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A few thoughts....: THE RISE OF SHADOW CHANNELS - 5 New Competitive Threats for IT and Telecom Partners
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016. THE RISE OF SHADOW CHANNELS - 5 New Competitive Threats for IT and Telecom Partners. I have written extensively this year about the changes happening in the traditional IT and telecom channels. Here are some of the major industry trends that have accelerated these changes:. Decline in the number of traditional channel partners since recession of 2008. Of partner owner/principals plan to retire in the next 8 years. Millennials are joining the broader technology industry and othe...
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A few thoughts....: August 2016
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016. ChannelEyes Provides An Extra Set Of "Eyes" On Your Channel. It alerts channel sales people with the things they need to know, and prioritize when they need to action. Talking to the right partners at the right time about the right things can generate up to 10% lift in channel revenue. It also watches each channel sales territory and builds stack-ranked lists of hard to measure KPI's. Answering the age-old question:. By knowing the likelihood of winning every deal, OPTYX produce...
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A few thoughts....: March 2016
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Sunday, March 6, 2016. JayFM 2016 - My 82 Favorite Songs of All-time! Music means something different to everyone who listens. Like many people, I have pretty diverse interests across the years and genres. And it changes slightly from year to year - new music and finding old music that strikes a nerve. However, my favorite music can be best defined as sad / emotional / multi-level slow music. It could probably be labelled an eclectic mix of emo. So here is JayFM, my favorite 82 songs of all time IN ORDER:.
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A few thoughts....: January 2017
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Trip to Australia, Phuket, Bali, Vanuatu and Fiji - February 2017. With 75 countries complete on the World 100 tour with Michelle, we are leaving to check off some more in the Pacific Islands starting on February 6, 2017. This time, a consulting engagement takes us to Sydney, Australia on Valentine's Day. Looking around the region, there are a number of islands - some hard to get to, some easy (and famous) as honeymoon destinations. Port Vila, Vanuatu. The trip home is interest...
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A few thoughts....: Jay McBain leaving ChannelEyes and looking for next adventure
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Jay McBain leaving ChannelEyes and looking for next adventure. It was exactly 6 years ago today that I stepped down from my 16 year IBM/Lenovo career to become an entrepreneur. In that final blog. I wrote about the transformational power of cloud computing, including technologies such as mobile, social and big data. I was able to follow a dream and be a co-founder in a fast growing software-as-a-service company. ChannelEyes. However, it is time for me to pivot once again.
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A few thoughts....: An Open Letter to CompTIA
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016. An Open Letter to CompTIA. As the time counts down on another successful ChannelCon, I wanted to document some thoughts before I return back to the grind. First and foremost, the event this year in Fort Lauderdale was fantastic, the CompTIA staff is amazing, and the get-together feels like a family reunion (even comes complete with some crazy uncles and aunts! Two years ago, Todd Thibodeaux, CEO of CompTIA said two things that I personally found startling about the channel:.
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A few thoughts....: November 2016
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Friday, November 18, 2016. Dec 13: Webinar - The Future of Deal Registration. The Canadian Channel Chiefs Council (C4). Is hosting a first of its kind webinar on a topic that has become the most hotly debated area in the channel today: deal registration. Taking place on Dec. 13th at 1 PM ET, the webinar will feature noted channel professional Jay McBain. To outline what the future holds for deal registration programs in light of the recent announcement by Salesforce.com. On its new Einstein tool. But Ein...
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A few thoughts....: My Hockey Story - a Lifelong Passion
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Thursday, January 12, 2017. My Hockey Story - a Lifelong Passion. As long as I can remember, I have been playing hockey. Over four decades and thousands of games later, I still lace them up a couple times a week, year-round. I joke with my American friends that it is, by law, that all Canadian children must play hockey. The reality is a bit different. A few years ago, soccer overtook hockey in Canada for those aged 3-17 and youth hockey is losing thousands of players each year. Some other random facts.
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A few thoughts....: July 2016
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Yes, I am a social media-aholic. The first step is admitting it. I have tracked my social usage for about 6 years now. Looking at friends/followers is one of those metrics:. Facebook has doubled over that time. Linkedin has gone up 3X. Twitter is up 14X. The other 10 social networks are around the 500-1000 range with slow growth. Some social sites have come and gone as relevant (Tumblr, Vine, etc) while some are staples on the front screen of my phone. Monday, July 11, 2016. There...
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A few thoughts....: September 2016
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Sunday, September 18, 2016. Initial Review of iPhone 7 Plus. Well, the 24 hour mark has hit since picking up my iPhone 7 Plus 128GB in flat black. Here are my initial thoughts. The acquisition process was more painful than normal. I faithfully stayed up to 3AM EST on preorder day and placed order for Michelle's Rose Gold 7 Plus as well as my own in fancy Jet Black Plus. Because the order went through at 3 minutes after 3:00am, the Jet Black was already showing late October for delivery. Also to no avail.
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