data than they’re equipped to handle. Unlike structured data, which is typically collected, managed and viewed in a database with predefined columns and rows, unstructured data is data that “does not have an organized format,” noted Russell Ford, President and Chief Operating Officer of Qumulus Solutions, a managed service […]
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