PartnerTap
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Multi-partner plays (co-selling with ecosystem partners) are the fastest way to grow your channel programs in 2021 and beyond. In order to meet your customers’ unique business needs, you must bring together a best-of-breed solution from multiple partners. It is your job, as a solutions provider, to rally the correct partners to provide the best solution possible.
INSEAD Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
In this INSEAD Knowledge podcast, the author describes lessons from his work with innovation and multinationals
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Stellar Partnerships
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t- you’re right”. Henry Ford. Were you watching the Olympics and Paralympics? I’ve been in awe of the skills, dedication and sheer grit of the athletes competing. The world was looking forward to seeing Simone Biles, the USA gymnast, add to her cabinet of gold medals. But something went awry.
Board Source
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Leadership within the social sector today is as challenging as ever. As a generation of long-tenured executives steadily matriculate out of institutional leadership roles, staff, boards and representatives from all facets of social sector organizations – as well as the communities we care most about – struggle to identify pathways forward for effectively eliminating the most persistent social issues and build affirming networks of support that reinforce the social fabric of this nation.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Partners Preceptors
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
By: Lindsey Rowan Now that you’re an expert in launching a new grant or scholarship after reading my previous blog four years ago, I suspect you have quite a few to manage. Perhaps you now have an official grant and scholarship program with more than 10 opportunities as our 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization does.
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Peter Simoons
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Tip 19: Be Clear with Your Prospective Partner on the Terms You Use. In the previous chapter, we have established the importance of having a clear internal definition of strategic alliances, of making sure that the people within your organization are on the same page with you as to what a strategic alliance means. In the same light, it’s also essential to be clear with your partner on what you mean with the terms you use.
ISTO / IEEE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Digital IF Interoperability Consortium created under the auspices of IEEE-ISTO to develop technical standards and promote interoperation across systems. PISCATAWAY, NJ 01 SEPTEMBER 2021: – Leading companies and organizations in the space industry, including two major branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, have come together to form the Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium, a non-profit industry group created to advance interoperability among space and ground system networks.
Stellar Partnerships
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
These are challenging times. Nothing feels simple anymore. Things that we barely gave a thought to, like working in an office or dinner with friends are now logistic nightmares or a distant memory. Corporate partnerships are moving fast and becoming more sophisticated.
COO Alliance
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
When it comes to public relations, it can seem difficult to think of what stories and messages to get out there. What you must know is that it shouldn’t be that hard. If you’re doing good work, you’ll naturally have good stories to share. Getting them out there is where it becomes a little difficult. One of the best ways to get your company’s stories out – and to build excellent exposure for your company – is to get the media to cover your business for free.
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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.
INSEAD Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Tracking innovation around the globe in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.
Jake Jorgovan
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
You’re probably not going to read this whole article. That’s because you’re already pressed for time. But if this article were given to you in audio format, you would probably listen to it while commuting home, or while going for a run. If that is the case, check out our podcast A Guide to B2B Podcasting. This is precisely why podcasting is hot right now.
Peter Simoons
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
Many organisations want to be a Partner of Choice; the de facto organisation others turn to for a specific challenge. You probably recognise situations in your own personal environment. Do you have your favourite shop for groceries, a preferred garage for your car, a default local plumber when something needs to be done in the house? They are all, somehow, your Partner of Choice.
Thinkers 50
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Are you leading in a perpetual state of beta? The last 18 months has showed that the status quo is fragile, unstable and decaying at a faster rate with $41 trillion dollars of enterprise value at risk from the forces of business, technology and workforce disruption. Now, the only certainty is uncertainty. Leaders must master ambiguous and demanding contexts by focusing not just on business continuity, but on reimagining relevancy across their strategy, culture, talent, operating model and leader
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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.
CoSell
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Where’s that crystal ball when you need it? Imagine if we knew exactly which strategies and tactics would result in success. We’d have advance knowledge that would help our sales organizations sell smarter and work smarter.
Partners Preceptors
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
By: Lindsey Rowan Now that you’re an expert in launching a new grant or scholarship after reading my previous blog four years ago, I suspect you have quite a few to manage. Perhaps you now have an official grant and scholarship program with more than 10 opportunities as our 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization does.
INSEAD Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Firms must take consumer psychology into account and resist the temptation to maximise short-term profits at the cost of consumers.
Jake Jorgovan
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Indiegogo - a crowdfunding platform - says, “The best way to convey your idea and message it to the crowdfunding world is through a pitch video. Film campaigns that include a video raise three times more funds than those without.” They should know. And so it’s safe to say that high-quality crowdfunding videos are the most important tool in a successful crowdfunding campaign.
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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
Peter Simoons
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Tip 18: Create an Internal Strategic Alliance Definition. As mentioned in the previous post , clear communication is the cornerstone towards the success of your partnership. Part of the art of clear communication is using terms that you and your partner, in theory, both understand and have a clear definition of. All too often, we assume that your understanding of a term is also their understanding of the same term.
Thinkers 50
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Reuel J. Khoza has been inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame 2021, in partnership with Haier. Dr. Reuel Khoza is a distinguished thought leader, entrepreneur, business leader, academic, author, farmer, musician, and active as an Africanist at the forefront of transformation in the South African political economy. . He is the author of a number of books on business leadership including Attuned Leadership: African Humanism as Compass (2011), Let Africa Lead (2005) , The African in My Dream (2
CoSell
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Are you searching for the best ways to boost growth in 2021? If so, you want to have more high-quality leads, warm introductions, timely opportunities…to close more deals.
Partners Preceptors
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
By: Lindsey Rowan. Now that you’re an expert in launching a new grant or scholarship after reading my previous blog four years ago, I suspect you have quite a few to manage. Perhaps you now have an official grant and scholarship program with more than 10 opportunities as our 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization does. So, now what? How do you manage the copious and consistent marketing objectives and submission deadlines that hit at all different times throughout the year?
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.
INSEAD Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Rightfully celebrated, authenticity in the workplace may have some limitations.
Jake Jorgovan
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
As an agency owner, you are likely always looking for ways to increase revenue and scale your business. Often, scaling means additional workload and added stress for you and your team, or a lot of effort going into finding new clients, but it doesn’t have to be. An efficient way to add recurring revenue to your business is to sell packages for social media management to your existing clients.
Peter Simoons
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Trust is an important cornerstone for successful collaborations. I’ve written about this topic a few times in the past. In his book “Trusted Leader”, David Horsager takes the topic to a deeper level. He argues that the root issue for every challenge is always trust and that trust is your single, most valuable asset. As trust increases, output, morale, and innovation (amongst other things) improve, while costs, problems, risk and stress reduce.
Be Partner Ready
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Identifying corporate prospects is a little like prospecting for alluvial gold. You can’t just expect to walk up any old mountain river and low and behold, ‘there’s gold in them there hills!’ ’ You need knowledge and history of the terrain, as well as the geology.
Speaker: Erika Bzdel - Vice President of Sales and Craig Simons - Director of Marketing
Virtual sales success requires new ways of thinking. Sales managers, trainers, sales enablement managers, and sales reps across all industries must adjust to this digital transformation. That doesn’t mean, however, that you can transfer the old ways of doing business to the new blended selling environment. You need to implement essential virtual selling processes or you will get left behind.
CoSell
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
In a rapidly changing environment, sales teams need to have the best tools, training, and support. It’s not a complicated concept.
ISTO / IEEE
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Tiny Lasers Could Finally Bring Us Really Smart AR Glasses Post–Google Glass, a new alliance says it has the winning tech. When Google Glass debuted almost a decade ago, augmented reality (AR) wearables seemed poised to take off. Smart glasses let users surf the Internet; access maps, calendars, and other apps; and even call up recipes. Users could simultaneously interact with the physical and digital worlds.
INSEAD Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Xiaomi’s leadership team idolised Steve Jobs. Now, it seems the student has become the master.
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