PartnerTap

JANUARY 11, 2021

This sort of neutral, “Switzerland”, digital partner platform will allow channel and sales teams to securely share data that helps you grow revenue together. Channel and alliance managers now have the ability to control what is being shared with their partners. This is exactly why we built PartnerTap.

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PLM Alliances

APRIL 14, 2023

This article will explore the importance of cross-functional alignment in channel management, discuss best practices for successful implementation, and offer advice on evaluating the effectiveness of your alignment efforts. Cross-functional alignment helps eliminate redundant efforts and ensures that resources are used efficiently.

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PartnerTap

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Channel managers can use it to find out which rep they need to contact to start working on a sales call. To learn more about sales, alliance partnerships, and channel sales, follow us on LinkedIn. This increases pipeline and drives more sourced and influenced revenue from each one of your partners.

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Magnetrix

JUNE 24, 2021

Table of contents: Recruiting the wrong channel partners. Tip #1: Have a well-defined channel strategy. Tip #3: Keep a scorecard for channel partners. Evolving your channel strategy as you grow. Have the resources and mindset to support large channel partners. Have a term sheet for channel partners.

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Mindmatrix

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In a channel network, this is easier said than done. A channel manager has to work across different organizations. So, if a uniform set of standards is impossible, how can channel managers make sure that prospect information flows freely yet securely within the channel network? .

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PartnerTap

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Under Kate Johnson’s leadership, Lumen’s indirect channel leaders, Sarah Seegers and Danny Beneditti, have carried this torch and led a channel-first sales transformation that moves them from engaging with partners reactively, to engaging partners proactively to hunt and co-sell into accounts. Channel managers get reassigned.

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Mindmatrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The event took place at Dana Point, California, honoring top vendors that drive innovation and effectiveness in channel management as voted by their peers in the industry. The Channel Vendor Excellence Award recognizes exceptional performance in delivering products and services that elevate channel management.

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Impartner

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Salt Lake City, Sept 8, 2020 – Impartner, the world’s fastest-growing, most award-winning Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and channel management platform provider, announced today the appointment of SaaS-industry sales powerhouse Bill Curran as chief revenue officer. About Impartner.

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PLM Alliances

JANUARY 9, 2024

Channel incentive programs are powerful tools for organizations to drive growth and foster strong relationships with their channel partners. However, it's crucial to remember that the ultimate goal of your channel incentive design should be to change partner behavior, leading to measurable business outcomes.

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PLM Alliances

JANUARY 9, 2024

In today's competitive business landscape, companies leverage channel incentives and partner ecosystems to strengthen their market position and achieve growth. Channel incentives are rewards from channel partners to motivate and engage them in promoting and selling a company's products or services.

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PLM Alliances

AUGUST 21, 2022

In our second Channel Chats episode, The Spur Group's CMO, Richard Flynn, is joined by Snowflake's Colleen Kapase , SVP WW Partners & Alliances. Highlights of the conversation include: What's unique about channel management at Snowflake. Aligning channel and field sales. Embracing the creativity of partners.

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Mindmatrix

JULY 25, 2024

This blog explores the evolving role of influencers within the channel ecosystem, contrasts influencer partnerships with traditional partnerships, and examines their impact on both the modern B2B sales ecosystem and the B2B tech sales ecosystem. Where Do Influencers Fit into the Channel Ecosystem ?

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PLM Alliances

MAY 4, 2021

In our second Channel Chat episode, The Spur Group's CMO, Richard Flynn, is joined by Snowflake's Colleen Kapase , VP WW Partners & Alliances. Highlights of the conversation include: What's unique about channel management at Snowflake. Aligning channel and field sales. Aligning channel and field sales.

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Impartner

MAY 28, 2020

New Impartner Channel Chief Advisory Board assembles powerhouse group of channel thought leaders from those who regularly generate headlines, present keynotes at top channel forums, curate leading channel events, and are trusted channel advisors for top corporations worldwide. Click here to sign up for the webinar.

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PLM Alliances

APRIL 15, 2023

Introduction Effective channel management is essential for companies looking to expand their market reach and drive revenue growth in today's competitive business landscape. This comprehensive guide will give you an in-depth understanding of channel management, its core disciplines, and best practices.

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Impartner

AUGUST 16, 2019

” If you’re building a channel, it’s always best practice to follow best practices. In an excerpt from Impartner’s eBook, “ The Ultimate Field Guide to Starting a Channel ,” here are the five key steps for success: 1. Channel conflict is another set of critical up-front policies to establish.

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Chaneltivity

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Every leader has their own take on types of channel partners and how those partnerships should be run. The Who, What, and Why of 6 Common Types of Channel Partners If you’ve already got a good thing going with your partner program, you might question adding another type of partner to your roster. That’s fair.

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Magnetrix

MAY 4, 2022

Best practices for selecting a channel management platform. When is a solution necessary for channel management? Which organizations should adopt a channel management tool? Top challenges alleviated by a stellar channel management platform. Event management. Consideration #3: X factor.

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PLM Alliances

JUNE 8, 2020

Effective channel management is all about driving customer wins, managing channel sales, and building market coverage. As a channel leader, it is your role to ensure you plan effectively to have the right number of partners in the right places to drive the right results. Partner capacity versus partner scoring.

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

It is impossible to ensure your channel efforts are paying off unless you have an objective, data-driven view of your teams' and programs' performance. Diagnosing channel effort performance, or health, can be done quickly, but if done incorrectly will lead to stagnant and potentially declining business results. Budgets are shrinking.

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

How confident are you with whether your channel management efforts are having the right impact on your required business outcomes? Do your partner managers each drive the right level of readiness and pipeline with your partners? Are your incentives driving behavior or acting more as an entitlement?

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

We've spent quite a bit of time here talking about how using data is essential to taking your channel business to the next level. A fundamental flaw of using channels is partners always have a different agenda from you. The goal of channel management is to minimize that drift and create revenue acceleration for your company.

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Mindmatrix

JUNE 11, 2024

The usual answer to this question is: let’s hire a full-time channel chief who will build out and manage the channel partner program, but it often happens without prior determination of an acceptable ROI, an agreed-upon partner program strategy, or without envisioning the end goal in mind.

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PLM Alliances

APRIL 12, 2023

Channel partner programs play a vital role in business growth, enabling companies to expand their reach, increase sales, and enhance customer experience. But creating and managing a successful channel partner program requires a well-thought-out strategy, excellent communication, and ongoing commitment from all parties involved.

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Magnetrix

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

PRM, or partner relationship management , is another type of software used by companies with partner programs , which are established for facilitating the execution of their channel sales. They would use a PRM to manage all the data they have on their channel partners (i.e. Is PRM similar to CRM? ” - Gartner.

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

As a channel management leader, you need to structure your incentives in a way that drives partner behavior. To manage your channel successfully, it’s best to follow a five step process: Plan. If you’re a channel manager, you need to decide what behaviors you want to change and incentive.

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

You need to re-examine the effectiveness of your channel management efforts. If you are a channel chief your primary role is to generate channel sales. Learn the five key attributes of a great channel revenue acceleration engine. At The Spur Group, we help our clients determine their Channel Health Index.

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PLM Alliances

APRIL 12, 2023

Channel capacity planning is vital for any business seeking to leverage its partnerships for revenue growth and sustainability. Effectively managing your partner channels can lead to a predictable and consistent revenue stream. This process helps optimize resource allocation and aligns your partner channels with your objectives.

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

Most senior managers have an intuitive sense of the effectiveness of their team's execution and channel health. Is a single set of measures used throughout the channel management process? Territory design and account management. Does account management map to the guidelines of the partner program?

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PLM Alliances

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In our industry, there are few roles as opaque as the head of channel. But the role of chief channel officer (CCO) is more ambiguous. Most importantly, what makes a channel leader effective for the both company's channel management and partner relationships? Risk management. Operations. Product strategy.

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Impartner

APRIL 26, 2019

Fourth annual gathering now largest vendor-led event for channel chiefs worldwide, mirrors Impartner’s 10x growth in new customer logos in same time period. With 75 percent of world trade flowing indirectly, brands are starting to invest in their indirect channels, partnerships, and alliances at the same level.”

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

For many vendors, channel partner incentives are perhaps the single largest line item of cost for channel management. Title idea: Are you making these channel incentive mistakes? This holds true whether the channel incentives are MDF, solutions investment funds or some other form of business development assistance.

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PLM Alliances

MAY 16, 2020

But as a channel guy, I am puzzled that more companies aren’t using big data techniques as the basis for their channel management. You can probably stack rank your channel sales partners by revenue. You also likely track certifications as part of your channel program. This is exciting stuff.

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PLM Alliances

AUGUST 21, 2022

In our industry, there are few roles as opaque as the head of channel. But the role of chief channel officer (CCO) is more ambiguous. Most importantly, what makes a channel leader effective for the both company's channel management and partner relationships? Risk management. Operations. Product strategy.

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PLM Alliances

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In our industry, there are few roles as opaque as the head of channel. But the role of chief channel officer (CCO) is more ambiguous. Most importantly, what makes a channel leader effective for the both company's channel management and partner relationships? Risk management. Operations. Product strategy.

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Impartner

AUGUST 17, 2022

Now in its sixth year, ImpartnerCON is o ne of the world’s largest vendor-led channel industry events gathering the most influential channel leaders and industry speakers to collaborate, celebrate and deep dive into future-forward content. Maria Chien is an industry thought leader in B2B channels.

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PLM Alliances

APRIL 17, 2023

Most who have lived in partnerships and channels over the last decade have some reaction to the rising zeitgeist around the term “ecosystem." The rising attention on “ecosystems” has led to a lively debate about whether it’s a replacement paradigm for “channels.” In this case, Channels and Ecosystems are not diametrically opposed.

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