Mergers & Acquisitions

whitePaper | August 15, 2022

Whoever coined the phrase “different strokes for different folks” could have been referring to channel partner ecosystems. It doesn’t take long for tech vendors to realize that the state of their channel partner ecosystem is a far cry from being homogeneous, that it does in fact skew towards one of entropy – different partners perform at different levels and have different levels of commitment (at different times!).

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”.

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

While the majority of large companies are already investing in digital transformation, medium-sized companies are finding it rather difficult. They even see themselves as laggards, as the latest BITKOM statistics from Germany show.

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 | September 15, 2022

What works and what doesn’t across sales has shifted dramatically over the last two years. But one thing is clear, if you’re only focused on direct sales, you’re missing huge opportunities to drive revenue and future-proof your sales funnel. It’s no secret that direct sales are limiting. After all, you’re leaving an entire indirect sales channel on the sideline. Direct sales typically reach only the prospects that are directly looking for your solutions or offerings. And if you have a data-driven sales organization, it’s likely your team prioritizes leads that fit certain criteria (such as industry, company size, revenue, etc.). This leaves countless deals on the bench – and those deals can make or break revenue targets

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

For many industries that rely on indirect sales channels, managing their partners effectively is a frustrating challenge. Most of these organizations develop partner programs to structure policies and procedures that enable them to scale revenues through these partners more rapidly and cost effectively than building a direct sales operation. Technology solutions for PRM are rapidly solving the problems associated with scaling partner programs.