What’s Working In Partner Relationship Management?

whitePaper | December 1, 2021

No one fully understands the long-term effect COVID-19 will have on societies or regional economies. But the impact it’s having on brands is becoming clearer by the day. Customer loyalty to brands is low – and the cost of acquiring new customers is high. Marketers need to focus on creating and sustaining engagement with each and every customer. For their new e-book, “Deliver a Modern Digital CX: A Guide for Marketing Innovators,” Acquia worked with Vanson Bourne to collect the views of 8,000 consumers and 800 marketers across Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Customer behaviors have shifted during the crisis and may not revert to pre-pandemic norms. The survey explores shifts in marketing and consumer expectations about CX and privacy. Download this Research Report to learn how marketers can transform their CX in fundamental, business-impacting ways.

whitePaper | February 10, 2022

Channel Marketing and the IT Channel ecosystem in general are constantly evolving. The biggest challenge is the multiple changing factors, including the Channel model itself, overarching demand generation strategies, and buyers’ behaviors. In this eBook you’ll uncover how channel demand generation has changed, how to better educate and empower Partners, and what types of content you need to develop to drive demand the RIGHT WAY!

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 | July 27, 2020

As governments gradually remove pandemic induced restrictions and businesses begin to reopen, there’s a sense that we might be on the verge of returning to “normal.” That is unlikely. During the months of lockdown and self-isolation, we have been, in fact, writing a new future.

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

Learn what the future of partner communications will look like and how you can stay ahead of the curve. Have you noticed your partner engagement rate taking a nosedive? You’re not alone. Across the channel, vendors are struggling to connect with their partners as we move away from the traditional, linear model to an ecosystem of collaboration. Partners now hold more power than ever before and, as such, are becoming increasingly selective over which vendors they work with. So, outdated communication methods simply won’t cut it anymore. To stand out in overflowing inboxes, vendors must cater to their partners’ unique preferences.

whitePaper | January 12, 2022

This whitepaper is the third in a series devoted to the topic: “How to Engage the Channel for Successful SaaS Renewal Sales”. In our first paper, Sales Renewals: A Primer, we introduced the importance of both change and risk management when it comes to renewals. In addition, we identified proven management tactics to address the inherent challenges to the renewals business. Above all, our intent being to help companies ensure they have the right partners for the right offers. In the second paper, Best Practices for Leveraging the Channel, we dug deeper inside the vendor organization to examine best practices for engaging and enabling partners, in order to minimize preventable churn and eliminate “organizational dissonance”.