October 6 2009, (18:44)

HP Rolls Out New Cloud Marketing Initiatives

Channel Marketing, Cloud Marketing | By: jkgibbs | No comments

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) this week added several new Elite designations for HP resellers in its PartnerOne program while consolidating some others and adding several more sales tools for its channel partners. The new designations for HP business partners with leading practices in specific product and service categories are Virtualization Elite, Data Center Elite and Store ...Read More »

June 1 2009, (19:05)

SharedVue’s Channel Marketing Automation Tools

Channel Marketing, Marketing Automation, News & Press | By: jkgibbs | 2 comments

In the world of marketing automation, there are few vendors that really deliver for channel programs. Heather Margolis (formerly of EMC and Dell) gives a good overview of how dVue’s cloud marketing solutions improve channel messaging to drive leads. Syndication allows relevant content to be pulled from a vendor’s website and displayed on the ...Read More »

April 17 2009, (17:22)

3 Ways to Improve Partner Portals

Channel Marketing, Content Syndication, Marketing Automation | By: jkgibbs | No comments

The more encounters I have with them, the more I see that partner portals can be inefficient for getting your message out to partners and customers. I have had first hand experience with some of the best ones out there, and they are still a complete mess to navigate. It can be almost impossible ...Read More »

March 19 2009, (17:58)

3 Tips for Channel Marketing in a Recession

Channel Marketing, Cloud Marketing | By: jkgibbs | 1 comment

How New Internet Marketing Techniques Can Help You Stretch Your Budget and Increase Leads Budgets are down and stress is up. You need marketing techniques to help you survive and thrive in today’s economy. Now’s the time to focus on your sales channel relationships – helping your channel partners and your inside sales team ...Read More »

February 20 2009, (15:01)

Lead Scoring’s Importance for Lots of Leads

Channel Marketing | By: jkgibbs | 1 comment

In a recent case study from DigitalBodyLanguage, Jeff Hartley at Terracotta outlines some ways he deals with their  biggest problem – too many leads. In this brief study, Jeff talks about the importance of lead scoring and how it has helped Terracotta streamline communications to buyers in different stages of the buying process. Terracotta: ...Read More »

January 23 2009, (21:51)

Importance of Maintaining Corporate Branding

Channel Marketing | By: jkgibbs | No comments

As I help with the pseudo rebranding and complete repositioning of dVue, it makes me realize just how important it is to keep a consistent brand message. It is hard enough to make sure you keep the same language and jargon across one website, let alone a whole partner channel. It seems mind blowing ...Read More »

December 18 2008, (20:19)

Promotion Ideas for the Channel

Channel Marketing | By: jkgibbs | No comments

Thursday, December 18, has officially been deemed Free Shipping Day. Retailers from Apple to Toys R Us are offering online shoppers free shipping by Christmas Eve on all purchases. What’s the catch? You have to order today. From what I can tell, there are no restrictions as to what types of businesses can join ...Read More »

December 11 2008, (19:05)

Combat the Recession with Cloud Marketing

Channel Marketing | By: jkgibbs | No comments

The current state of the economy is something to be gawked at. How did we fall this low? There is no clear answer. All we can do is adjust and hope to make the best decisions when it comes to forming a marketing strategy that will help us weather the storm. However, there are ...Read More »