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class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>January 29 2020</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2020/01/step-into-the-future/ target=_self>Step into the Future of Enterprise Channel Management</a></h3><p>What a year for Zift Solutions! Early in 2019, we launched ZiftONE, a groundbreaking fresh approach to Enterprise Channel Management. ZiftONE was…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/gordon-rapkin/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Gordon-Rapkin-1-150x150.jpg width=20 height=20 alt="Gordon Rapkin" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Gordon Rapkin</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 tmb-id-114372 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div 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class="t-entry-text-tc single-block-padding"><div class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>January 21 2020</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2020/01/2020-channel-resolutions/ target=_self>2020 Channel Resolutions &#8212; And Revolutions</a></h3><p>I love January.  I really do, it’s a time of new beginnings and despite the harsh weather and short days, I feel so excited for the prospect of what…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/aimievargas/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Aimie-Vargas-002-150x150.jpg width=20 height=20 alt="Aimie Vargas" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Aimie Vargas</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 grid-cat-31 tmb-id-114363 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2020/01/2020-b2b-channel-landscape/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=2><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div class=t-overlay-content><div class="t-overlay-text single-block-padding"><div class="t-entry t-single-line"><i class="fa 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take you there.” Given the current state of constant change in B2B…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/laz-gonzalez/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Laz-Headshot-150x150.jpeg width=20 height=20 alt="Laz Gonzalez" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Laz Gonzalez</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 grid-cat-31 tmb-id-114354 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div 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Tenuto</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-31 tmb-id-114340 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2020/01/5-key-elements-of-a-successful-partner-engagement-plan/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=4><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div 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href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2020/01/5-key-elements-of-a-successful-partner-engagement-plan/ target=_self>5 Key Elements of a Successful Partner Engagement Plan</a></h3><p>One common challenge frequently brought up among our customers is partner engagement &#8212; how to build it and how to maintain it. In the channel…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/cameron-sutton/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image1-2-150x150.jpg width=20 height=20 alt="Cameron Sutton" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Cameron Sutton</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 grid-cat-31 tmb-id-114327 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/eq-nurturing/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=5><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div class=t-overlay-content><div class="t-overlay-text single-block-padding"><div class="t-entry t-single-line"><i class="fa fa-search3 t-overlay-icon"></i></div></div></div></div></div><img class=adaptive-async src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cowomen-UqRdsCRQX1o-unsplash-scaled-uai-258x172.jpg width=258 height=172 alt data-uniqueid=114332-107234 data-guid=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cowomen-UqRdsCRQX1o-unsplash-scaled.jpg data-path=2019/12/cowomen-UqRdsCRQX1o-unsplash-scaled.jpg data-width=2560 data-height=1707 data-singlew=3 data-singleh=2 data-crop=1 data-fixed></a></div></div></div><div class=t-entry-text><div class="t-entry-text-tc single-block-padding"><div class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>December 19 2019</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/eq-nurturing/ target=_self>Up Your Partner Enablement Game with EQ Nurturing</a></h3><p>According to Forbes, 70% of global revenue is traveling through third-party channels. How much time, energy and resources are you devoting to…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/krista-fuller/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Krista-Fuller-LinkedIn-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg width=20 height=20 alt="Krista Fuller" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Krista Fuller</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 grid-cat-215 tmb-id-114310 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/inside-zift-heather-tenuto/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=6><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div class=t-overlay-content><div class="t-overlay-text single-block-padding"><div class="t-entry t-single-line"><i class="fa fa-search3 t-overlay-icon"></i></div></div></div></div></div><img class=adaptive-async src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/robert-bye-gCwUnnur2Mk-unsplash-scaled-e1576613016298-uai-258x172.jpg width=258 height=172 alt data-uniqueid=114315-194778 data-guid=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/robert-bye-gCwUnnur2Mk-unsplash-scaled-e1576613016298.jpg data-path=2019/12/robert-bye-gCwUnnur2Mk-unsplash-scaled-e1576613016298.jpg data-width=2560 data-height=992 data-singlew=3 data-singleh=2 data-crop=1 data-fixed></a></div></div></div><div class=t-entry-text><div class="t-entry-text-tc single-block-padding"><div class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>December 17 2019</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/inside-zift-heather-tenuto/ target=_self>Inside Zift: Meet Channel Leader &#038; Zift’s New CRO Heather Tenuto</a></h3><p>Tell us about your professional journey. What led you to Zift? Heather Tenuto, Chief Revenue Officer for Zift: I started my career in technology but…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/heathertenuto/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/zift_execs-8-150x150.jpg width=20 height=20 alt="Heather Tenuto" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Heather Tenuto</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 grid-cat-31 grid-cat-215 tmb-id-114299 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/the-island-of-misfit-chantech/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=7><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div class=t-overlay-content><div class="t-overlay-text single-block-padding"><div class="t-entry t-single-line"><i class="fa fa-search3 t-overlay-icon"></i></div></div></div></div></div><img class=adaptive-async src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/scaletta-0346-adjusted-min-from-Gaylord-uai-258x172.jpg width=258 height=172 alt data-uniqueid=114300-170419 data-guid=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/scaletta-0346-adjusted-min-from-Gaylord.jpg data-path=2019/12/scaletta-0346-adjusted-min-from-Gaylord.jpg data-width=1600 data-height=1067 data-singlew=3 data-singleh=2 data-crop=1 data-fixed></a></div></div></div><div class=t-entry-text><div class="t-entry-text-tc single-block-padding"><div class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>December 16 2019</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/the-island-of-misfit-chantech/ target=_self>The Island of Misfit ChanTech Toys: Scenes from SiriusDecisions Tech Exchange 2019</a></h3><p>Most of us have attended a tech tradeshow. Row upon row of nearly identical booths, forced smiles, harsh fluorescent lighting, crazy giveaways, and…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/lisa-hyatt/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lisa-150x150.png width=20 height=20 alt="Lisa Hyatt" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Lisa Hyatt</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-2 grid-cat-158 tmb-id-114241 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/the-rise-of-modern-marketing/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=8><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div class=t-overlay-content><div class="t-overlay-text single-block-padding"><div class="t-entry t-single-line"><i class="fa fa-search3 t-overlay-icon"></i></div></div></div></div></div><img class=adaptive-async src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sofia-sanchez-UcoDZZ7DCXY-unsplash-scaled-uai-258x172.jpg width=258 height=172 alt data-uniqueid=114248-103359 data-guid=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sofia-sanchez-UcoDZZ7DCXY-unsplash-scaled.jpg data-path=2019/12/sofia-sanchez-UcoDZZ7DCXY-unsplash-scaled.jpg data-width=2560 data-height=1919 data-singlew=3 data-singleh=2 data-crop=1 data-fixed></a></div></div></div><div class=t-entry-text><div class="t-entry-text-tc single-block-padding"><div class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>December 4 2019</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/12/the-rise-of-modern-marketing/ target=_self>The Rise of Modern Marketing in B2B Channels</a></h3><p>Not long ago, partner marketing relied on selling a product to a customer with a limited set of marketing channels. Suppliers provided the air cover…</p><hr><p class=t-entry-author><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/author/laz-gonzalez/ class=tmb-avatar-size-sm><img src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Laz-Headshot-150x150.jpeg width=20 height=20 alt="Laz Gonzalez" class="avatar avatar-20 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-20 alignnone photo"><span class=tmb-username-wrap><span class=tmb-username-text>by Laz Gonzalez</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tmb tmb-iso-w6 tmb-iso-h4 tmb-round tmb-light tmb-overlay-text-anim tmb-overlay-anim tmb-content-lateral-left tmb-content-vertical-top tmb-content-size-6 tmb-content-lateral-responsive tmb-content-left tmb-image-anim tmb-shadowed tmb-shadowed-xs tmb-bordered  grid-cat-215 tmb-id-114227 tmb-img-ratio tmb-content-lateral tmb-media-first"><div class="t-inside style-color-xsdn-bg animate_when_almost_visible bottom-t-top" data-delay=200><div class=t-entry-visual><div class=t-entry-visual-tc><div class=t-entry-visual-cont><div class=dummy style="padding-top: 66.7%;"></div><a tabindex=-1 href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/11/ziftone-is-the-ecm-goat/ class=pushed target=_self data-lb-index=9><div class=t-entry-visual-overlay><div class="t-entry-visual-overlay-in style-dark-bg" style="opacity: 0.5;"></div></div><div class=t-overlay-wrap><div class=t-overlay-inner><div class=t-overlay-content><div class="t-overlay-text single-block-padding"><div class="t-entry t-single-line"><i class="fa fa-search3 t-overlay-icon"></i></div></div></div></div></div><img class=adaptive-async src=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/natalia-y-Oxl_KBNqxGA-unsplash-scaled-uai-258x172.jpg width=258 height=172 alt data-uniqueid=114233-268337 data-guid=https://wp-cdn.ziftsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/natalia-y-Oxl_KBNqxGA-unsplash-scaled.jpg data-path=2019/11/natalia-y-Oxl_KBNqxGA-unsplash-scaled.jpg data-width=2560 data-height=1440 data-singlew=3 data-singleh=2 data-crop=1 data-fixed></a></div></div></div><div class=t-entry-text><div class="t-entry-text-tc single-block-padding"><div class=t-entry><p class=t-entry-meta><span class=t-entry-date>November 21 2019</span></p><h3 class="t-entry-title h2 font-weight-300 fontheight-357766 fontspace-781688"><a href=https://ziftsolutions.com/blog/2019/11/ziftone-is-the-ecm-goat/ target=_self>ZiftONE is the ECM GOAT! 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