Half Steps Lead to FailureEnd of year business planning is usually fraught with competing priorities. What I’ve learned after more than a decade in executive leadership is that a lack of proper prioritization during Q4 leads to disappointment and failure in the...
My Experience as a CEO During a Pandemic
"I have personally met with over 100 companies since COVID began. This has been a highlight to me as I am blown away by the innovation of our customers adapting to the changing world."I was reading a recent blog by David Cummings. It is great as they tend to be from...
I Love It When My Competitors Negatively Sell
Written by Daniel Graff-Radford, CEO of AllboundI love it when my competition gets focused on their negative selling against me. Are you surprised to hear this coming from a CEO of a SaaS company? I can see how this can be alarming, but let me explain why I’ve found...
Free Executive Channel Update Template
How do you effectively communicate your channel metrics and KPIs to Executives at your company? At times, it can be difficult knowing exactly what your executive team wants to see in a channel update. That’s why Daniel Graff-Radford, Allbound CEO, created an...
What Will Happen in Channel Sales Because of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Partner programs and indirect sales are well underway at most companies. Since Coronavirus has become a worldwide pandemic, the technology we have in place today can help prevent business from slowing down. The March 2020 Gartner Webinar "How Your Business Can...
The Great Debate: Should You Build or Buy Your Partner Portal?
In today’s subscription economy, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and the Cloud have become the accepted standard for most businesses as they build their technology infrastructure and software stacks. But even with global behemoths such as Salesforce leading the SaaS...
Increasing Channel Partner Engagement by Creating a Better Partner Program Experience
In a previous Allbound Podcast, Diane Krakora, Principal at PartnerPath, discussed partner profitability, structuring a channel program, and three things that partners care about. As she claims, many SaaS companies share a similar challenge: They're fast-growing, and...
3 Ways to Boost Channel Sales Through Better Marketing Content
Do you remember when we talked about how 2016 was going to be the year of content marketing? Well, more than a year has passed since we wrote the blog in question—and content marketing is still, undoubtedly, a key component to channel sales success. And we don’t think...
4 Steps to Hack the Choosing of a Next-Gen Partner Portal
Today, complex B2B sales cycles demand more. Modern buyers use more information sources than ever to make purchases, making it essential for businesses to understand buyer personas, motives, and attitudes. That’s where partner sales acceleration enters the...