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Outsourcing Your Technology Partner Program – What You Need to Know
by Marketopia | Sep 1, 2024
A technology partner program is essential for building and managing key relationships between vendors and partners. These programs provide tools and...
Marketopia CEO Terry Hedden Named a Top Influencer of the Worldwide VAR Channel
by Marketopia | Aug 19, 2024
Managed IT Services Marketing & Sales Leader Terry Hedden Named Among Top 50 Channel Influencers by Penton Technology Group’s The VAR...
IT Sales Best Practices: The Marketopia Methodology for MSPs
by Marketopia | Aug 12, 2024
Struggling with poor sales in your IT business? You’re not alone. Many managed service providers (MSPs) face significant challenges in boosting...
Tips for Educating IT Partners on Your Programs
by Marketopia | Aug 2, 2024
Wondering how to make sure your IT partners and your business thrive? It all starts with solid education on your vendor programs. Teaching your MSP...
AI Marketing Tools for MSPs – What You Need to Know
by Marketopia | Aug 2, 2024
You might have heard about AI marketing tools and wondered how they can help your campaigns in 2024. These tools, including AI marketing analytics...
Mastering Inbound Marketing Tactics for MSPs
by Marketopia | Jul 9, 2024
Inbound marketing is more crucial than ever for MSPs aiming to thrive in a tech-driven marketplace. By aligning marketing strategies with customer...
Improving Partners’ MDF Use
by Marketopia | Jul 9, 2024
Discover how Market Development Funds (MDF) help your sales partners and why they're key to growing sales. This blog gives clear steps to improving...
How to Improve IT Partner Relationships and Increase Revenue
by Marketopia | Jun 4, 2024
Do you feel like your IT partner program isn’t delivering the results you expected? You're not alone. In the IT channel, it’s not uncommon to...
How to Create an Elevator Pitch Script (That Actually Works)
by Marketopia | Jun 1, 2024
Mastering the elevator pitch script is one of the best ways for managed service providers (MSPs) to make a lasting impression on any potential...
6 Tips for Partnering with the Right MSP
by Marketopia | May 3, 2024
The managed services market is gearing up to reach a massive $500 billion in 2028. This huge growth surge proves that more and more IT vendors are...
Maximizing Your MSP Sales: Strategies for Success
by Marketopia | May 2, 2024
MSP sales, like all sales, rely on having the right strategies as the key to success. If you're feeling bogged down by the complexities of managed...
Addressing the 7 Biggest Vendor Partner Challenges
by Marketopia | Apr 3, 2024
Addressing the 7 Biggest Vendor Partner Challenges Today's tech market is fast-paced and ever-changing, presenting MSPs with new opportunities to...
Boost Your Sales Success: Top Effective Sales Techniques Unveiled
by Marketopia | Apr 3, 2024
Effective sales techniques are the backbone of every successful salesperson’s strategy. If you’re searching for actionable steps to improve your...
AI Sales and Marketing Platforms – What You Need to Know
by Marketopia | Mar 29, 2024
Looking to try an automation platform to help your sales team and marketing department get started with AI? The Growth Machine offers a...
Do you Want to Close More Deals?
by Marketopia | Mar 1, 2024
How MSPs Can Master the Art of Selling Are you a managed service provider (MSP) interested in learning how to close more deals? If you...
How to Supercharge Partner Lead Generation
by Marketopia | Mar 1, 2024
Generating leads is the lifeblood of business growth. Without new prospects, the cycle of closing deals and expanding your customer base is...
Need an MSP Marketing Plan?
by Marketopia | Feb 2, 2024
Are you a managed service provider (MSP) looking to amplify your marketing? In such a saturated market, it can be difficult to stand out, which is...
The Ultimate Guide to MSP Marketing
by Marketopia | Feb 2, 2024
The UK is home to the largest number of managed service providers (MSPs) in Europe, and the market continues to grow, with experts predicting the...
Vendor Support of MSPs: Why Content is Important
by Marketopia | Feb 1, 2024
In IT channel marketing, the collaboration between vendors and managed service providers (MSPs) plays a pivotal role in delivering technology...
Where Peer Groups Will Take You in 2024
by Marketopia | Jan 2, 2024
Leveraging the Power of IT Events in the New Year It’s the beginning of a new year – and new opportunities to grow your business. However,...
Accelerate Success with a Channel Partner Program
by Marketopia | Jan 1, 2024
Sales and Marketing Tools to Drive MSP Adoption Channel partner programs have become the key way for vendors to help MSPs with the everyday...
Get Help Anytime with Growth Machine Resources VIDEO
When you’re moving fast inside the Growth Machine, the last thing you want is to get stuck or waste time hunting for answers. Whether you’re setting up Smart Lists, launching campaigns, troubleshooting issues, or diving into new features, help is always just a click away. Get help anytime in the growth machine with our 24/7 online agents. In this guide, we’ll break down exactly how to get support whenever you need it — fast, easy, and frustration-free. Quickstart Guides: Built-In Visual Tours Every major section of the Growth Machine includes a built-in QuickStart Guide right at your fingertips: Look for…
Smart Lists, Filters, and Columns VIDEO
In today’s fast-paced sales and marketing world, precision is everything. The difference between a dead lead list and a revenue-generating machine comes down to how you organize, segment, and prioritize your contacts. That’s where Smart Lists, Filters, and Columns step in — the not-so-secret weapons inside platforms like HighLevel and the Growth Machine. These powerful tools can turn chaos into clarity and help your team work smarter, not harder. Let’s dive into how to make these features your new best friends. Smart Lists: Dynamic, Self-Updating Powerhouses A Smart List isn’t just a list — it’s a living, breathing engine that…
Do You Want to Grow but Don’t Have the Money to?
Why Joining an MSP Consulting Group Could Be the Smartest Move You Make If you\'re like most tech service providers, you’re not short on ambition. You have growth goals. You know where you want to take your business, but month after month, the numbers aren’t lining up, and it’s not because you’re not trying. It’s because the capital you need to grow just isn’t there. This is where most MSPs get stuck. They hit a ceiling; not because of lack of opportunity, but because their budgets, KPIs and sales strategies aren’t aligned to support their goals. That’s where joining an…
You Don’t Need Another Conference, You Need Consistent Leads
Why Technology Partners Deserve More Than Just a Booth and a Badge Conferences have played a central role in technology partners channel marketing for decades. They offer visibility, networking opportunities and face-to-face time with partners, but for enterprise technology creators focused on scale and predictability, the cost-to-value ratio has changed. When a single conference can cost over $50,000 after you account for booth space, staff travel, lodging, display production and time spent preparing, it’s no longer a sustainable way to drive partner growth. More importantly, the outcomes tend not justify the spend. Most technology creators walk away with a list…
MSP Appointment Setting Best Practices
Are you familiar with appointment setting but unsure how to make it work effectively? Generating qualified leads is the foundation of any successful MSP business, but relying solely on word-of-mouth referrals is no longer enough. That being said, many MSPs and IT service providers struggle to secure reliable leads through outbound prospecting alone. That’s where MSP appointment setting can help. By implementing best practices, MSPs can streamline lead generation, improve sales efficiency, and drive consistent revenue growth. This guide outlines effective strategies to help you connect with the right prospects and maximize conversions. What is MSP Appointment Setting? MSP appointment…
5 Things to Look for in MSP & Channel Partnerships
MSP channel partners do more than just resell vendor technology; they represent it. The right MSPs and channel partners act as an extension of your business, bringing your solutions to market, managing customer relationships, and providing technical support. If they do their job well, customers have a great experience with your product. If they don’t, customers won’t see the value, and that reflects on you just as much as it does on the MSP. Not every channel partner is the right fit. Some won’t have the expertise to deliver your solutions effectively. Others may not have the right customer base…
MSP Lead Generation Best Practices
MSP Lead Generation Best Practices Finding new clients is one of the biggest challenges for managed service providers (MSPs). Even if your IT services are the best in your area, businesses won’t hire you if they don’t know you exist. That’s why MSP lead generation is so important. Lead generation is the process of attracting potential clients and turning them into leads, i.e. businesses that show interest in your services. The better your lead generation strategy, the more your MSP grows. There are two main ways to generate leads: paid and organic. Paid lead generation brings in leads quickly but…
Channel Partner Sales: Secrets to Making MSP Partners Sell More
Channel Partner Sales: Secrets to Making MSP Partners Sell More If MSPs don’t sell, vendors don’t make money, but many managed service providers (MSPs) struggle with sales; not because they don’t believe in your product, but because they don’t have the time, resources, or training to sell it effectively. That’s why channel partner sales are so important. When vendors actively support their MSP partnerships, both sides win. Many vendors assume that because an MSP has signed on as a partner, they’ll naturally sell the product. But without proper training, marketing support, and sales enablement, MSPs often default to selling the…
The Cost-Saving Strategy Behind MSP Partner Recruitment Without Conferences
For years, conferences and trade shows have been go-to strategies for vendors looking to recruit new MSP partners. These events offer great opportunities for face-to-face interactions, networking and showcasing products; however, they come with significant costs and are only effective in the short term. While MSP channel partner recruitment through events has historically been successful, there are other options that can be just as effective — if not more — and come at a fraction of the cost. In this blog, we’ll explore the hidden costs of attending conferences, why they might not be the most sustainable approach to MSP…
MSP Marketing Best Practices
The Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry is becoming more competitive every year (MarketsandMarkets). To stay competitive, MSPs need smart marketing strategies based on proven best practices. From personalization to AI automation, we’ll outline MSP marketing best practices to help you grow your business, attract more clients, and stay ahead of the competition for years to come. Why MSP Marketing Matters In a market where competition grows by the day, MSPs can no longer rely solely on word-of-mouth referrals to stay ahead. Marketing is essential to attract new clients, build trust, and show your expertise. If you’re a new MSP, marketing…

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Marketopia founder and CEO, Terry Hedden, sold one of the Southeast’s most successful MSPs and retired in 2012. In 2014, Terry established Marketopia — one of the fastest growing privately owned firms in the US.