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Channel ROI

Survey Data Reveals PRM Solutions Boost Channel Revenue, Reduce Partner Program Admin Cost

Companies that have implemented partner relationship management (PRM) solutions to support their channel programs are reporting attention-getting results. According to a bi-annual global customer survey by Impartner, a PRM solution provider, channel leaders report that PRM technology is driving significant indirect revenue gains and decreasing the administrative costs of their partner programs. More than three-quarters […]

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Datto Enhances Unified Datto/Autotask Partner Program

Datto, Inc. a leading provider of total data protection solutions, has completed the unification of the Datto and Autotask partner programs. The two companies merged in 2017. The company also announced a number of enhancements to the shared program. In a blog posted earlier this year, Samantha Ciaccia, partner marketing manager, reported that Datto’s Global […]

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Channel Technology Vendors Form Collective To Amplify Their Solutions’ Benefits

Three different channel technology companies have formed a partnership to help their shared customers achieve a higher return on investment in the solutions they offer. The companies that comprise the Channel Collective are Channel Mechanics, a channel automation platform provider, Vortex 6, which offers SaaS solutions that automate multi-vendor partner program compliance, and iasset.com, a […]

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6-Session Bootcamps Drill Participants on How to Accelerate Development of Successful Channel Programs

AchieveUnite, a provider of consultancy services and business programs for channel-focused companies, has launched a six-week course designed to help professionals develop and deliver a unique channel strategy that fits their business needs and drives value for their partners. The course, called the Channel Acceleration Bootcamp, has been designed to help participants understand the fundamentals […]

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Partner Enablement Must Be Top Priority, Say ChannelWeek Presenters

Enabling partners to play a bigger role in marketing their own brands, as well as those of the vendors they represent, was a common theme in the presentations made during ChannelWeek, a week-long webinar series hosted by Channel Marketer Report and its sister publication, Demand Gen Report (DGR). To ensure that established or new indirect […]

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ChannelChat: Mike Moore and Peter Thomas, authors of Marketing Multiplied, Discuss Inspiration for Their Real-World Guide Book

Channel marketers may finally have their own industry bible. Marketing Multiplied: A real-world guide to Channel Marketing for beginners, practitioners, and executives, is the very first book about the profession, say authors Mike Moore, Averetek’s VP of Strategy, and Peter Thomas, the company’s founder and CEO. The just-published book, which explores how to engage channel […]

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HP To Leverage Microsoft To Streamline Channel Sales, Replacing Salesforce

Microsoft has entered a six-year agreement with HP to deploy its Dynamics CRM solution — as well as Azure, Office 365 and other Cloud solutions — to HP’s 6,500 salespeople and 20,000 support personnel. The companies have not disclosed the value of the deal.

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Developing Video Campaigns: Best Practices to Boost ROI

By Khalid El Khatib, Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) Even 15 years ago, combining video and marketing meant commercials. Doing them can be expensive, elaborate, and remarkably inefficient. As video moved far beyond the TV screen, it gave marketers new options to engage clients, employees, and others. This is especially important for B2B marketing, where traditional […]

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Samsung Enhances Partner Program With New Services, Training

  Samsung Electronics America announced it has launched new enhancements to its Samsung Team of Empowered Partners (STEP) program, which it said are designed to help partners position themselves for success with their marketing campaigns.

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Yes, There Really Are Ways Of Evaluating Channel Incentive ROI

By Dan Hawtof, Blackhawk Engagement Solutions Channel marketers offer a constant variety of incentive programs to motivate behaviors across the board, from headquarter principals and sales reps to sales engineers, distributors and anyone else they can reach. They do it with SPIFs, deal registration programs, seed-unit discounts and more, all designed to reward for specific […]

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