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@radinfo Great article. It's always been a complex business with many different GTM models & intertwined relationships. Like everything else, it is evolving. The vast majority of orgs say partners deliver a better CX (99%), as long as that is true it's very much alive.

Correcting the Misconceptions about the Channel at CCA24 dlvr.it/T5kMJ5

@radinfo Or an ecosystem strategy.

If you listen to pundits about the channel dying and you are nodding your head, you better have a direct sales plan.

@radinfo They are demonstrating the power of partnering. The most successful partnerships offer a great product with partners who add their own IP or managed services to deliver the best CX. MS "gets" ecosystem and continues to set the pace.

when analysts talk about Microsoft being unbeatable in UCaaS, look at the sales and service delivery process - which MS is NOT involved in. They just make a product. Other businesses install and service it - unlike any other UCaaS product. And they leverage their Office and O/S.

“Even though time be real, to realize the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.” Bertrand Russell

Mark your calendars 12.12 for the latest episode of #CultureofInnovation with Bernhard Friedrichs. We drill down into why #CustomerLifetimeValue and #CustomerAcquisitionCosts are the key elements for success and where and how #partners play the leading role.

@AllianceofCW Always solid advice from these two!

Amy Bailey and Kathryn Rose spoke at the panel, "Unlocking Your Negotiation Power: How to Thrive in Every Conversation" at the Women's Leadership Summit! #ACW #AllianceofChannelWomen #WomensLeadershipSummit #MSPSummit #ChannelLeadershipSummit

@AllianceofCW Beautiful mask!

ACW President Cassie Jeppson gives welcoming remarks at ACWConnect Live! #ACW #AllianceofChannelWomen #WomensLeadershipSummit #MSPSummit #ChannelLeadershipSummit

Power Panel!

@channelsmart That’ll be a great one!

Don’t miss the Founder’s Forum on Monday, Oct. 30th from 3:00-3:30 pm. Join me, Zina L. Hassel, and Trisha Van de Bovenkamp (all women brave enough to start our own businesses) on the fourth floor, Glimmer 1, as we share valuable insights and tips on creating your ideal agency!

Tune in TODAY and explore the vast #possibilities for enabling any open source #software to #GTM easily, quickly and at a cost any #entrepreneur can afford. CEO Feyzi Fatehi shares how he has brought his #vision for "Democratizing SaaS" to reality lnkd.in/gpkkF-3e

Tune in now lnkd.in/gYU_eGTh to hear Bob Moore share how ELG will generate the highest ACV's with deals 53% more likely to close, 46% faster, along with how #AI can be a powerful multiplier and much more!

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There is a term, "long duration stocks" which represents companies who have a great idea and promising product but won't make money for 5 years. These organizations are no longer attractive to the investment community. So what does work? ridgeinnovative.com/strategies-for…

@radinfo Scott Galloway is one of my heros. The only good thing I can say about this is I don't use either Facebook or TikTok and rarely come to Twitter. Admit I'm still distracted though, hence this post. Sigh...

F. Scott Fitzgerald described intelligence as the ability to hold two opposing thoughts in your head concurrently. Speeding down our one-lane highway with no scenery or opposing traffic is making us stupid. @profgalloway/the-attention-economy-is-making-us-stupid-86461c0baa05" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@profgalloway/…

@radinfo @gocomics We can do better at making distinctions, for sure!

Calvin and Hobbes - despite being written starting in 1985, so comics are still relevant gocomics.com/calvinandhobbe… via @GoComics

Tune in on Tuesday 5.23 for a great conversation with #Innovator and #CEO Kathryn Rose ⭐ Hear how she brought channelWise experts to Channel Partners Expo for a first ever live experience and what it means to the leaders in our #ecosystem.

“Groups of partners are coming together to negotiate as a group because they aren’t getting what they need (from the TSD); the TSD’s sold the partners’ businesses” @JSGNOW @Channel_Expo

Great panel of female #allianceleaders sharing advice: be a Chief Listening Officer, hire curious people, transform “mistakes” #womenintech #partnerships #ecosystem ⁦@CherieGartner⁩ ⁦@ChristinaNeary⁩

LTC Andrew Farina, PhD, MBA speaking at @ASAP_Summit on leadership: “It’s about the relationships you build with others, and the people you influence”

Click the like below to tune in this Thursday, March 30th at 11am ET to listen to Kathryn Rose and I discuss ways to build your channel ecosystem successfully and efficiently with @getchannelwise. #channelecosystem #channelpartners #asktheexpert #partnerecosystem #channelwise