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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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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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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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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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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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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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Are you harnessing cutting-edge climate technologies and sustainable innovations to fuel growth?

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan’s Sustainability and Circular Economy webinar series explored the theme ‘ Transformation in Climate Technology: Exploring Innovations for a Sustainable Future and Resilient Systems.’ Led by experts in the field, the session explored the global Climate Technology landscape, focusing on megatrends and technological advancements in the context of mitigation and adaptation strategies Featured panellists: Fredrick Royan, Growth Expert and Global Practice Area Leader at Fros

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Where does Relationship Marketing Fit into BD?

Dinkel Business Development

Business Development (BD) is a broad and dynamic term that encompasses the activities, strategies, and processes used to grow and expand a business. It’s about finding new markets, creating strategic partnerships, and building sustainable revenue streams. However, one of the most overlooked but critical components of successful business development is relationship marketing.

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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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AWS Announces New Partnerships to Drive AI and Cloud Innovation

Channel Insider

AWS recently announced a series of new partnership agreements that aim to allow organizations and customers to maximize generative AI and drive innovation through cloud computing. Through these partnership agreements, organizations can build new applications, and financial institutions can automate critical and repetitive processes and make more data-driven decisions while operating at peak performance with GenAI-enabled solutions.

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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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Revolutionizing Healthcare with Generative AI: Key Insights from the Latest Webinar

Frost & Sullivan

Generative AI’s rapid evolution is reshaping healthcare partnerships and contracting models. Vendors are moving beyond technology provision to act as strategic partners, supporting organizations to navigate the complex compliance frameworks and creating tailored solutions that enhance operational, financial, and clinical workflows. By partnering with AI-driven tech innovators, healthcare organizations are leveraging targeted solutions that require minimal change management while delivering

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Sports, Music, Wellness Tourism - What's the Next Big Niche?

TRG Blog

Discover the rise of niche tourism trends like sports, music, and wellness, reshaping the hospitality industry by catering to modern travellers' interests.

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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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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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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 Can Businesses Leverage Transformative Headwinds in IoT and Edge Technologies to Future-Proof Growth?

Frost & Sullivan

With over 41 million active Internet of Things (IoT) devices across the globe, rapid advancements in disruptive technologies and new business models are pushing technology providers to adapt their connectivity strategies. Moreover, this growing web of smart devices and systems is evolving constantly with new advancements in electronics miniaturization, cloud computing, and data analytics.

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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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Expert Witness [Video]

Tishkoff

The post Expert Witness [Video] appeared first on Tish.Law.

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How MSPs & MSSPs Safeguard U.S. Election Security in 2024

Channel Insider

In early November millions of Americans will head to the polls to decide the next president of the United States. Electronic voting systems and polling locations play a crucial role in the election process, so ensuring they are secure is critical to not only making sure every vote is counted correctly, but that those votes are safe from potential threats.

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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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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.

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October - A Month Overflowing With Engaging Activities 

TRG Blog

As October comes to a close, it is the perfect time for TRGers to reflect on our experiences from the past month. Here’s a look at some highlights that made this month memorable.

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Don’t Lose Your Edge

PSMJ Resources Blog

If you are a buyer trying to create a new partnership, a seller in active negotiations, or you’re just determining the best time to dive into this market, here are two major considerations to hone your understanding of: Valuation and Vision.

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Top IT Certifications Driving Success for MSPs & Tech Talent

Channel Insider

For IT leaders, developing employees’ skills through industry certifications can add value to their organizations and address customer pain points even as the tech industry continues to struggle to fill crucial roles. Certifications in the IT environment have a number of benefits, including shorter resolution times, projects moving faster, smoother deployments, and increased employee retention.

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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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Is Working Yourself “To The Bone” Ever Worth It?

INSEAD Knowledge

In some sectors, workers are constantly pushed to extremes, not unlike stunt performers whose bodies are treated as tools – stretched and sacrificed to meet professional demands. Notably, similar patterns are observed in soul-sucking, albeit prized, careers such as consulting, investment banking and other financial services.The recent deaths of employees from Bank of America and Ernst & Young resulting from overwork reignited the furore arising from the alleged 100-hour work week and “inhuma

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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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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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Innovative CEO Discusses AWS Cloud Solutions for SMBs

Channel Insider

Innovative Solutions is a systems integrator and independent software vendor (ISV) providing services and software to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups. The company offers cloud migration and managed services for customers interested in AWS products, and Innovative is a premier tier AWS services partner. Channel Insider spoke with CEO Justin Copie to learn more about his approach to SMB cloud needs, the power of AWS technology, why he’s all in on the AWS ecosystem, and more.

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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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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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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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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.