Red Hat, an open-source solutions company, is providing its distributors and resellers with a digital platform to deliver daily-updated data on renewal performance and exclusive Red Hat sales insights. A component Red Hat’s Partner Renewals Engagement Program (PREP), the Renewals Intelligence platform features a suite of interactive dashboards that allows channel partners to gain a […]
Check Point Software Technologies has significantly upgraded an app that was launched to encourage partner reps to perform activities that are proven to drive growth and profitability. The Check Point Engage app has been enhanced to enable market-tested practices drive demand and customer value, report on the them, and be able to reward sales reps […]
Crossbeam, a provider of a collaborative data platform that enables vendors and their partners to determine overlapping accounts, has announced a $12.5 million Series A round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from existing investors Uncork Capital and Slack Fund. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Crossbeam was launched to address a problem that […]
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 […]
WorkSpan, an ecosystem cloud platform provider, in collaboration with Microsoft is enabling Microsoft Dynamics 365 customers to take better advantage of the growing ecosystem of partners engaged in build-with, market-with, and sell-with motions to accelerate innovation and bring joint solutions to their customers. With the integration of the WorkSpan platform, Microsoft Dynamics customers can orchestrate […]
Forrester Research has published an infographic offering a fairly comprehensive view of the companies providing channel software today. The 106 companies, ranging from large enterprise software vendors to start-up providers of point-solutions, are grouped into six major categories supporting: Partner relationship management (PRM) Through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) Channel incentives and program Channel data management (CDM) […]
Enterprise channel management solution provider Zift Solutions has added a partner configurable connector to Datto’s Autotask Professional Services Automation (PSA) system. The new connector drives partner engagement and channel sales by enabling seamless data transfer for through-channel marketing automation (TCMA). Datto empowers small and medium-sized businesses with enterprise-level technology. Zift’s new connector to Datto’s Autotask […]
Thoughtonomy, a leading intelligent automation platform provider, has launched a new partner portal to support its enhanced channel program. The portal, which is built on the Channeltivity partner relationship management software platform, is a key component of the company’s shift toward a 100% indirect sales model. In February, Thoughtonomy announced that, as part of its […]
There’s no denying that the subscription economy has been turning business on its head. According to Gartner, more that 80% of software providers will have shifted to subscription-based business models by the end of the decade. If channel sales organizations are worried that the transition to SaaS products and services will leave them behind, Jen […]
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 […]