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Making Partner Marketing Impact Visible with PartnerVue™

01/20/2026

Why do PMA programs lose partner engagement over time? Partner Marketing Automation (PMA/TCMA) platforms have transformed how companies scale their through-channel marketing. Automation enables more partners to participate, campaigns to run consistently, and performance to be tracked centrally. But many…

The Quiet Middle of PMA Adoption (And Why So Many Programs Stall There)

01/11/2026

Buying a Partner Marketing Automation (PMA/TCMA) platform is a decisive moment for a brand. It’s a key enabler for a successful through-partner marketing strategy. It signals intent: In most cases, the decision is sound. PMA platforms are powerful, flexible, and…

Why Managed Through-Partner Marketing is Your Best Investment

11/06/2025

Whether your company has experienced layoffs, downsizing, or growth, all business leaders need to be strategic with their management of and investments in their people. For partner marketing leaders, their teams are usually lean, presenting unique challenges. In a recent survey we…

The ROI of Through-Partner Marketing

10/01/2025

With an uncertain economy, there’s an extra sharp lens on budgets of all kinds, and high on the list of evaluation criteria is ROI. The two main line items for Channel leaders are their people budgets (Channel sales, Partner Account/Business…

What your SMB partners REALLY think of your MDF program

01/15/2025

“MDF is a pain in the neck.” We hear this from partners, especially the long-tail, SMB partners all the time. But why do they get frustrated by your funding?  Shouldn’t they LOVE it?  After all, it’s a windfall/financial injection for…

Why Managed Through-Partner Marketing is Your Best Investment

11/06/2024

Whether your company has experienced layoffs, downsizing, or growth, all business leaders need to be strategic with their management of and investments in their people. For partner marketing leaders, their teams are usually lean, presenting unique challenges. In a recent survey we…

TPM Best Practices Series – Cross-Functional Alignment

10/18/2024

This is Part 1 of a 6-part series of Through-Partner Marketing Best Practices. Partner marketing touches many parts of an organization. To be successful, through-partner marketing (TPM) must communicate and coordinate early with each internal team.  TPM touches corporate channel…

TPM Best Practice Series – Content is King

08/25/2024

This is Part #5 of our Through-Partner Marketing (TPM) Best Practice Series. In this blog, we discuss the importance of a content strategy, and how to maintain consistent, current, and compliant content that powers your Through-Partner Marketing program. This blog…

TPM Best Practice Series – Partner Communication

06/03/2024

This is Part #3 of our Through-Partner Marketing (TPM) Best Practice Series, where we will discuss partner communication – what, why, and how – and its importance to the success of your TPM program.   The first partner communication will usually…

TPM Best Practice Series – Committed Resources

05/15/2024

This is Part 2 of a 6-part series of Through-Partner Marketing Best Practices. This blog isn’t just about funding a MarTech platform, or partner marketing services. It follows the same theme as Best Practice #1 (Cross-Functional Alignment) in that the…