Author: Moheb Moses
The success of any business is largely dependent on the quality of people it recruits. Similarly for vendors, the success of a channel program is largely dependent on the quality of partner it recruits. However, few vendors really devote as much time to their partner recruitment strategy as they do to their staff recruitment. In general, vendors “collect” partners, rather than “select” them.

For example, you’d never dream of talking to complete strangers, asking them what they do, and then deciding whether or not you’d hire them. And you certainly don’t hire people just simply because they showed up on your doorstep telling you they really want to work for you. But for many vendors, that’s pretty much how they recruit partners. Their partner lists are full of resellers who are not in the least bit qualified, but just simply showed up and asked to be a partner.

So how do you select the right partners?   Read More

Author: Moheb Moses
If you are a vendor, you probably already use a channel to go to market. But have you ever stopped to ask "why?"

For most companies, the channel has been in place for so long, it's just part of the furniture. However, an unclear vision of the role of the channel (and inconsistency within your company as to why you use an indirect go-to-market model) is in many cases the primary reason for a non-performing channel. In other words, the reason your channel isn't working may be due to the fact that you (and hence they) don't really understand what you expect of them.

This article examines the reasons why vendors use a channel, the different benefits that channels provide, and what you can do to build a foundation for a high performance channel   Read More