
Channel Marketing Champs: The Podcast
The hints, tips, and finishing moves B2B Marketers need to be crowned a Channel Marketing Champ
Get it from wherever you get your podcasts...
You can now listen to Channel Marketing Champs wherever you get your podcasts from using the links below. But if you want to be taken direct to the source of all the goodness then just use the Spotify player below (it's where we get our favourite podcasts from).
Series 1 is now fully complete with 18 episodes of Channel, Partner & Ecosystem goodness ready for your listening pleasure.
Series 2 is currently being recorded and will be launching late-2025. We've already got Channel Champs from the likes of Rackspace, Kodak Alaris, Alpha Gen and many more lined up but we're always on the lookout for more guests to join us. If it sounds like your cup of tea just drop a line to hello@sharperb2b.com
What's Channel Marketing Champs all about?
Well, if you need to maximise your MDF, pump up your partnerships, amplify your alliances, and rip it up with ROI then get ready to rumble...
Step into the ring with the best and the brightest marketers from the top to the bottom (and everywhere in between) of the channel as they share their hard won insights, top tips, and expertise with you.
Channel Marketing Champs is your go-to source of inspiration and intelligence around all things channel, partner, and alliance marketing - all condensed into easy-to-listen-to 15-20 minute episodes.
Learn from those that have been there, done that, and got the proverbial bumps and bruises to show for it when it comes to channel marketing.
Become a Channel Marketing Champ
The first series of Channel Marketing Champs features highly-experienced, superstar marketers from the following B2B powerhouses (and many, many more) giving you everything you need to know to become a Champ of the Channel yourself.
But why have we launched a podcast all about channel marketing? And why are we helping you become a champion of it?
Because it's often overlooked and undervalued. Some just see it as the "ugly duckling" of B2B marketing. But where things are overlooked and undervalued there's a massive opportunity to shake things up, do something new, and deliver meaningful impact as a result.
If you just do things as you've always done them you'll only ever get the same results. Or worse. The law of diminishing returns absolutely applies in channel marketing.
So instead, harness the Fresh Ideas & Firepower provided via the podcast, reinvigorate and reinvent your channel, partner, and alliance activity, and reap the rewards.
Episode List - Series 1
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Episode 1: "Channel Marketing is Dead" (Except it isn't). Simon Edward, Ex CMO, IBM
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Episode 2: Building Award-Worthy Channel Campaigns: A How-to Guide. Joel Harrison, Editor, B2B Marketing
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Episode 3: Be Fast, Be Flexible, Be Focussed. Natalia Marusic, Senior Alliance Marketing Manager, VMWare
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Episode 4: The New 4 P's of Channel Marketing. Dave Hughes, Head of Marketing, Ampito
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Episode 5: Solving the Co-Branding Conundrum. Sarah Glastonbury, Head of Marketing, Creative ITC
- Episode 6: Going Global: How to International Channel Marketing Right. Julien Rio, VP Marketing, RingCentral
- Episode 7: The Importance of Diversity & Inclusivity in Channel Marketing. Sahsha Gorbatenko, Senior Global Channel Marketing Program Manager, Acronis
- Episode 8: The Route Back from Redundancy. Redmond Orme, Global Partner Program Director, Telnyx
- Episode 9: Data Driven Decisions: A 3D Approach to Channel Marketing. Dave Hind, Head of UK Marketing, Proact
- Episode 10: Know Your Brand Superpower: The Key to B2B Success. Shane Redding, Founder, Think Direct
- Episode 11: Channel Marketing: A Sales-side perspective. Ross Jack, Director of Channel EMEA & Nick Slater, CRO, Dialpad
- Episode 12: How to Build Your Own Channel & Partner Programs. Louise Grant, Founder, Loucerna
- Episode 13: Level up your Partnerships. David Grazio, Founder, Indirectly
- Episode 14: Stop, Collaborate, and Listen (for Channel Marketing Success). Neil Langridge, Marketing and Alliances Director, e92 Plus
- Episode 15: Is Channel Marketing Having and Identity Crisis? Heather K. Margolis, Founder, Channel Maven
- Episode 16: Mastering the Channel & Partner Ecosystem. Andy Gilbert, Director, Connection2Channel
- Episode 17: Cognitive Friction and how to Overcome it. David Van Schaick, Founder, DVS
- Episode 18: The Marketing Metrics That Matter. Steph Hackney, Channel Marketing Manager, OpenText
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