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Is your salary in the channel in line with the average for your country?
Several companies have recently stated that it’s difficult to get people to join their company with candidates demanding higher salaries than ever as well as the “great quit” with people deciding to go it alone. Is salary a major factor in job satisfaction in the channel? Today we are looking at the differences in salaries … Continue reading Is your salary in the channel in line with the average for your country?
The issues of monthly billing in the channel
Remember in 1995 when Windows 95 was released and everyone owned a copy on CD with the key written across the front of it in big, bold, black writing? That was the time when everyone bought software and owned it outright for the life cycle of the product. If it was an original copy that … Continue reading The issues of monthly billing in the channel
Building a channel that has instant results!
It’s a myth. We see it happen regular where new vendors look to increase their footprint via the channel and expect an instant result. It’s very rarely going to happen. These things take time to implement and execute. We come across this very often. Vendors embark on a journey of starting up their channel operations … Continue reading Building a channel that has instant results!
Is the channel really dead or dying?
How many times have we seen in recent times people suggesting that the channel is dead? We get at least an article every week claiming that the channel is changing to the extent of being unrecognisable by today’s standards. The ecosystem economy is kicking in and people are seeing this as a deviation from the … Continue reading Is the channel really dead or dying?
Partner management and the massive problem of data ownership
In recent times we have seen scandal after scandal about privacy laws and data ownership. Companies such as Whatsapp / Facebook / Google have been at the forefront of all of this. All of them have had big fines for mishandling data as well as public perception being tarnished. Why do people just give all … Continue reading Partner management and the massive problem of data ownership
Single pane of glass vs Massive pain in the ass!
Traditional channel management is still around and they are still trying to convince the world that it still works and it’s how it should be. We speak to vendors every single day who are stuck in that way of thinking that they should own all parts of the portal and be in control of all … Continue reading Single pane of glass vs Massive pain in the ass!
Distributor is not a globally equal term
“Distributors need to transform” “Distributors are just box shifters” “Distributors just fulfill orders for 15% margin” “Distributors earn money just for being a middleman” All of these phrases we hear on a regular basis. Where are these sayings coming from? They are coming from the US market as well as people who only know the … Continue reading Distributor is not a globally equal term
How much of your channel process can you really “get away with” automating?
With the entire world trying to automate everything through software, we ask the question, how much can you get away with automating? As a human race, we are designed to be collaborative. From the early days of hunter gatherers to the modern ways of working in project environments, everything is driven by people and groups of … Continue reading How much of your channel process can you really “get away with” automating?
3% corporation tax for tech companies in this country! – But is it worth it? A look at another country being hidden from the rest of the world
We’ve all heard of Kaspersky, a lot of us have heard of Abbyy and even some will know Dr Web. All of these companies are large Russian companies that have gone global. Kaspersky are strong players in the anti virus sector, Abbyy are strong in the OCR solutions and Dr Web was the first anti … Continue reading 3% corporation tax for tech companies in this country! – But is it worth it? A look at another country being hidden from the rest of the world
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