Are you making these 14 Channel Marketing Mistakes? - ChannelEyes Webinar
It doesn’t come as a surprise to Channel Professionals that things are changing faster than ever across the partner ecosystem. A perfect storm of new technologies, transforming business models, rapidly evolving competition, consumerization and economic forces have fundamentally changed the traditional supplier/partner relationship.
Not only are things moving much faster, the relationships have become significantly more complex. Ten years ago, a solid email, portal, phone, advertising and events strategy was all that was needed to communicate effectively to partners and customers. Today we have more than 30 marketing vehicles in play, and the level of noise and clutter is, at times, out of control.
Most of us were taught to measure ROI and then focus on the top 2-3 things that drive results. The problem is that these 2-3 things aren’t working the way they used to:
Email newsletters aren’t getting opened or clicked thru.
Beyond the usual suspects, webinar and tradeshow traffic is dropping.
Advertising, whether print or digital is not having the same impact as years ago.
Portal traffic is at an all-time low – partners just aren’t coming in the same numbers.
While every situation is different – the following 14 Channel Marketing Mistakes are common throughout our industry:
Not utilizing new automation tools for Email & Newsletters
Too reliant on the Partner Portal for communication
Not taking advantage of Communities
Too focused on the home run
Expecting too much from social
Not having or sticking to an editorial calendar
Producing too much boring or sales-related content
Under-utilizing the media
Thinking Direct Mail is too expensive
Segmenting Partners into Revenue Tiers Only
Expending too much effort on Partner Recruitment
Underperforming Tradeshows
Renewing tactics year to year without justification
Not taking advantage of Mobile
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