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Second City Taps SAVO To Expand RealBiz Shorts Sales Content Library

SAVO is collaborating with Second City Communications, the business solutions division of improvisational theater company The Second City. With the partnership, Second City will expand its RealBiz Shorts Sales content library to include sales enablement. “Sales — like most business — is an act of improve,” said Steve Johnston, President of Second City Communications. “We’ve […]

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Hootsuite Unveils Global Agency Partner Program

Hootsuite has launched the Global Agency Partner Program, which is designed to provide education and resources to agency account teams regarding the latest social media trends and strategies. Announced at the company’s Connect via Hootsuite event in New York City, the program will provide members with training workshops, networking opportunities with industry leaders and support […]

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Avaya Spotlights ScanSource Catalyst For Education Services

ScanSource Catalyst, a sales unit of ScanSource, Inc., has received two awards from Avaya due to its focus on creating valuable educational services through its ScanSource Services Group. Due to positive feedback from an Avaya customer survey, ScanSource received awards for Highest Student Satisfaction and Highest Response Rate in North America. ScanSource Catalyst provides extensive […]

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NetExam Empowers Channel Partners With Comprehensive Training Tools

The Problem: The Internet has provided channel partners a new ability to advocate and sell manufacturer products, but it has also created an environment where consumers are bombarded with a constant barrage of advertising messages. To stay relevant and stand out from competitors, channel partners must be on top of evolving customer needs and at […]

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Plantronics Adds New Elements To Channel Partner Program

Plantronics, a wireless headset manufacturer, recently made new enhancements to its global channel partner program. The Connect Partner program now includes deal registration to mitigate channel conflict, as well as education modules. In addition, Platronics is offering channel partners new rewards incentives to help improve sales results. These new facets add to a variety of […]

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Dell Boosts Partner Engagement With Technical Community

Dell is making moves in the social space by creating a thriving community for its channel partners. In addition to the company’s dedicated social media page on the PartnerDirect partner portal, Dell has launched a new PartnerDirect Technical Community on its TechCenter web site. Company officials said the PartnerDirect Technical Community was designed to add […]

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To Gate Or Not To Gate Content: Using Forms To Generate Quality Leads

With more buyers turning to content such as white papers, E-books and infographics to learn more about relevant industry trends and specific solutions, it’s natural for organizations to focus more on using these assets to generate leads than to educate prospects and drive advocacy. That is why so many companies are relying more on forms […]

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10 Tips To Optimize Webinar Attendance And Engagement

Many organizations leverage webinars to better connect and engage with partners, prospects and current customers. Findings from the MarketingProfs/Content Marketing Institute study, titled: 2013 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends, indicated that 59% of organizations currently tap webinars and webcasts as part of their content strategy. “By its very nature, a training initiative, whether […]

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Tech Data Offers Suite Of Reseller Marketing Solutions And Services

Tech Data Corporation, a technology distributor and service provider, recently announced the launch of a new reseller marketing program powered by TDAgency, the company’s marketing services agency. ResellerCONNECT was developed to focus on the marketing needs of SMB resellers, while still tackling the goals of top technology vendors.

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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 […]

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