Today's destination (Thursday, August 13): It hasn't publicly disclosed. But we've got a strong hunch the ChannelStrong RV is heading toward... Phoenix. If ChannelE2E is correct, the ChannelStrong team has logged roughly 2,000 miles and 30 hours of driving since Monday.
Instead of trying to re-create complex face-to-face conferences filled with sales pitches, the ChannelStrong bandwagon has simplified goals -- focused on partner networking and social good.
Each city stop typically involves an informal outdoor gathering -- perhaps a partner lunch with food trucks, coupled with a food drive to help local food banks. The outdoor gatherings -- perhaps a couple of hours in length -- are invite-only, and follow CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines.
Joe Panettieri is co-founder & editorial director of MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E, the two leading news & analysis sites for managed service providers in the cybersecurity market.
