My beef with partner programmes and rebate schemes

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Barrie Desmond, COO of Exclusive Group, explains what he'd change about how vendors interact with resellers

Partner programmes: what a waste of time. Honestly, if I ever see another mineral-based (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Greek God or planet ranking of yet another 'unique' channel programme, I'll run na...

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