AscendX Channel Insights - April/2023

 

A few weeks ago I attended a webinar where a panel discussed channel marketing best practices. The focus was on partner program participation and incentives. It was a good session and I learned a few things, which is always the goal. However, when it got to the Q&A at the end, things got even more interesting for me. The channel marketing leaders in the audience asked some interesting questions that I thought were worth sharing with you. And of course, we have some answers! Here we go...


"How can I get more LinkedIn views of our company posts through partners?"


Just about every vendor provides content for partners to share on social media - and for good reason. According to research from LinkedIn, 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. But since most partners (90%) are SMB, and less than 15% of them have dedicated marketing resources, that content isn't making it out past the portal - hence this person's question. The answer? You guessed it - Through Channel Marketing. Syndicate your LinkedIn posts & hashtags using automation through every one of your partners on LinkedIn. Do you have 100 partners? Do they have 500 followers each? You’ve just expanded your reach on LinkedIn by 50,000.


"How can I track the success of my marketing efforts through my partners?"


Wouldn't it be great if you had a dashboard to track your marketing efforts - by campaign, by activity, and by partner? A Through-Channel Marketing program gives you just that. You can determine which content is resonating, and which activities are getting results. Something every marketer needs.

 

"What activities get the best ROI from my MDF?"


This was an interesting question. First of all, the panel answered that they recommended social media investments - particularly LinkedIn. While we don't disagree, we believe a more comprehensive digital marketing investment that includes social media is the best option. A coordinated campaign that includes web content, email marketing, social media management, and search marketing is a more complete answer.


ROI can be hard to measure. But Through-Channel Marketing can deliver extremely high ROI - and we build a tool to do it. We wrote a blog about it here with more detail. If you're interested in knowing what kind of ROI you can get for your company, reach out. We'd be happy to go through it with your specific information.


"What if our Vendor partner team is very small with limited human resources?"


Everyone has constraints. And the current economy isn't helping. Last year it was the great resignation, and this year it's a looming recession. Some companies struggle to hire, while others are laying-off. Retaining skills and avoiding disruption are real concerns. At AscendX Digital, we deliver Through-Channel Marketing as-a-Service. No new MarTech to procure, no complex platform to learn, and no strain on your internal team for things like project management, graphic design, social media management, content building, business analysis, and partner onboarding & support. We do it all, we bring it online months faster, and our clients can focus on results.


I know it seems like these questions were served up on a platter for TCMaaS, but I promise you these were the concerns on the minds of the attendees. And these are the problems we love to solve for our customers. Contact us if you want to learn more.

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How to Integrate MDF & Through-Channel Marketing


If you're struggling to figure out how to incorporate Through-Channel Marketing (TCM) with your MDF program, especially with different funds in different buckets - a marketplace may be the answer.


Here's how one of our clients integrated TCM into their MDF program – and did it with (almost) zero new budget.




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2023 Is a Pivotal Year for B2B Marketing - Are You Ready? - via Forbes

While implementing new data and technology do require a heavier lift, the good news is that [Forbes'] recent research found that most marketers are already investing in those areas, so they just need to sharpen their focus on a few key tactics taken from the B2C world.

 

With small wins, B2B marketers can lean into their success and advance their marketing strategy in a new, more profitable direction.

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AscendX Digital's Sherry Foster was a guest on the Channel Voices podcast where she shared how essential TCMA is in today's fast-paced channel ecosystem and what it can achieve for vendors, distributors and their partners. Podcast Page

 

AscendX Digital Inc. is the first and only TCM-as-a-Service marketing provider. Instead of spinning up a new product in your MarTech stack and putting more pressure on your marketing teams, focus on the business outcomes of TCM, delivered as-a-Service. You can bring a solution to your partners and customers months faster, pay only for what you use, drive better partner and customer experiences, and reduce your risk. Whether you have a TCMA investment that needs some strategic and/or operational support, or if you are looking for a fully managed as-a-service solution, AscendX Digital can help.

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