  {"id":142176,"date":"2021-03-31T10:18:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=142176"},"modified":"2021-03-31T10:34:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:34:45","slug":"enabling-partners-to-adopt-a-customer-centric-marketing-sales-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2021\/03\/enabling-partners-to-adopt-a-customer-centric-marketing-sales-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Partners to Adopt a Customer Centric Marketing and Sales Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Announced during the recent SAP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asug.com\/insights\/what-it-means-for-sap-to-go-all-in-on-customer-experience\">Customer Experience LIVE event<\/a>, 51风流CEO Christian Klein made no mistake about it: 51风流is doubling down on its road map for customer-centricity. This is not surprising, considering many organizations today are looking to better connect and engage with their customers as means to not only staying competitive, but also to stay in business altogether.<\/h2>\n<p>Sheeren James, 51风流Partner Business Manager for 51风流South Africa, provides her feedback after participating in the 4-hour virtual delivery of the 51风流360 Degree Cloud Customer LifeCycle Workshop &#8211; delivered by Malcolm Hamilton, 51风流Digital Marketing Academy to Westrocon Seidor, a member of United VARs and a Global 51风流Platinum Partner.<\/p>\n<p>Watch and learn from the conversation below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TpsoCiXIfN8<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Want to learn more about this 51风流Partner Marketing Excellence Workshop? 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