Sometimes we can be lion to ourselves…

Supreme confidence can be a blessing and a curse…right?

To my point, it’s a rare case when I meet with a CEO or any members of his/her executive team that I’m not meeting with an impressive group of confident and successful overachievers. Their will is strong and their egos can fill a conference hall – and often do.

In no way am I suggesting that that is a bad thing, not at all – these are the people I love working with.

Where things can get a little off the tracks, is …

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“Three steps forward and two steps back is not sustainable Channel progress!”

Latest Tips, Tricks and Channel Hacks from a 35-Year Channel Veteran.

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“Three steps forward and two steps back is not sustainable Channel progress!”

Trim your current sluggish Channel into 2017 fighting shape with our problem solving fixes and zero missteps.

Sharpen your budget, step away from unrealistic …

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Maximize your VAR Partner Prospecting by following the Channel Seasons

Searching for qualified partners can occur at any time of the year; but, finding good partners ready to sign your contract is more seasonal than you know.

Partners are more inclined to sign up with a new vendor during Q1 of each year for two specific reasons:

1. It’s a common practice for vendors to squeeze their contract periods into 1 or 2 annual opportunity windows to reduce their contract management overhead. By having all partner contracts renew during the same time period the vendor also simplifies the roll-out of new

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Click’n Go… (<1-minute read)

Open up your browser and Google, Bing or Yahoo: ” VAR Partner Prospecting ” then let the results guide your next steps

Congratulations!  You have found the VAR Prospecting Pro.  I look forward to hearing from you…

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Starting a new ISV reseller program for any of the following reasons hints to more struggles to come (3-minute read)

Over the past 20 years I’ve heard just about every reason an organization might want to boost their company’s revenue stream with the promise of a new cash cow partner program.

Pumped with enthusiasm and the parental belief that their solution is the best thing ever, they can be a bit too biased to hear our cautionary message – “…not every product and service is Channel viable, and temper your cash flow expectations, this can take awhile”.

As …

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