Creating collateral is a top priority for B2B marketers, and the majority of them are investing in product marketing. But what channels and content formats are key to a successful product launch? While product sheets and FAQs still are ingredients in the content mix, marketers are stepping into their buyers’ shoes by creating trend-based thought leadership via email, webinars, […]
The Problem: Content is the lifeblood of the sales process, but finding and using the right content for various selling situations can be difficult. As a result, many customer engagements miss the mark. This problem is exacerbated by indirect channel sales models, where partner sales reps handle products from multiple manufacturers and are loosely connected, at best, […]
Xirrus, a Wi-Fi technology company, has launched its Xcellerate Partner Program, a network of global channels designed to help channel partners do business easier.
Mobile optimization is no longer a nice to have. Google’s latest algorithm update, in fact, now puts businesses at risk if they are not mobile-friendly. Content and overall web sites will be placed lower on search engine results if they do not comply. How did we get to this point? This infographic, courtesy of Marketo and […]
Billions of people worldwide tap into Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and even Pinterest to share photos (43%), opinions (26%), status updates (26%), links to articles (26%) and personal recommendations of things they like. This infographic, courtesy of GO-Gulf, dives deep into the behaviors and preferences of social media users.
By Glenn Taylor, Associate Editor While B2B buyers strategically browse social media discussions during their research, web search remains a top source of information. Additionally, nearly two thirds of buyers indicate that content had a significant influence on a decision. While the buying process is getting longer and buyers continued to wait to engage with […]
For resellers, a common challenge is establishing thought leadership and overall branding representative of the individual company, while still staying true to vendor partners and their sales and marketing goals. En Pointe Technologies is a hardware and software reseller, and added service provider. With 20 years in the IT industry, the company offers full pre-sales […]
More executives are working remotely and traveling to attend industry conferences and one-to-one meetings, making mobile-optimized content collateral a new imperative for vendors and their partners. In fact, mobile traffic has nearly quadrupled since January 2011 and accounted for about one in four web site visits in December 2012, according to research from Walker Sands. […]
Monetate, a testing, targeting and personalization platform for online marketers, has added Brooks Bell, an optimization firm for enterprise-level clients, to its Certified Partner program. The Monetate Certified Partner Program was designed to help educate partners across all tiers of the variety of features and capabilities in the Monetate platform. “Brooks Bell is one of […]
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 […]