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Thursday, January 28, 2016

ChannelEyes Launches OPTYX on Salesforce AppExchange, the World's Leading Enterprise Apps Marketplace

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Industry’s first sales workflow tool designed for Indirect Channel Account Managers to close more sales, build partner loyalty and drive...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Cali Rose McBain born on December 29, 2015

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Michelle and I are truly blessed. Our fourth little angel, Cali Rose McBain, made her way into the world on December 29, 2015 at 4:57pm. S...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Five Channel Trends to Plan for in the New Year

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With 2016 now in full swing, I am preparing to speak at the 2016 ASAP Global Alliance Summit , “Partnering Everywhere: Expert Leadersh...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Channel Industry Press Gets Behind OPTYX Launch By ChannelEyes

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In the first 7 days after officially launching OPTYX , the channel industry press has really got behind the new platform. We are very exci...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

What Did I Learn After A Month Of Lifestreaming?

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We are living in interesting times. The technology to track every step, minute of sleep, calorie consumed, and heartbeat is literally at our...
Monday, November 2, 2015

ChannelEyes launching OPTYX - Catch a sneak peek here

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After a year in secret development, ChannelEyes is soon launching OPTYX... the first workflow tool built for indirect partner sales. It b...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

The Channel Technology Stack - Future of Channel Management

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We have been witnessing an explosion of software vendors in the past 5 years. In fact, it has been the fastest growing segment of the techn...
Sunday, October 11, 2015

The Channel Vendor 10 Commandments

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When you dig further into the relationship between partners and vendors, there seems to be an infinite number of ways the relationshi...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Channel: Building a Modern Go To Market (GTM) Strategy

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A lot has changed in the 20+ years I have spent in the Channel. New technologies, business models, communities, demographics, communicat...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

11 Ways The Channel Will Succeed with IoT (Internet of Things) - #11 may surprise you

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Since my first presentation representing IBM on Pervasive Computing in 1995, I have had a keen interest on how the market would evolve. Usi...
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Jay McBain
Jay McBain is one of the most visible and respected thought leaders in the global channel. Named Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, as well as numerous channel magazines top influencer lists, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. Since 1994, he has spent his career in various executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, ChannelEyes, and Forrester. Jay is a chief analyst at Omdia - the world's leading analyst firm with a distinct focus on channels, partnerships, alliances, and ecosystems.
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