How important is design to solution providers' marketing strategies?
Many readers have an aversion to merely looking at a text-dense document, let alone reading it. And in a go-go business world in which many things can compete for a decision-maker's attention, marketing professionals need to find ways to pull them in.
Physical security and cybersecurity go hand-in-hand with protecting corporate assets; and while news of cybercrime has recently dominated the headlines.
Making predictions about what technology will do in the future is always challenging. There are many reasons for this. The pace of change is hard to predict. And it is not just the speed of new technology developments, but also the social and economic impacts enabled by new technologies.
Content lies at the heart of nearly every technology company's marketing strategy. It's a vehicle for solution providers to share their expertise in hopes of roping in more qualified sales leads.
According to The NPD Group’s Distributor Track and Commercial Reseller Tracking Service, large format commercial displays (LFCDs) saw some of the strongest growth in the B2B indirect channel over the past year, compared to other NPD categories.
Email has long been a cornerstone of business marketing strategy, especially in the information technology industry.
In fact, businesses say email marketing is critical in lead generation, according to a report from Demandwave, a B2B digital marketing agency. Its recent report on the state of B2B digital marketing found that 73 percent of businesses surveyed said email is the chief driver of sales leads, with search engine optimization right behind at 70 percent.
Over the past year, IBM has initiated a series of programs to help you, our IBM Business Partners, develop greater expertise and higher-value solutions to help our mutual clients redefine markets and lead their industries. With the launch of our new PartnerWorld program in January, IBM has moved vigorously from a product-centric model to one focused on competencies, customer satisfaction and revenue, all to empower you to excel in the Cognitive Era.