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Strategy & Best Practices
How to Create a Better Marketplace Experience with Composable Commerce
Composable commerce is redefining how marketplaces engage customers and partners by delivering unmatched personalization and agility. Learn how to use headless APIs, extensions, and automation to create standout, flexible commerce experiences that keep you ahead of the competition.By Jonmichael Moy / AppDirect / November 26, 2025
Industry Insights
Top 7 Reasons Technology Advisors, MSPs & Partners Choose AppDirect
Discover the top seven reasons technology advisors choose AppDirect, from a multi-category catalog and powerful ecosystem to automation, expert support, and higher earnings. Learn how AppDirect helps you scale, cross-sell, and win today’s digital-first buyers.By Rebecca Muhlenkort / AppDirect / November 21, 2025
Industry Insights
8 B2B SaaS Companies Crushing Growth Goals—How They’re Doing It (and How You Can Too)
Explore how eight leading B2B SaaS companies are achieving extraordinary growth. Discover their strategies focused on marketplace ecosystems, AI integration, and sales channel diversification.By Rebecca Muhlenkort / AppDirect / October 27, 2025
Customer & Partner Success
Celebrating the 2025 Digital Heroes and Provider Award Winners
Meet the 2025 AppDirect Digital Heroes and Provider Award winners transforming the AppDirect community through visionary leadership, bold innovation, and strong partnerships that are shaping the future of digital commerce.By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / September 2, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
Get Comfortable Talking Security with Your Customers
A practical guide for tech advisors to confidently engage in cybersecurity conversations, understand risks, and support customers with essential security knowledge and resourcesBy Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 22, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
Grow Your Revenues Through New Routes to Market
Explore four proven strategies to broaden your routes to market, sell more effectively into the SMB market, and achieve maximum revenue growthBy Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 21, 2025
Technology Insights
Maximize Your Microsoft Partnership
Learn how Microsoft’s FY26 strategic shifts unlock new opportunities for both SMBs and Microsoft partners, focusing on AI business solutions, cloud & AI platforms, and security.By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 18, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
How to Land AWS Opportunities
Dive into the ins and outs of the hyperscaler opportunity, including AWS, Learn how to leverage vendor engagement, scalability, and strategic assessments to expand your marketplace portfolio.By Rebecca Muhlenkort / AppDirect / August 14, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
Boost Revenues from Every Technology Deal with Proven Cross-selling Techniques
72% of revenues are generated from selling to existing customers, and advisors who sell into multiple categories generate 2-3X more revenues on average. Learn how to spot cross-selling opportunities and build offers that drive bigger deals.By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 13, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
How to Build a Thriving Marketplace Ecosystem: Lessons from Top Companies
Explore strategic insights from leading companies on transforming marketplace ecosystems for growth and innovation. Learn best practices, overcoming challenges, and leveraging lifecycle management to drive efficiency and ROI in your marketplace strategy.By Rebecca Muhlenkort / AppDirect / August 8, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
Add Customer Value Throughout the IT Lifecycle With End-to-end Support
Advisors influence 70% of IT deals, but their real value lies in supporting every stage of the IT lifecycle. Explore essential strategies for proactive managed support that builds lasting relationships.By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 5, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
Managing Your Entire Tech Stack: 6 Strategies for Control, Agility, and Value
Explore 6 key strategies to unify your entire tech stack to drive simpler procurement and vendor management, smarter tech decisions, and achieve greater ROI from your technology.By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / July 31, 2025
Strategy & Best Practices
Trapped in the Past? How Outdated Network & Mobility Management Is Costing You More Than You Think
Struggling with costly, fragmented network and mobility management? Explore how unified lifecycle management can simplify operations, reduce IT spend, enhance security, and boost agility. Get actionable insights to optimize your tech stack and stay competitive.By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / July 28, 2025