IDC Research Points To Need For Deeper Partner Analysis
To improve overall efficiency and cost management, IT companies should focus on spotlighting their best-performing partners across their database and encourage them to purchase new solutions and updated software, a new IDC study reveals. In a recent study of large IT companies for the white paper titled “The Importance of Customized Channel Marketing,“ IDC found […]
New Cross Channel Campaign In-A-Box Aims To Address New Challenges Of Partner Programs
The “campaign in-a-box” concept has been a tried and true method for channel marketers to distribute templates for data sheets, ads and mailers to and through their partners and resellers. However, the emergence of social media, mobile, virtual events and other new platforms has added new complexity to the concept. Updating the campaign in a […]
ChannelViews: Partner Value Propositions
By Erich Flynn, CEO, TreeHouse Interactive Every partner program is different, with each market having different things channel partners value. Channel managers have the job of finding out what partners value and what they don’t. What doesn’t change is unless you have a value proposition, partners will not seek you out or remain partners for […]
Channelinsight Releases Opportunity Management Tool To Track Channel Shipments
Channelinsight, a cloud-based channel sales management solution provider, has announced the release of its new Lead To Ship solution, which is designed to track channel sales shipments via Salesforce.com. “We’ve tried to solve this guessing problem that channel managers have while using traditional tools, where they don’t know how the partners performed,” Mark Geene, CEO […]
ChannelViews: Social Media Goes Mainstream for Channel Marketers
By Lindsay Taitel, Marketing Communications Program Manager, eCoast For even the largest global corporations, social media is now an essential part of brand recognition, customer relationship building, employee relations, sophisticated marketing campaigns, and buzz building. Today, social media is being used to sell enterprise IT products and services just as effectively as it is being […]
IBM Helps Partners Expand Netezza Adoption With New Sales Resources
Following its successful acquisition of Netezza, IBM is furthering the business venture with the launch of a new global initiative to increase Business Partners analytics portfolio. The IBM Netezza appliance suite includes sales, marketing and technical resources to increase partner sales of the technology into financial, healthcare, and energy and utilities industries. Netezza appliances are […]
Dell Rolls Out Demo Program For Partners
Adding to its PartnerDirect 2.0 initiative, Dell has launched a demo center to provide anytime, anywhere access to a suite of hosted demos. The hardware vendor’s current partner program separates into three tiers —Premier Partners, Preferred Partners and Registered Partners. Launched on May 9, 2011, the program was developed so Dell could efficiently reward partners […]
socialondemand Boosts Content Life, Vendor Awareness
The Problem: SiriusDecisions, among other research analysts, have determined that due to the powers of Internet search, BtoB buyers are moving through up to 70% of the buying cycle before interacting with sales teams. Social media particularly can present a promise of increased lead generation, content life and partnerships due to instant information and communication. […]
Sophos, D&H Distributing Announce Partnership To Expand Channel Reach And Awareness
Partnerships have a resounding effect on a solution’s proliferation within the channel and in turn, a company’s overall success. To expand awareness of its IT security and data protection programs to SMBs, Sophos has partnered with U.S. technology distributor D&H Distributing. “Sophos was looking to expand the sales and distribution of our SMB solutions in […]
RPE And Silvon Software Develop Web-Base Mobile Interface For Retail Operations Reporting
Retail Process Engineering (RPE) has announced a partnership with retail solution provider Silvon Software, Inc., to release a new, web-based business analysis software interface for retailers. As part of the agreement, the retail consultant firm will market Silvon’s Viewer interface for Performance Analysis by IDEAS, a client-server BI application for JDA Software Group’s Merchandise Management […]
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