Marketopia's Terry Hedden Named as One of ChannelPro's 2016 20/20 Visionaries

St. Petersburg, FL, May 16, 2016 (Newswire.com) - ​Marketopia, an IT marketing agency specializing in innovative and powerful demand generation, full outsource marketing, business development training and appointment setting for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Vendors and channel partners, announced today that CEO Terry Hedden was added to ChannelPro’s 2016 list of 20/20 Visionaries—a list that includes ChannelPro’s 20 most influential SMB channel players and 20 savviest channel pros. It’s the second year running that ChannelPro set out to identify the 20 wisest channel players in the vendor, analyst, and consulting communities and the 20 most farsighted channel pros in the partner community.

As the former owner of a successful managed services practice, Hedden once spent so much time answering questions about his company’s best practices, he decided to make sharing them his full-time job. Today, Hedden runs not one but two channel-oriented consultancies: Cloud Guru, which helps channel pros transition to cloud computing, and Marketopia, an outsourced marketing services agency for VARs and MSPs.

Marketopia and Cloud Guru are all about being agents of change and guiding profitable transformation within the channel.

Terry Hedden, CEO

“Marketopia and Cloud Guru are all about being agents of change and guiding profitable transformation within the channel,” says Hedden. “I’m truly honored to be recognized by ChannelPro as one of the most experienced, insightful experts in the SMB channel—it’s industry confirmation that we’re definitely making a difference.”

Hedden sees two trends coming on fast. First, “MSPs are learning how to increase margins by bundling in services around cloud offerings to form true end-user solution. ” His second prediction is continued consolidation in the managed services partner community, leading to increased profitability for the fewer, large businesses that emerge.

About Marketopia

Marketopia, The Lead Machine, is an IT service marketing agency uniquely positioned with expertise throughout the entire IT channel from software, hardware and cloud vendors to distributors, MSPs and VARs. The company’s system is based on real-world knowledge. Marketopia uses an enterprise-class technology platform, channel marketing experience and deep industry relationships to create a revolutionary approach to outsourced marketing and sales empowerment for IT service companies seeking to grow leads, sales and profit. For more information about Marketopia and its proven demand generation system for managed IT services, visit the company’s website. To learn more now, call 844-482-4769. To get the latest industry news and trends, read the company’s Blog Bits. To engage with Marketopia online, like us on Facebook,  follow us on Twitter and connect with us on LinkedIn.

About Cloud Guru

Founded in 2013, Cloud Guru LLC is a leading provider of strategic solutions and business transformation services in the IT industry. The company is built on the fundamental belief that firms that know more will sell more. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Cloud Guru offers an in-depth experience in Managed IT, Cloud services and consulting with over 10 years of direct resale experience and three years of consulting for vendors and solution providers focused in the IT Channel, including CompTia, Adobe, Autotask, Kaseya, Carbonite, TechData and many more.

Contact: Tracy Blalock | 844.482.4769 | [email protected] 

Source: Marketopia