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Are You Managing Partners or Building True Alliances?

Peter Simoons

Expanding market reach is an ambition many organisations share, but few truly grasp what it takes to do so effectively. One company found itself at this crossroads. Their network of partners had helped them establish a presence, but these relationships were transactional, inconsistent, and failing to drive real growth. They saw the potential of alliances but lacked the structure and expertise to turn these partnerships into a strategic advantage.

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3 tips to negotiate like the FBI

Stellar Partnerships

Bargaining with a small child is like negotiating with a terrorist. They pull every trick to manipulate you and get what they want: tears, anger, threats and just an outright, persistent no. They have the power to test your patience and ruin your morning just by their refusal to eat sandwiches that have the crusts on. When youre working to win over corporate partners, you wont see the same temper tantrums (usually!

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Intel Announces New Open Ecosystem AI Initiatives

Channel Insider

Recently, Intel announced that it would be unveiling its new Intel Edge Systems, Edge AI Suites, and Open Edge Platform initiatives to help streamline and speed AI adoption at the edge across industries like retail, manufacturing, smart cities, and media and entertainment. Bringing edge AI to the market faster for partners and customers Intel explains that over 100,000 real-world edge implementations with partners, many of which leverage AI today, create unique challenges for edge AI.

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The true cost of inaction

Be Partner Ready

Every day, I speak to non-profits and social enterprises that tell me the same thing: " Without corporate partners, we simply don’t have the funding or resources to achieve our mission." They recognise the power of corporate partnerships. They know that collaboration with businesses could be the key to sustainability, growth, and impact. And yet – so many hesitate to take action.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How to Become a COO of a Company

COO Alliance

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) role is one of the most dynamic and impactful positions in any organization. As the second-in-command, the COO is responsible for turning the CEOs vision into reality, ensuring the company operates like a well-oiled machine. But how does one ascend to this coveted role? Lets break it down. 1. Understand the Role of a COO Before you can become a COO, you need to understand what the role entails.

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IFABRIC CORP TAPS BLUECHERRY® ERP TO POWER SMARTER SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL GROWTH

CGS

03/25/2025 NEW YORK, NY March 19, 2025 Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. (CGS), a leading global provider of supply chain management software solutions for fashion businesses through its BlueCherry platform, today announced that Canadian apparel solutions leader, iFabric Corp, selected the BlueCherry Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to optimize its operations and enhance supply chain visibility.

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ARMO Announces Launch of Behavioral CADR Solution

Channel Insider

Cloud runtime security company ARMO recently launched a Behavioral Cloud Application Detection and Response (CADR) solution to provide a complete, explainable, and traceable runtime security story spanning the entire cloud stack and responding to threats without flooding teams with alerts. A holistic view of security threats ARMO CADR is the first runtime security solution to provide a holistic view of a threat, from the line of code being exploited, to the cloud API where the data resides.

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10 high-paying fitness affiliate programs that convert in 2025 (up to 40% commission)

Impact

The global virtual fitness market was valued at $16.4 billion in 2022. Driven by rising interest in fitness activities and a movement away from crowded gyms, the fitness market boasts a projected annual growth rate of 26 percent through 2030. For affiliates, this presents a massive opportunity to earn from growing demand. However, showcasing a product means risking your reputation as a fitness pro or publication.

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Making Strategy Visible: Data Visualization

ClearPoint Strategy

How the psychology behind visual communication holds the power.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Saving Lives Can Take Many Forms, Says Rhonda

Market Source Inc

From Air Force avionics technician to physician to MarketSource Recall Repair Specialist, Rhonda has dedicated her storied career to serving and saving others and making a meaningful impact on their lives. The post Saving Lives Can Take Many Forms, Says Rhonda appeared first on MarketSource.

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Integration as The Key to M&A Success

PSMJ Resources Blog

Dear Insider, Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be transformative for architecture and engineering (A&E) firms, offering opportunities to expand services, enter new markets, grow geographically, and enhance competitiveness. Whether youre buying or selling, the real challenge often lies not in the deal itself but in the subsequent integration process.

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FloQast Launches Auditable AI Agents for Accounting Teams

Channel Insider

Accounting transformation platform, FloQast, recently announced the launch of FloQast AI Agents, an auditable AI solution enabling accountants to automate complex, recurring workflows across close management, compliance, and reporting functions with natural language and not extensive code. Out-of-the-box, templated, and custom agent capabilities built for accounting needs This new technology will bring all-new capabilities to the accounting and finance space.

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Top 13 Internal Medicine, Internist, & Primary Care Physician (PCP) Recruiters, Headhunters, & Recruiting Agencies

Jake Jorgovan

Whether it's preventive care, chronic condition management, or diagnostic expertise, internal medicine and primary care physicians are the foundation of a healthy population. As demand for qualified internists and PCPs continues to rise, finding the right recruiting partner is essential for healthcare organizations aiming to maintain high standards of care.

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How to Build Competitive Channel Programs: Advice from 7 Channel Experts

The tech world is crowded. And that means the stakes for channel management have never been higher. How do you cut through the noise? Are SPIFFs, business plans, and marketing development funds really worth it? Get real-world, boots-on-the-ground insight into what it takes to build a partner relationship management motion that attracts, trains, retains, and motivates the right partners.

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Spring Cleaning Your Management Reporting

ClearPoint Strategy

Your reporting needs a refresh. Clean your data now for the perfect strategy reporting calendar all year long.

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25 AI Prompts to Supercharge Your Product Management with Planview

Planview Blog

Product managers juggle countless responsibilities while steering products toward market success. From prioritizing features to analyzing customer data, the demands can quickly become overwhelming without the right tools. With AI, organizations are discovering real value in redesigning how work gets done. New research from McKinsey indicates that workflow redesign has the strongest impact on achieving measurable financial returns from generative AI more than any other factor studied.

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SPY vs. PSMJ16: Analyzing AEC Industry Benchmarks & Trends

PSMJ Resources Blog

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly traded companies to making better strategic decisions for your own firm?

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Blue Mantis Expands Northeast Reach with Triple Acquisition

Channel Insider

Blue Mantis is flexing its muscles in the managed services space and growing its Northeast presence by scooping up not one, not two, but three Vermont MSPs. The group of companies was already working closely together on sales and marketing initiatives. The three firms joining Blue Mantis TELigence Partners , Brevin Systems, and Calkins Networks are focused on IT, networking, telecommunications, and managed services.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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How to Inject Fun into the Workplace

INSEAD Knowledge

Xavier couldnt remember the last time he had fun. His marriage was strained, his children distant and work had become a drag. He had spent so much of his time and energy being serious that hed forgotten what it was like to feel joy.But a conversation with an old friend jolted him into action. As he listened to his friend recount moments spent with his grandchildren, friends and enjoying various hobbies, Xavier realised he was jealous of how full his friends life was.

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Data Visualization: Telling the Story of Your Strategy

ClearPoint Strategy

The story of your strategy is worth telling.

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Legal Risks in Residential and Commercial Construction

Tishkoff

Construction projects are foundational to economic growth, addressing both housing needs and business infrastructure. However, they inherently involve significant legal risks that can result in costly disputes and operational disruptions if not properly managed. Recognizing and proactively addressing these risks is essential for developers, contractors, and legal professionals to ensure successful project outcomes and financial stability.

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Strategic Imperatives Shaping the Future of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Solutions

Frost & Sullivan

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) solutions are the foundation of many organizations’ intelligence and investigative strategies, enabling them to gather, analyze, and act on publicly available information to mitigate risks and uncover threats. Despite rapid digital transformation across industries, OSINT methodologies have remained largely unchanged for years, with analysts still relying on manual data collection, keyword searches, and traditional investigative techniques.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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DataRobots to Launch New AI Application Suites for SAP

Channel Insider

AI provider DataRobot recently announced the launch of AI application suites for finance and supply chain operations with SAP. AI partnership accelerates integration The AI application suites are built to seamlessly integrate AI into customer environments and business processes. They enable teams to implement AI rapidly, securely utilize business data, and accelerate the delivery of AI solutions where and how business users need to work.

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The Value of Shared Dreams

INSEAD Knowledge

Can dreaming really help solve waking problems? And could a specific form of dream analysis help an organisation better achieve shared goals and objectives? In this INSEAD Knowledge podcast,Susan Long, Emeritus Professor at the National Institute of Organization Dynamics Australia and Michael Jarrett, Professor of Management at INSEAD offer their perspective on the value of social dreaming for firms.The roots of social dreaming can be traced back to World War II, andGerman journalist,Charlotte B

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Business Continuity Strategy Template: Free Download

ClearPoint Strategy

Learn how to create a business continuity strategy template to ensure your organization remains resilient during disruptions.

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Can a CFO Also Be a COO?

COO Alliance

In the corporate world, the roles of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) are distinct yet deeply interconnected. The CFO oversees the financial health of the company, while the COO manages the day-to-day operations to ensure the business runs smoothly. But can one person effectively hold both titles? The answer is yes, but its rareand it comes with unique challenges and opportunities.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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The Multiplier That Makes Businesses Grow

Compass Point

Many business owners believe that having a strategic plan guarantees growth. And while a strong plan is an essential roadmap, its just words on a page without one critical ingredient: leadership. Because heres the truth if your leadership team isnt strong, aligned, and equipped with the right tools, how can they bring your strategy to life? The short answer: they cant.

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CrowdStrike Introduces Services Partner Program

Channel Insider

CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity provider, recently announced a new Services Partner Program that empowers global systems integrators (GSIs), managed service providers (MSPs), and managed security service providers (MSSPs) to increase the adoption of CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM. This new program will provide organizations with new incentives, training tools, and CrowdStrike resources and support while empowering service partners to drive customer success while growing their SIEM transformation

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Boom Times to Continue for India’s Electric Three-Wheeler (E3W) Market

Frost & Sullivan

Favorable outlook notwithstanding, key challenges such as financing, infrastructure development, and innovative business models will require strategic intervention. By Shraddha Manjrekar, Industry Analyst Mobility Hero MotoCorp recently announced a phased investment of around Rs 525 crore in Euler Motors as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen its position in Indias electric three-wheeler (E3W) market.

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