Nothing Trumps Ease of Doing Business
While vendors focus on program structures and incentives, the key to winning partners over is making channel initiatives simple, streamlined, and easy to navigate....
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Jun 2015
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May 2015
Moving Partners from ‘Trusted Advisors’ to ‘Trusted Providers’
End users want more than advice about technology; they want partners to take the IT helm so they can focus on what they do best....
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Apr 2015
Solution Providers Getting Smarter in Sales
Solution providers are getting smarter and more deliberate about the sales process and generating better results....
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Apr 2015
The Necessity of Raising the Stakes
Expecting more from partners may create some unwanted buzz initially, but it’ll prevent stagnation and stimulate growth in the long run....
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Apr 2015
The Myth of Needing to Be ‘In the Room’
Vendors often clamor to stand alongside partners in sales conversations, and that’s often not necessary and – at times – counterproductive....
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Mar 2015
Diminishing Partner Loyalty Is the Global Warming of the Channel
The channel moves at a glacial pace; and while we know certain change is happening, it takes a long time to actually see it....
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Mar 2015
The Channel Is Improving Financially and Operationally
While double-digit growth is impressive, the real indicator of channel health is the number of solution providers growing at rates of 16 percent or more....
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Feb 2015
Vendors Bear Responsibility for Evolving the Channel
Vendors get frustrated about partners’ slow pace of evolution, but that doesn’t absolve them of their responsibility to show solution providers the way to future business models and opportunities. ...
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Feb 2015
Big Data Is Real Big Immature Opportunity
Big Data promises to transform business decision-making for the better. Yet solution providers and end users say the technology and support processes are largely immature. Vendors need to rethink their Big Data strategies to get to the promised big outcome. ...
Most Admired Channel Vendors of 2014
Technology stalwarts continue to stand strong; hot security technologies don’t gain vendors entrance to coveted top spots....
Planning Is Only Half of the Success Equation
Vendors like to talk about joint business planning with partners, but solution providers say vendors often fail to follow through on their obligations. Success is a combination of planning and commitment to reaching goals. ...
Dangers of Lowest-Price, Technically Acceptable
The government is eliminating purchasing exceptions with its new standard. Such notions may seem economical but run the risk of driving out innovation and true value. It’s a dangerous standard for everyone who may consider it. ...