Sat.Nov 02, 2024 - Fri.Nov 08, 2024

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10 Essential Talents for a VP of Partnering

Partner Path

Experienced partner leaders share the skills you should hone. We had a fantastic summer series with three partnering leaders sharing their background and experience [find the links to watch the recordings at the bottom of this blog or view in the Resource Center ]. From these sessions, we learned that VPs wear a lot of hats, and they need the entire organization to support partnering efforts.

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Stakeholder Engagement: A Simple Approach for Complex Networks

Peter Simoons

Engaging your stakeholders is not just important, it’s an essential aspect of any successful project or organisational effort. In today’s interconnected world, your work impacts others, just as you are affected by their work. Stakeholders exist both within and beyond your organisation so understanding who they are is crucial. At first glance, identifying stakeholders might seem overwhelming — there can be a lot of people involved!

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Leveraging expertise to transform staff engagement

Stellar Partnerships

Ever wondered why corporates are badgering you for team-building activities and staff participation opportunities? It’s not that they don’t have enough work to fill the day. Staff engagement is the hot topic among corporate leaders. KPMG lists talent retention, attraction and engagement as one of the top three issues keeping CEOs awake at night. The latest Gallup research shows that only 33% of employees are actively engaged.

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GenAI Dominates IngramONE as IT Channel Preps for AI Future

Channel Insider

It should surprise no one at this point that the top players in the IT channel are highly focused on GenAI adoption amongst their client base. ONE, the Ingram Micro global partner event, offered practical use cases for clients today and a peak at the vision of the future. Building AI solutions today for scalable success tomorrow Research from Goldman Sachs shown at the opening reception predicts nearly $2 trillion in spend on AI by 2030.

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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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TikTok for Marketing: Make a Career Out of TikTok

Binfire Collaboration Blog

TikTok is one of the fastest-growing platforms this generation has ever seen. TikTok is popular with over a Billion active users due to its excellent space for letting people of all kinds showcase their talent and creativity online. TikTok can be considered one of the most user-friendly platforms for unlocking both the potential of people and businesses.

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Influencer + affiliate: The growth strategy most brands overlook

Impact

If you’re feeling the squeeze to stretch every marketing dollar, you’re not alone. Cristy Garcia , impact.com’s Chief Marketing Officer, shared some stats in a recent webinar, “Three in four CMOs report that they’ve been asked to do more with less—86 percent say they are under pressure to make significant changes to achieve sustainable results.

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N-able Launches Global Compliance Program to Aid IT Service Providers

Channel Insider

Security and data resilience vendor N-able recently announced it has established an initiative to guide IT solution providers through various regulatory and compliance frameworks. N-able chief security officer (CSO) David MacKinnon spoke with Channel Insider about the initiative and why 2025 is the year compliance becomes a key piece of channel attention.

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Interest Rate Cuts Provide Boost to AEC Markets, But Softness Remains in Key Areas

PSMJ Resources Blog

PSMJ's latest research shows that overall proposal activity in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) space remains relatively stable. However, digging deeper into the data, we see the real impact of recent interest rate cuts and other factors. PSMJ’s latest Quarterly Market Forecast surveyed 119 AEC executives (collected between September 26, 2024 and October 15, 2024) and revealed an overall proposal activity Net Plus/Minus Index (NPMI) value of 26.7, which is slightly higher than the

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How To Get the Most Out of a Diverse Board

INSEAD Knowledge

Whether it’s providing essential oversight or representing stakeholder interests, a firm’s board of directors wields significant power in determining how an organisation is governed. Boards are generally seen as detached from the daily operations or research activities of a firm. However, in recent years, many boards have become more involved in a company’s technology path, thus playing a key role in influencing innovation output.

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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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How to become a fitness influencer in 2025: 8 steps to landing brand deals

Impact

Are your expert fitness credentials and genuine passion for wellness getting lost in a sea of #TransformationTuesday posts? Let’s change that. While 510 million people follow #fitness on Instagram, only a fraction of creators successfully land those coveted brand partnerships and sponsorship deals. The reality? Your depth of knowledge and authenticity are your secret weapons.

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Nerdio Expands MSP Platform with M365, New Pricing & CIS Partnership

Channel Insider

Nerdio has announced the extension of its Nerdio Manager for MSP platform to go beyond existing capabilities in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). The platform now also includes the full Microsoft 365 suite of applications, including SharePoint. Nerdio also announced an updated pricing model and a new partnership with the Center for Internet Security (CIS).

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Growth Perspectives: Key Takeaways from the MEF Global NaaS Event 2024

Frost & Sullivan

By Stephen Thomas, Sr. Director – Network Services, Frost & Sullivan Information and Communications Technology (ICT) The MEF Global Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) event in Dallas, TX, held during October 28-30, 2024, brought together industry leaders to explore the future of NaaS. The event underscored the industry’s commitment to creating secure, scalable, and customer-centric network solutions.

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Get a Strong Customer Support System!

Aepiphanni

Poor customer service can drive away your best clients. Learn why investing in a strong customer support system is essential to keeping your customers happy, building referrals, and maximizing business growth.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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The Role of Real-Time Updates in Partner Portals for Effective Partner Relationship Management

Mindmatrix

Partner Relationship Management (PRM) is essential for fostering strong relationships with channel partners. One key feature of effective PRM is the use of partner portals that provide real-time updates. These updates give partners immediate access to important information, allowing them to make informed decisions quickly. In this blog, we will explore how real-time data in partner portals enhances partner engagement and satisfaction, ultimately leading to better business outcomes.

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CompTIA’s Certification Arm Acquired by Thoma Bravo & H.I.G

Channel Insider

CompTIA, the well-known nonprofit technology industry association, is set to be acquired by two major investment firms: Thoma Bravo and H.I.G. Capital. Under the agreement, Thoma Bravo and H.I.G. will take over CompTIA’s core business – including its well-known IT certifications, training programs, and the CompTIA brand itself. This part of CompTIA will shift from nonprofit to for-profit status under its new owners.

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Are You Aware of the Key Strategic Imperatives Shaping the Oil and Gas Industry?

Frost & Sullivan

The oil and gas industry is experiencing a significant evolution influenced by critical strategic imperatives. With the rising adoption of renewable energy, demand for fossil fuels is shifting dramatically, urging companies to reevaluate their pricing and production strategies. Moreover, the impact of carbon pricing, coupled with technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT), is transforming operational practices.

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PSMJ16 vs. SPY

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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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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The B2B guide to building a high-performance content operation

Impact

Missed deadlines. Content bottlenecks. Endless revision cycles. Sound familiar? When your content team is drowning in spreadsheets, buried in feedback threads, and constantly playing catch-up, something’s got to give. And it’s usually either your team’s sanity or your content quality. But here’s the thing: chaos isn’t your content program’s default state.

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Why Compliance Is a Value-Add For MSPs And Customers

Channel Insider

Josh Hohbein, Information Security Lead at managed services provider centrexIT, explains how he and the MSP prioritize and approach compliance with customers. Most clients think they either don’t need a compliance framework, that it’s too expensive, takes too much time to create, or don’t understand it’s not part of their existing cybersecurity stack.

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Emerging Endoscopy Technologies: Transforming the Future of Surgical Precision

Frost & Sullivan

The medical landscape is rapidly evolving, and endoscopy is at the forefront of this transformation. Emerging endoscopy technologies are revolutionizing surgical procedures by leveraging advanced visualization and instrumentation techniques that enhance precision, minimize invasiveness, and improve patient outcomes. From pre-operative planning to intraoperative execution, these cutting-edge innovations are paving the way for safer, more efficient surgeries.

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How Autogrill VFS F&B Streamlines Operations with SunSystems Cloud

TRG Blog

Autogrill VFS F&B, a leading player in the food and beverage industry in Vietnam, faced challenges with its legacy accounting system, Infor SunSystems 6.3 , stemming from an incompatibility issue. The incompatibility limited the finance team's ability to integrate and streamline processes.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Fall Highlights: Happenings at Planview

Planview Blog

It’s a busy time at Planview, with exciting events, team-building activities, and initiatives focused on fostering connections across our global teams. The Austin office went all out in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, while the Bangalore office celebrated Planotsav. As we transition into the final months of 2024, here’s a look at what’s happening at Planview.

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Australian MSP First Focus Makes Third Acquisition in 2024

Channel Insider

Australian broad-service MSP, First Focus, has announced that it has acquired Melbourne-based technology company Section Group, marking its third acquisition in 2024. The purchase was made to strengthen First Focus’s breadth of services and grow its presence in Victoria. Section Group will allow the company to expand its service offerings to include website design and digital marketing, which are not often part of an MSP’s offering but will cater to smaller businesses looking for a single

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Are you enhancing AEC efficiency by leveraging disruptive technologies?

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan’s Homes and Buildings webinar series explored the theme ‘ Digital Construction Management in Maximizing Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Efficiency.’ Led by industry experts, the session focused on how digital construction management, through Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital twin technologies, enhances efficiency in the AEC industry by addressing key challenges and identifying growth opportunities.

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CGS accelerates BlueCherry’s global growth with leadership appointments in Canada and EMEA

CGS

11/05/2024 NEW YORK, November 5, 2024 – CGS ® , a global provider of software applications, enterprise learning, customer experience and call center outsourcing services, today announced two additions to its BlueCherry leadership team to further accelerate global growth. Jamie Elias joins CGS’s BlueCherry team as Managing Director & Country Head for Canada, while Wesley Ekman takes on the role of VP for EMEA.

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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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Navigating Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Tishkoff

Landlord-tenant disputes are frustratingly common, impacting property owners, property managers, real estate investors, and tenants alike. Misunderstandings and conflicts arise frequently, underscoring the need for both landlords and tenants to understand their legal rights and responsibilities. In this article, we discuss the legal framework common to landlords and tenants, and how to best avoid, or address, related disputes.

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Everfox Appoints Advisory Board, Acquires Yakabod, Inc to Bolster Complex IT Services

Channel Insider

Government and critical infrastructure security provider Everfox recently announced both the creation of an advisory board and the acquisition of cyber case management vendor Yakabod, Inc. Channel Insider spoke with Everfox Sean Berg to learn more about the recent moves and how Everfox approaches the critical security and network needs of its clients.

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Are you harnessing proptech to drive innovation in the real estate industry?

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan’s Homes and Buildings webinar series explored the theme ‘ How are PropTech Strategies Pushing Real Estate Transformation?’ Led by industry experts, the session focused on how PropTech is revolutionizing the real estate industry by uncovering new growth opportunities, enhancing operational efficiencies, and leveraging emerging technologies for industry disruption.