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SaaS Partner Relationship Management Leader Impartner Outlines Eight Key Reasons CRMs Can't Masquerade as PRMsSILICON SLOPES, Utah, Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Impartner (formerly known as TreeHouse Interactive), a leader in turnkey SaaS Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solutions, today announced a new infographic outlining the "8 Reasons a CRM Can't Masquerade as a PRM." The infographic is targeted at companies that are evaluating CRM technology solutions to upgrade their Partner Portal, and provides insight on why PRM solutions are irreplaceable as the front-line technology to accelerate indirect sales.  "While a strong CRM or SFA (Sales Force Automation) tool is a powerful foundation for a channel strategy, companies are increasingly finding that they also need to layer on top a fully featured PRM as well," said Dave R Taylor, chief marketing officer of Impartner. "When making that buying decision, however, the challenge is for companies to ensure the system they choose is truly purpose built to track and manage partners, and not end users. Unlike a CRM, PRM solutions are 100 percent focused on servicing partners and helping you manage partner relationships." Taylor continued by highlighting that CRM companies ad IT departments may know a lot about web development and SaaS architecture, and be experts at setting up websites using open source tools like WordPress or Drupal, but that there is so much more to a Partner Portal than just the website. "You need to engage with a company who can offer proven strategies for structuring an effective channel program, and then echo those in a Partner Portal. The value a true PRM company brings is less about the web development and much more about implementing best practices to accelerate your indirect sales," said Taylor, listing off the eight key reasons below:
Click here for the full infographic. "At the end of the day, our client roster is full of companies who have spent months and sometimes millions of dollars on development and/or consultant fees, while going down a CRM vendor's PRM path before throwing in the towel and turning to a focused, pre-engineered PRM solution," said Taylor. "Let these eight lessons of the market keep you from being lured by a technology in a parallel space that's masquerading as something it's not. Take a closer look at PRM SaaS solutions that are purpose built to be able to have your company 'climb into them,' turn the key, and be able to drive your partner relationships forward." About Impartner (formerly TreeHouse Interactive) Impartner (formerly known as TreeHouse Interactive) delivers the industry's most advanced SaaS-based Partner Relationship Management solution, helping companies worldwide manage their partner relationships and accelerate revenue and profitability through indirect sales channels. Impartner PRM is the industry's only turnkey solution that can deploy a world-class Partner Portal in 30 days, using the company's highly engineered, three-step Velocity onboarding process. For more information on Impartner, which is based in Utah's tech hotbed, the Silicon Slopes, visit www.impartner.com, or in the U.S. call 801 576 8428, and EMEA call +33 1 40 90 31 20. Follow Impartner on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. Contact:  Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150828/262011-INFO
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