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Channel Partner Marketing

The Channel Effect: Future Focused

The following information was sourced from Ansira’s The Channel Effect virtual event. For more session thought leadership, check out TheChannelEffect.com. All too often, legacy partner programs are designed to promote a single service or product. Attracting customers with sales, promotions, and direct marketing is important, but a customer’s journey does not stop at the point […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

The Channel Effect: Partner Perspectives

The following information was sourced from Ansira’s The Channel Effect virtual event. For more session thought leadership, check out TheChannelEffect.com. Without direct consumer interaction, a powerful, large scale go-to-market strategy could miss the mark and yield mediocre results. Messaging that drives customers to points of sales is not always the same messaging needed to help […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

From Gas to Electric: Dealer Assistance Required

While electric vehicles (EVs) represented less than 2% of new car sales in the U.S. in 2020, few will argue that EVs are a passing fad. IHS Markit predicts that EVs will grow to 10% of new car sales by 2025. Many automakers have already rolled out electric vehicles, and many others are planning to […]

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Channel Data Management Channel Partner Marketing Commerce

As Shoppers Shift to eCommerce, a MAP Policy is a Must

Well before the unprecedented events of 2020, traditional brick-and-mortar shoppers embraced the eCommerce channel in fast fashion. Benefits like same-day shipping, membership discounts, and an almost-unlimited access to inventory all made stay-at-home shopping the new normal. Of course, COVID-19 did nothing but accelerate this shift. In fact, data from IBM suggests that the eCommerce channel […]

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Channel Enablement Channel Partner Marketing

When Was the Last Time You Took a Second Look at Your Incentive Program?

In a recent Forrester blog post, “Channel Software Tech Stack 2020 – PRM, TCMA, Ecosystem, Incentives, Channel Data, Learning, Readiness, and Pricing” author Jay McBain, Principle Analyst, Channel Partnerships & Alliances, breaks down 159 companies across 7 categories that help support and facilitate the programs necessary to drive indirect sales – sales of goods and […]

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Strategy

Thinking Ahead: Building your Communication Playbook

We are living in a time of uncertainty, as both marketers and consumers, which has a bright side. There is so much opportunity to do right by customers and partners.   As parts of the country open back up, albeit in limited capacities and with varying public policies, we lean into the concept of playbooks to […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

Give Your Partners the Power to Own the Local Customer Experience

Editor’s note: Ansira Chief Client Officer Andy Arnold sat down with Facebook U.S. Global Solutions Vice President Michelle Morris recently for a chat at the annual Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Masters of Marketing conference in Orlando, Florida. They discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by brands that rely on partners for local sales. This […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

22 Best Practices Guaranteed to Improve Your MDF Programs

Editor’s note: In mid-June, we brought together some of our technology clients — Cisco, Sage, Citrix, and Red Hat — to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with market development fund (MDF) programs. We had lively debates and discussions, heard outside perspectives from Forrester and CDW, and shared program best practices. This is the fourth and […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

What Metrics Matter in Your MDF Reporting?

Editor’s note: In mid-June, we brought together some of our technology clients — Cisco, Sage, Citrix, and Red Hat — to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with market development fund (MDF) programs. We had lively debates and discussions, heard outside perspectives from Forrester and CDW, and shared program best practices. This is the third article […]

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Channel Partner Marketing Uncategorized

Ways to Enhance Your Brand-Channel Relationship (From Your Partners’ Perspective)

Editor’s note: In mid-June, we brought together some of our technology clients — Cisco, Sage, Citrix, and Red Hat — to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with market development fund (MDF) programs. We had lively debates and discussions, heard outside perspectives from Forrester and CDW, and shared program best practices. This is the second article […]