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Lead Nurturing Evolves To Include More Customized Marketing Opportunities
Lead nurturing is central to the sales and marketing equation, helping businesses stay top of mind among current and prospective customers. In fact, companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales ready leads at 33% lower cost, according to Forrester Research. However, vendors and partners both face similar challenges during the process: While […]
Channel Thought Leaders, Experts Share Predictions For 2014
In 2013, content marketing, social media and mobility all came into focus as priority investments for businesses and their channel networks. Improved channel communication, collaboration and visibility were key goals for many businesses, while still optimizing end-user engagement and sales results. Although the channel marketing universe saw extreme evolution in 2013, the next year will […]
How To Get Real Value Out Of Video
Time-starved, multitasking B2B marketers are seeking more interactive and compelling content to drive brand awareness, encourage conversations and, as a result, generate more leads and sales. Buyers’ attention spans are continuing to shrink and their schedules are becoming more hectic. As a result, marketers need to implement strategies that provide quick-hitting information that resonates with […]
Education And Enablement: The Keys To Social Media Success
The emergence and growing influence of the web in B2B buying decisions is undeniable. Executives are relying more on search engines to start the browsing and buying journey for solutions to help their companies, and are turning to sales teams later and later in the consideration process. To that end, social sites such as LinkedIn, […]
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 […]
The Keys To Creating An Optimal Partner Training Plan
A key hurdle for vendors striving to better enable partners to improve sales and marketing efforts is determining where to spend resources and which partners to target first, according to Heather K. Margolis, President of Channel Maven Consulting. “The more strategic organizations are in determining which partners to target and where to spend resources, the […]
Partner Enablement Comes Into Focus
An underlying predicament for the majority of vendors and manufacturers today is the 80/20 rule: 20% of a typical partner base generates 80% of total indirect channel revenue. Furthermore, findings from Channel Enablers have reaffirmed that while approximately half of partners produce about 20% of revenue, the rest of an average organization’s partner base doesn’t […]
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 […]
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 […]
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