The Future of Partner Comms

whitePaper | July 12, 2021

It’s 2021 and we’ve got the digital world at our fingertips. And, digital marketing has become increasingly competitive as we tussle for visibility on social media and to stand out from competitors. It feels like now is the right time to take a risk and embark on a brave new strategy, using different content mediums and creative ideas. But what happens when this isn’t supported or encouraged by C-level management? And where does the role of creativity fit into all this? To discover the answers, digital asset management software company Bright commissioned some research, asking marketers to share their approach to marketing strategy this year and whether there are invisible chains holding them back.

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

There’s no doubt that a well-designed channel incentivization strategy – and the incentive programs that flow from such – pays big benefits(i). It doesn’t take long for that success to manifest as program expansion, involving hundreds or thousands of partners, and dozens of programs. But (and this is the industry’ dirty little secret (well, maybe not so secret)) the vast majority of channel incentive-fueled revenue operations (incentive program management) is run on the backs of spreadsheets. Why? The answer is twofold:

whitePaper | January 4, 2022

In 2021, the number of interactions during the typical buyer’s journey jumped from 17 to 27. Coupled with the ever-increasing number of solutions available, companies are struggling to stay top of mind of their prospects. But what have some of the fastest-growing SaaS companies have figured out? Building far-reaching ecosystems of business partners — affiliates, ambassadors, referrers, and resellers — allows them to close more deals, generate more leads, and drive more web traffic.

whitePaper | August 3, 2020

Defining and managing a strong go-to-market strategy is critical for your business. Unfortunately, too many companies fail to focus on their go-to-market strategy as a competitive advantage. After helping hundreds of companies accelerate their revenues, The Spur Group can definitively state this can be a costly mistake. Most companies get born through product innovation. They are founded on an idea—a new way of doing something. But as a market matures, it is harder to sustain innovation.

whitePaper | February 25, 2022

Lead on optimizing overall customer experience Orchestrate omnichannel personalization Focus on traffic/leads generation and target company-wide lead goals. Drive quality leads, key account management, and support field sales Develop relationship-based customer insights Lead key account mgmt. and demand space goals.

whitePaper | December 14, 2019

The “wealth effect” the idea that consumer and business spending goes up with increases in stock prices, could taper with a downturn in the stock market. With the upcoming political year, it is highly likely that investors will cash out of some of their returns in early 2020, which could result in slower consumer and business spending in the early part of the year. Both B2B and B2C buyers might focus on “must haves” and delay the purchase of “nice to haves” until mid-year.