Companies such as Symantec rely extensively on their partners to not only generate brand awareness, but also acquire a base of loyal and highly engaged customers. To build a strong customer base, however, partners must have the marketing savvy to drive engagement, conduct meaningful conversations and drive conversions. But according to internal research conducted by […]
By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor In today’s marketplace, channel managers have to adapt to shrinking budgets and aggressive revenue goals by ensuring their companies are receiving maximum ROI from their partner programs. But many vendors in the channel still are not sure whether or not they are effectively measuring the worth of their partners. In […]
GigeNET, a full service hosting and DDoS protection solutions provider, has announced the launch of a new referral channel program. With the new initiative, GigeNET will reward partners with a commission for each customer referral, while delivering service to referred customers without any participation required from the referral partner. There are no prerequisites that need to […]
By Hayley Marnes, Global Head of Channel, Volume Within Volume, our philosophy for effective partner engagement is rooted in four key pillars: Gain, Train, Empower and Retain. Gain the partner, instill the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the business, empower them to transform this knowledge into real value for their business and drive revenue […]
Ingram Micro, a wholesale technology distributor, has announced that its VentureTech Network (VTN) community is outpacing market growth in areas including IT infrastructure, networking and security. This ongoing growth and increased revenue will allow Ingram Micro to expand into the UK. In 2013, the VTN community has grown four-times more than the IT industry’s overall […]
ForeScout Technologies, a network security solutions provider, has unveiled the new ControlFabric Technology Partner Program, which aims to urge developers, system integrators and customers to integrate CounterACT with other security and management systems. The new program allows ForeScout to better collaborate with hardware and software vendors, and in turn, find ways ForeScout CounterACT can help […]
ViaWest, a colocation services provider, have announced major enhancements to its Channel Partner Program, which offers agents, system integrators, Value Added Resellers (VARs) and brokers a flexible business model in which to leverage ViaWest’s IT infrastructure solutions. The announcement comes in response to channel partners’ heightened desire to add colocation services to their assortment of […]
By Mary Abdian, CEO, Macabe Associates Like many channel partners, Macabe Associates has limited marketing resources. We have always had a hard time staying in front of our customers and getting them to contact us when they have questions or interest in Sage software applications. While we tried multiple tactics to attract prospects and drive customers […]