Impartner announced the latest release of its partner relationship management (PMR) software. The enhanced solution segments a vendor’s partners automatically and intelligently by attributes such as tier, region or type of partner. The solution’s new asset management system enables vendors to precisely schedule the delivery of segmentation-specific content to appropriate partners. The segmentation engine, Impartner […]
Episode 12: Theresa Caragol, Achieve Unite In a recent article, Theresa Caragol, founder and CEO of Achieve Unite, wrote: “To survive the rapidly changing pace of business technology consumers, technology providers must understand and operate in concert with five major forces.” In this episode of ChannelChat, Caragol describes the five forces she’s identified, the impact […]
Implementing a channel incentive promotion to light a fire under your partners is a tried and sometime-true proposition. This e-book from Through-Channel, a channel management platform company, takes a detailed look at some of the leading misperceptions about strategies and activities that can make or break an incentive program. Some key take-aways from the e-book […]
Problem: Successfully executing channel marketing initiatives can be a challenge for organizations, large or small. Not only are you relying on partners to actively market your products and generate demand, but do so in a way that represents your brand accurately. The simple truth is that most can’t, due to limited time, skills and resources. […]
The days of channel executives cobbling together a stack of off-the-shelf and home-grown solutions to just barely support their staff and partners seem to be coming to an end. With indirect sales team accounting for the lion’s share of B2B revenue, vendor demand for high-performing, purpose-built channel solutions is being met by a growing number […]
James F. DeSocio, who was most recently, the chief revenue officer at Relayware, has been named president and chief executive officer of Intellinetics. He has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Intellinetics, a Columbus, OH, software company, offers a platform that supports document-centric processes for embedded work teams in businesses of any […]
The B2B Marketing Exchange a premier event for marketers managing the complex sales cycles and group buying realities common today, is expanding its 2018 agenda to include sessions and workshops on channel marketing. “Considering that as much as 65% to 75% of all B2B revenue is generated through indirect sales teams, it’s critical that all […]
Seismic, a leading enterprise-grade marketing and sales enablement solution, announced enhancements to its partner program, Partner Edge. The enhancements will serve to both bolster go-to-market opportunities for Seismic partners as well as provide more specialized benefits and engagement models for different partner categories. Seismic is announcing three new categories of partnerships, available immediately, each with […]
Partner relationship management creates a frictionless, contemporary partner experience that ensures the best partners want to work with you, optimizes your mutual performance and accelerates indirect revenue. This interactive infographic, published by Impartner, highlights 10 keys elements of the partner journey. For example, it offers information on how modern PRM technology: Accelerates partner on-boarding and […]
Despite the development of user-friendly partner relationship management solutions, channel marketing management technology, and increasingly intuitive portals intended to make it easier for partners to work with the vendors they represent, brands are finding it necessary to offer even more personal touches. Concierge programs, which can range from answering simple questions about accessing those partner […]