HP is in the midst of a five-year transition process for its business — especially within the channel. Over the past year, the company has focused on three core pillars to increase partner engagement and success: Simplicity, profitability and predictability. Now venturing into its third year of its five-year plan, HP has transformed its PartnerOne […]
The Problem: According to a recent SiriusDecisions Research Brief, marketing ROI is more important than ever before. Why? Because marketing’s exposure has grown significantly, especially in the channel. Expect to hear: “We will not fund what we cannot measure.” In 2014, more than ever before, channel marketers need to demonstrate a clear return on investment. […]
The Problem: Vendors and partners rely on conferences, summits and other events to build relationships, collect feedback and, of course, generate opportunities and leads. However, it is sometimes a challenge for executives to follow-up with new connections in a timely, efficient manner, while delivering the information needed to further the relationship. The Solution: The Pathable event experience […]
By Jared Shusterman, Managing Partner and CEO, SproutLoud Triggered marketing — the practice of basing a marketing communication’s content, timing, and delivery medium on measureable events relevant to the consumer — has been around for some time. Despite that, “less than 20% of marketing organizations today,” are doing it correctly, according to Adam Sarner, […]
By Michael Litt, CEO, Vidyard Modern marketers creating content already know the importance of using video to influence B2B purchasing decisions; now it’s a matter of using video to its full potential and understanding how it connects to lead generation and nurturing efforts. With 80% of Demand Gen survey respondents citing that they prefer […]
The Problem: Traditionally, leads generated at events have been unqualified and lack context. As a result, vendors and partners struggle to understand which prospects are ready to have detailed sales conversations, and which are simply looking for more content and information. The Solution: The atEvent Check-In app solves these problems by allowing event staff to include event […]
The Problem: After producing video content, marketers typically share it through social channels, and look to YouTube views as a vague indicator of success or failure. But without any real insight into your video’s performance this is not a sustainable, data-driven marketing strategy. How do you know your video is working to attract qualified leads […]
In early 2013, Kathleen Schneider, Executive Director of Global Channel Marketing and Programs for Dell, discussed the meaning of “Better Together,” a mantra implemented by the company at its annual partner conference. On the heels of a series of acquisitions, Schneider shared that Dell would be focusing on becoming an all-in-one solution provider, and empowering […]
HootSuite has expanded its App Directory to include SugarCRM, the CRM tool designed to help organizations increase efficiency and control of the sales and customer service pipeline. This new integration comes on the heels of SugarCRM receiving $40 million in private equity funding from Goldman Sachs. The SugarCRM app joins a series of other enterprise solutions such […]
Marketing Advocate, a Through-Partner Marketing Automation (TPMA) software provider, announced an extended partnership with NetProspex to use Workbench, a cloud-based data management platform that assesses database health for B2B channel marketing campaigns. The partnership is designed to enable marketing teams to make smarter decisions by analyzing, enhancing and growing their prospect databases. It also looks […]