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The full version of this article was first published at: The Allbound Podcast: Partner Recruitment and Support; It’s More Than 9-5 Asher Mathew, Director of Strategic Alliances, and Liz Anderson, Senior Director of Partner Marketing at Avalara, join me, Jen Spencer, on The Allbound Podcast to discuss partner support and recruitment strategies. Can you share …

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The full version of this article was first published at: Don't Manage—Accelerate: Why Sales Acceleration Is the New PRM PRM is dead—long live partner sales acceleration! When comparing PRM and partner sales acceleration, we can start with the name. Would you rather manage or accelerate? That one’s pretty easy. But your intuition doesn’t tell you …

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The full version of this article was first published at: Semi-Automated is Worse Than Automated It’s Monday morning at 10:12am, and like most Mondays, having wrapped-up our leadership meetings, I’m back to check emails. There’s something about the state of my inbox this morning, however, that has me a bit riled-up. Dirty, almost. I’ll start …

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The full version of this article was first published at: 3 Steps to Creating Your B2B Channel Sales Dream Team As sales executives or managers, you already know you’re in the business of people. Your customer—and their behavior—is the driving factor behind business. However, it’s equally important to look inward and ask yourself: Are my …

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The full version of this article was first published at: The Allbound Podcast: The Revolution of Partner Content Jarrod Weise, Partner Content Manager at Cisco, joined me on The Allbound Podcast to discuss partner enablement with content marketing and support from both sales and marketing. Tell me a little be about your current role as …

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The full version of this article was first published at: 3 Best Practices to Ensure Channel Sales and Marketing Alignment In today’s complex selling world, marketing and sales are less siloed than ever before—and that’s great news. Whether they’re putting together the marketing collateral or out in the field talking to clients and signing deals, …

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The full version of this article was first published at: Five KPIs for Your SaaS(ed) Channel Earlier this week I got my first email from someone with the acronym D.Sc after their name — apparently, this is the new self-assigned suffix being used by folks who consider themselves to be Data Scientists.  I need to …

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The full version of this article was first published at: Partners, Customers and YOU in a Market Full of Options This post is part four of a six-part series. Want to start at the beginning? Here you go. Aziz Ansari, in his book “Modern Romance,” identifies how technology has changed the way that society dates. …

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The full version of this article was first published at: How to Give Your Channel Partners the Right Resources to Spur Success Recruiting and retaining the best channel partners is only the first step in your path to success. Providing your partners with the right resources, and ensuring that they receive support—from onboarding to training—is …

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The full version of this article was first published at: How HubSpot Built a Successful Channel Sales Program In a relatively short period of time HubSpot has positioned itself as a go-to all-in-one solution for the burgeoning world of inbound marketing, and indirect sales have played no small part in the company’s success. The fact …

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