It didn’t take a pandemic to compel Dell Technologies to transition its channel marketing program to a digital model. At least a year before Covid-19 rendered popular partner marketing motions – especially in-person events – virtually impossible to implement, Dell had begun to expand its menu of partner-focused digital demand gen practices. Without a doubt, […]
Channeltivity has joined HubSpot’s App Partner Program with a certified integration for its flagship Channeltivity Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solution. HubSpot, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform, works with App Partners like Channeltivity to help grow its business through extending the product value of its apps, and distributing quality apps through the HubSpsot App Marketplace. Channeltivity’s SaaS […]
Zift Solutions, a provider of partner relationship management (PRM) software, has announced an addition to its ZiftONE platform. The new Success Plans capability, a supplier and channel-partner business planning tool, enables vendors to collaborate with business partners to develop comprehensive business plans and set goals to create successful go-to-market strategies. With ZiftONE’s Success Plans, suppliers and […]
360insights, an incentive management company, has acquired the partner program consulting agency, Channel Maven, and Spark Your Channel, a demand generation technology provider. The purchase of these two successful firms, both founded by channel marketing authority, Heather K. Margolis, will bolster 360insights’ data-driven capabilities in the areas of channel engagement & marketing, as well as […]
Effective partner relationship management (PRM) — always a challenge for even the most skilled channel leaders — is becoming increasingly critical to the success of well-established firms and start-up companies especially. Seismic shifts in the typical B2B buyer’s journey are demanding deeper and more timely data-informed evaluations of every vendor’s partner ecosystem. Crafting and implementing […]
Fielo, a Salesforce-native provider of incentive automation for channel incentive, employee incentive, and customer loyalty programs, has acquired Gage Marketing Group, a channel management software provider. While Fielo has long been a leader in the Salesforce-native market, Gage’s incentive, distributed marketing, and eLearning solutions will enable Fielo to expand its market to serve customers with […]
A recent survey of B2B buyers has confirmed that more of them will be purchasing goods and services from cloud providers in digital marketplaces. In its 2021 State of Cloud Marketplaces Report, Tackle, which offers solution providers a platform to remove friction in the B2B software buying and selling process, reported that 61% of buyers said […]
For most channel marketers, family and friends don’t really have a good idea of what they do for a living. And even at companies that rely on partners to generate a significant share of their revenue, colleagues on corporate marketing and demand gen teams often fail to appreciate the important role that channel marketers play. […]
SmartBug Media, a marketing agency, has promoted Jen Spencer to its newly created role of president. Spencer will oversee all operations, executing on SmartBug’s growth and market expansion strategy, reporting to the company’s CEO, Ryan Malone. In her first full year as SmartBug’s VP of sales and marketing in 2018, Spencer implemented a sales and marketing program […]
By Brian Crockett, Head of Marketing, Vanson Technology Services Determining whether a channel incentive program is successful can be a challenge for many program managers, but it is critical for a healthy program – and for securing ongoing organizational funding and support! It can be helpful to look at channel incentive program success metrics across four […]