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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 resources

By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 22, 2025

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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 growth

By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / August 21, 2025

How to Maximize Your Microsoft Partnership blog

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

How to Land AWS Opportunities Blog

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

Cross selling Techniques

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

Build a marketplace

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

Add end to end value blog

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

Streamline software management to cut costs and reduce risks blog

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

Network Mobility Management

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

Streamline software management to cut costs and reduce risks blog

Strategy & Best Practices

Streamline software management to cut costs and reduce risks

Struggling with rising software costs and security risks from unmanaged apps? This article shows how unified Saa

By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / July 22, 2025

Microsoft CSP Blog

News & Updates

Changes Are Coming for Microsoft CSP partners—What You Need to Know

Changes are coming to the Microsoft CSP program. See what’s changing, including technical and revenue requirements, and explore how AppDirect can support your transition and growth strategy.

By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / July 21, 2025

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Strategy & Best Practices

How to Easily Win Lucrative Energy Deals—A Guide for Advisors

Exploding energy demands and market complexity are creating lucrative opportunities for advisors. Discover practical steps to integrate energy solutions into your portfolio that drive revenue growth and stronger customer relationships.

By Denise Sarazin / AppDirect / July 16, 2025