Email fatigue is growing more common for partners as most are now working with many vendors at any given time and end up feeling bombarded by associated, incoming communications. As incoming emails pile up, yours may be completely overlooked. How do you float to the top of their inbox? In this e-book, Channel Maven Consulting shares five […]
Considering there are more than one billion monthly active users on Facebook, and over 300 million monthly active users on Twitter, there’s a good chance VARs will find their next customer there. Using these tools to get their name out, spread their content, and draw more people to their sites has become an everyday practice […]
EveryoneSocial is an employee enablement and social selling software designed to help employees become brand ambassadors for their companies. Features/Functions EveryoneSocial provides tools to help roll out a successful employee advocacy or social selling program, including: The ability to push content to employees; Simple, powerful social sharing tools; Web, mobile and email tools to keep employees […]
Chances are your partners are requesting more short-form assets from your marketing team. According to insights shared in the 2017 Content Preferences Survey Report from CMR’s sister publication, Demand Gen Report, a growing number of B2B buyers are doing their product shopping homework by skimming what might be considered the CliffsNotes of marketing materials. Complaining […]
An Interview With Jon Whitlock, Kaspersky Lab North America The evolving channels that buyers use to research purchase decisions have left many marketers struggling to keep up. Social media, in particular, has grown into more than just an outlet for outbound initiatives, but an effective demand generation tool vendors and channel partners can use to […]
Social networks such as Twitter and LinkedIn have become key hubs for B2B buyers to consume content and seek out relevant information. Vendors and their partners, as a result, are striving to leverage these channels to connect with them — and each other. According to the Demand Gen Report 2015 B2B Buyer’s Survey Report, executives […]
The Problem: When operating in a channel-orientated business, it is important that vendors involve their partners and resellers in marketing activities. They are an incredibly valuable resource for reaching a wider audience and increasing brand awareness, but having control over branding and information being shared is paramount. Sadly, with 80% of resellers* stating that time […]
The Problem: Social media is more important than ever for all companies, regardless of their size or industry. However, with the rapidly changing platforms and audiences, confusion is common and daily workflow is interrupted. Marketers, social media managers and digital teams need to become active digital thinkers, and work collaboratively in the social media space. […]
The Problem: Nearly three quarters (72.6%) of salespeople using social selling as part of their sales process outperform their sales peers and exceed quota 23% more often, according to Aberdeen Group research. However, it may be challenging for marketers to identify valuable connections and prospects, and develop meaningful relationships with them. This is especially true […]
By Patricia Hume, Trapit This is the last in a three part blog series about how an effective content marketing strategy coupled with the delivery of the right content mix can improve channel mind-share, loyalty, and, of course, revenue creation. Let’s dig deeper into social selling for the channel, and how and which technology can […]