MSPs Thriving in a Digital-First Economy

This is a private channel event targeting MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, ITSPs and ISVs. eChannelNEWS and The Channel Partner Alliance has made it complimentary for all qualified channel partners to attend! There are NO SPONSORS! 100% pure educational!

It’s becoming very clear that a digital-first strategy is the only way for MSPs to future-proof their businesses. In this first 2-hour episode, we are going to break down the best digital marketing playbook for MSPs, VARs, ITSPs and ISVs - step by step.

45 Minutes: What are other Channel Partners doing to be successful in this Digital-First Economy?

Panel Discussion with select MSPs on some of their current digital marketing activities. They will share their successes and failures. And, provide you with some solid insights on how best to go digital.

Panelists: Vince Fung, CEO ExperaIT. Miguel Ribeiro, CEO VBS Systems

Hosts: Julian Lee, President, TechnoPlanet. Randal Wark, Mastermind of Channel Partner Alliance.

15 Minutes: Building Credibility and Trust in the Buyers Journey

Is there a need for partners to adopt a digital inbound approach to marketing & sales to match the digital buyer journey? Many partners are still holding out for events to keep building connections/net new names. Reality is that the modern buyer self-educates for the most part - so, if partners aren't building credibility and trust with their digital presence they're missing out. Do not underestimate this huge part of the buyer’s journey!

Speaker: Vanessa Baker

30 minutes: Converting LinkedIn Connections into Sales

Write a buyer-centric profile that helps you attract, teach and engage your buyers. Make the shift from a resume to a resource: showcase your subject matter expertise: schedule more phone calls with your targeted buyers. What can you do immediately to up your social selling game on LinkedIn? We will show you!

Speaker: Sally Jo Lamont

15 minutes: Digital Advertising on Social Media Networks

The concept of digital marketing is relatively easy to understand. Leverage social networking platforms to target the right audience with persona-type campaigns. In this session we will walk through a digital campaign on LinkedIn to highlight some of the do’s and don’ts. This can be a complex and costly mission if done poorly. Buying ad-words or using LinkedIn Navigator is not a digital strategy. If you are not on top of your digital game, outsourcing may be better than spending on trial and error advertising. We will discuss the key steps necessary to leverage social networks and other SEO activities to promote your company on the "digital shelves”.

Speaker: Starr Watson

PART 2:

30 Minutes: Building Digital Sales Warriors

A leading author and social selling expert will help you understand how traditional sales professionals must adapt to remain relevant in today's digital-first social selling environment. New tools and skills are required to help sales reps to transition successfully. You will also learn what the requirements are for hiring new digitally-savvy sales reps. Channel partners must get their sales teams quickly ramped up to the new digital business normal. Everything happens with a sale!

Speaker: Shane Gibson, Keynote Speaker and Author

30 Minutes: Building Thought-Leadership

All marketing experts know that becoming a thought-leader (or influencer) is the ultimate end-result to being successful in the digital world. In this session we will introduce the playbook that you must execute well in order to become a proper thought-leader and influencer. When you reach this high status, you will automatically attract new customers who will choose to follow you, listen to you and buy from you.

Speaker: Shane Gibson, Keynote Speaker and Author

Compacting everything you need to be successful in the digital-first economy into 2 hours is impossible. It's a journey that never ends. What we can do, together with our digital social selling and marketing experts, is providing you the most relevant information that will guide you down the right path.

Schedule

Starr Watson

Starr Watson is a highly skilled professional with over 13 years of experience in marketing and so many related fields. She has been working with clients, generating leads and growing businesses since the age of 19. Growing up in the digital age, right in the middle of it, Starr brings deep knowledge, good humor and top shelf strategies to ensure you get the results you deserve.

Sally Jo LaMont

Vanessa Baker

Vince Fung

Gerlinda Ringe

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Shane Gibson

Randal Wark

Julian Lee

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