Growing a software, hardware, or IT services business never has a single answer. Every company has a different path for growth and what is good for Company A might not work at all for Company B. That said, one of the most powerful – and common – ways to grow such a business is to leverage channel partners. This post will help you better understand what a channel partner is, how channel partners can complement…
Digital marketing agency, eBridge Marketing Solutions, shared insights into the intensely competitive marketing landscape and offered strategies on how to differentiate your business when they presented two sessions to groups of cloud solution providers at the 2018 Ingram Micro Cloud Summit in Boca Raton, Florida. The Summit welcomed more than 1,400 Ingram Micro partners and colleagues to the industry’s largest cloud ecosystem conference where they took a deep dive into all things cloud including new…
We discussed in our previous posts how your B2B technology business can leverage partnerships to access a partner’s existing customer base and how much easier it is to connect your company and your solution to your target market thanks to the preexisting relationships your partners already have with their clients. This gives the end customer what they want – more solutions from the companies they already like and trust. (see The Value of Partnerships Part 1:…
Partnerships really are a win-win situation. We learned how you, as a B2B technology company, can leverage the existing customer base of your partners to access new markets and prospects quickly in Part 1 of this series on understanding the value of partnerships. Partners themselves benefit from opening new revenue streams. They also benefit in another important way. By diversifying their offering, partners are giving their customers more of what they want, giving themselves more opportunities…
When it comes to successfully selling a technology product or service, sure, you could do it all on your own. But have you ever heard that expression “no man is an island.” I really feel that the same can be said of businesses. Yes, you can operate in a silo and do everything completely independently, but in my opinion, you are really missing out on some great opportunities. By working with other companies and bringing…