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The Microsoft Advisor’s 3 Guaranteed Steps to Success SherWeb

As of October 2015, commissions under the Advisor program were reduced from 23% to 15% in the first year and from 4% to 3% in the second year. You can still make money as an Office 365 Advisor. Read our three-step guide to find out how. The post The Microsoft Advisor’s 3 Guaranteed Steps to Success appeared first on SherWeb.

CRN Announces 2016 Channel Chiefs Cisco Security

Each year, CRN recognizes the top channel executives in the industry with their CRN Channel Chiefs list . The prestigious Channel Chiefs list identifies channel executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies. CRN Channel Chiefs are chosen by the CRN editorial staff and are considered the channel elite based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth. This year, seven [...]

Through-Channel Marketing: The Channel Is More Than A Sales Channel Forrester - Sales Enablement

For the past 30 years, most B2B channel professionals have thought of their channel as a sales channel. Indeed, in the "good old days," the standard operating procedure equated to the B2B manufacturer/vendor doing the marketing, the channel partner the selling. But times have changed. The 5-person "box-pusher" channel partner model of the past has, for the most part, gone the way of the dinosaurs. Today's successful channel companies are diverse, vibrant business engines, firing on many cylinders, including innovative value-added services, managed services, business consulting, eCommerce, billing aggregation, and marketing. Today's channel is much more than a sales channel; it's a marketing, sales, delivery, and support channel. The majority of channel partners now employ their own professional marketers and marketing programs - which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Left unchecked, channel partners' marketing efforts can ignore, dilute, confuse, or (worse!) damage a tech vendor's brand. Leveraged, channel partners' relatively newfound marketing prowess represents a powerful amplifier for tech vendors to extend their marketing reach. At Cisco's Marketing Velocity event this spring, many Cisco channel partners evidenced a marketing aptitude for digital customer engagement that rivals that of many tech vendors.Read more

Interview with Google and Microsoft Partner SADA Systems: Winning with the New and Old Guard of IT International Data Corporation - Software

This IDC study looks at many interesting topics about the tremendous success of SADA Systems. At the June 3, 2015, IDC Software Channel Leadership Council in San Mateo, California, Program Vice President, IDC's Channels and Alliances Research, Darren Bibby, interviewed Tony Safoian, CEO of 120-employee solution provider SADA Systems. SADA is a highly successful business partner of both Microsoft and Google. This interview delves into the differences between working with the two companies, as well as many of SADA's biggest changes it has had to make in moving to the cloud, plus some highly insightful ideas as to how to best run a growing and successful IT solution provider."Tony Safoian has built SADA Systems into an award-winning partner of both an old guard software vendor in Microsoft and a new guard vendor in Google. But somehow, he has made it work out on all fronts. He has a great story," says Darren Bibby, program vice president, IDC's Channels and Alliances Research.

Through-Channel Marketing: The Channel Is More Than A Sales Channel Forrester - Sales Enablement

For the past 30 years, most B2B channel professionals have thought of their channel as a sales channel. Indeed, in the "good old days," the standard operating procedure equated to the B2B manufacturer/vendor doing the marketing, the channel partner the selling. But times have changed. The 5-person "box-pusher" channel partner model of the past has, for the most part, gone the way of the dinosaurs. Today's successful channel companies are diverse, vibrant business engines, firing on many cylinders, including innovative value-added services, managed services, business consulting, eCommerce, billing aggregation, and marketing. Today's channel is much more than a sales channel; it's a marketing, sales, delivery, and support channel. The majority of channel partners now employ their own professional marketers and marketing programs - which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Left unchecked, channel partners' marketing efforts can ignore, dilute, confuse, or (worse!) damage a tech vendor's brand. Leveraged, channel partners' relatively newfound marketing prowess represents a powerful amplifier for tech vendors to extend their marketing reach. At Cisco's Marketing Velocity event this spring, many Cisco channel partners evidenced a marketing aptitude for digital customer engagement that rivals that of many tech vendors.Read more

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