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Channel Thought Leaders Share Predictions For 2013
The channel universe is evolving at a rapid pace. In an effort to hone in on key trends and expectations for 2013, we decided to ask some key executives from leading agencies, consultancies, and even solution provider companies to share their insights on channel sales and marketing trends. Each executive has a breadth of experience working […]
Channel Marketing Changing Direction
By Lawrence M. Walsh Here are some channel truisms about marketing: Solution providers are terrible marketers. They don’t invest in marketing. They don’t frame their value propositions beyond their technical skill sets. And they have unrealistic expectations for the returns on their marketing investments. Vendors, on the other hand, are myopic marketers. They’re most concerned […]
Elateral Helps Keep Branding Consistent Across The Channel
The Problem: More organizations are creating thought leadership content via E-books, white papers, infographics and webinars, among other mediums. With content marketing becoming a must-have for B2B organizations, vendors are striving to ensure partners have seamless access to marketing collateral at all times. However, efficient asset sharing and customization remains a leading struggle for most […]
New Research Shows Increased Focus On Local Marketing In 2013
National brands rely on affiliates to deliver hyper-local marketing messages and campaigns relevant to specific geographic areas. To ensure more successful initiatives, 91% of national brands expect to spend more or the same on local marketing in 2013 as they did in 2012, according to new research from Balihoo. Findings for the study, titled: National […]
Growing Need For Lead Nurturing Among Channel-Focused Organizations
Because today’s B2B buyers are taking more time to research and educate themselves before engaging with a sales representative, lead nurturing is becoming a bigger priority for organizations with complex sales cycles. Highlighting the need for nurturing among channel marketers, recent research from MarketingSherpa found 79% of all marketing leads never convert into sales. “The […]
Helping Partners Optimize Social Media With ‘The 3 Es’
Channel marketers are beginning to recognize that old school marketing tactics, such as cold calling and telemarketing don’t have as much power or value. Today’s buyers are seeking optimal solutions that are relevant to their unique pain points, and are taking to search engines and social networks to find the answer to their problems. In […]
The Convergence Of CRM, PRM And Marketing Automation Presents New Opportunity For Channel Sales And Marketing Alignment
B2B organizations are furthering sales and marketing success by aligning their CRM databases with marketing automation to ensure more effective lead nurturing and optimal sales results. The promise of these more efficient business processes has caused a surge in marketing automation adoption. Benchmark research from SiriusDecisions indicates that while 18% of B2B organizations utilize a […]
Asigra Enhances Partner Program To Optimize Marketing And Sales Efforts
More buyers are utilizing search engines, social media and other research strategies to learn about solutions. Due to these behaviors, manufacturers must work harder to ensure their partners have the most effective collateral and marketing resources to go to market. Asigra, a provider of enterprise cloud backup, recovery and restore software, recently unveiled multiple enhancements […]
Act-On Unveils Partner Exchange Program To Help Connect Customers With Optimal Solutions And Services
Act-On Software, a marketing automation company that focuses on large enterprises and mid-sized organizations, has announced the inception of the Act-On Partner Exchange (APEX), which was developed to connect its growing customer base to its array of business partners. The new offering will act as a resource for Act On’s 1,000-plus customers seeking new products […]
Think Twice Before Emailing To Your CRM Database
By Rich Harrison, CEO, SMTP.com SMTP.com is regularly approached by well-intentioned marketing directors with a “great idea”: Why not capitalize on the countless email addresses sitting in our CRM application via an email marketing campaign? It doesn’t matter if they are large Fortune 1000 companies or small businesses; to them, this is great idea. From […]
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