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Software Buyer Behavior Report Points To Channel Partner Influence On Recurring Revenue

Channel partners are likely to play a more important role in securing recurring revenue, according to report by G2, host of a tech marketplace and peer-to-peer review site. As the preference to buy from third-party marketplaces and reseller continue to climb – even among enterprise companies – the post purchase experience is critical to the […]

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Are Your Channel Program Tiering And Levels Still Relevant?

By Ellen Linkenhoker, Channel Partner Solutions Lead, ITA Group “Is tiering still relevant for my channel? Is it the strongest approach for my audience or are there better options I should be considering?” These questions are coming up regularly and are especially important to consider for channel leaders who are looking to build the best […]

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Aqua Security Strives For Simplicity With Enhanced Partner Program And Portal

Aqua Security, a pure-play cloud native security provider, is making significant investments to help partners accelerate their customers’ digital transformations and support their move into the new era of DevSecOps and cloud native applications. Over the past six months, Aqua has doubled its channel and ecosystem teams and has grown its supporting cross-functional team members. […]

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Offering Free Digital Audits, SAP Helps Partners Elevate Online Profile

When Marisol Buchanan, CEO of Premikati, a business consulting and services company, signed up for an audit of her company’s Web digital marketing presence, the results weren’t surprising. Embarrassing maybe. But not unexpected. Like many small channel partners, Premikati didn’t have many resources to boost its digital profile. And the company was not taking advantage […]

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ZINFI Updates Channel Management Platform With Affiliate Marketing Management Solutions

ZINFI Technologies, a through-channel marketing automation and partner relationship management solutions provider, has launched a set of affiliate marketing management (AMM) solutions as a part of its unified channel management platform. The newly released AMM capabilities will allow companies to promote their brands and drive referral and lead generation for their products and services via […]

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To Build Brand Awareness Through Influencers, Allow Them To Be Authentic To Earn Buyers’ Trust

A research report on the rapidly evolving brand-influencer dynamic shows the disparity and alignment of perceptions of marketers and influencers. The report, Aligning Marketers and Influencers: Shifting Perspectives on Influencer Marketing Across the Funnel, found that 75% of marketers leverage influencers for brand awareness and 73% for brand engagement. Influencers, almost 60% of them, said […]

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Zift Solutions Receives $16.5 Million Growth Funding Investment

Zift Solutions, a provider of partner relationship management (PRM) and through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) software, has announced a $16.5 million growth funding investment from AshGrove Capital. Through its ZiftONE software, Zift Solutions provides a comprehensive, modern platform that aligns channel marketing, channel sales, and channel operations. Based on nearly two decades of experience, ZiftONE’s all-in-one PRM […]

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Channel Data Snapshot — MDF Participation Remains Soft

Channel leaders continue to struggle to drive participation in their MDF programs. In a poll taken during a webinar hosted by Channel Mechanics, a channel program automation platform provider, about half of the respondents said that only 50% of their partners engage in the MDF programs they offer. Other responses, as reported in a companion […]

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Visionary Channel Program Enables Versa Networks’ Partners To Drive SASE Revenue

Eighteen months into the launch of its ACE (Accelerate, Captivate, Engage) Partner Program, Versa Networks is celebrating its win of ChannelVision Magazine’s 2022 Overall Excellence Visionary Spotlight Award in the Channel Deployments of the Year category. Launched in early 2021 to address the rapid growth in SASE, the Versa ACE Partner Program is the company’s […]

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Larry Walsh At B2BSMX: The Channel Is A Recession Insulator, An Inoculator

If indeed the economy is in a recession or slipping into one, companies would be well-advised to lean into their channel partner programs. At the B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange held in Boston earlier this month, Larry Walsh, CEO and Chief Analyst at Channelnomics, a business strategy firm, told a packed room that “the thing […]

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