Kris Blackmon

Kris Blackmon

Partner Marketing Director, AvePoint

Kris Blackmon is partner marketing director at AvePoint. She previously worked as head of channel communities at Zift Solutions, chief channel officer at JS Group, and as senior content director at Informa Tech where she was director of the MSP 501 community. Blackmon is chair of CompTIA's Channel Development Advisory Council and operates KB Consulting.

Latest from Kris Blackmon

Data governance for MSPs
Regulation & Compliance
The Critical Role of MSPs in Strengthening Data GovernanceThe Critical Role of MSPs in Strengthening Data Governance
byKris Blackmon
Nov 8, 2024
5 Min Read
Channel growth
Channel Sales & Marketing
8 Critical Steps to Driving Channel Growth8 Critical Steps to Driving Channel Growth
byKris Blackmon
Nov 3, 2023
6 Min Read

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Inclusion - LGBQT
Diversity & Inclusion
Creating a Culture of Inclusion for the LGBTQ+ Community
Creating a Culture of Inclusion for the LGBTQ+ Community
Jun 8, 2022
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6 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
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Connectivity
Channel Partners Virtual: Digital Events for the Modern Channel
Channel Partners Virtual: Digital Events for the Modern Channel
Jul 7, 2020
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4 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Cybersecurity in the time of COVID
Cybersecurity News
ConnectWise Provides Cybersecurity Tools and Education for a COVID Era
ConnectWise Provides Cybersecurity Tools and Education for a COVID Era
Jun 29, 2020
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4 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
501 Somewhere Logo
Channel Business
It’s 501 Somewhere: JS Group's Janet Schijns on How to Sell Reality Without Selling on Fear
It’s 501 Somewhere: JS Group's Janet Schijns on How to Sell Reality Without Selling on Fear
Jun 4, 2020
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Datto’s Tim Weller: 'This Is Not a Time to Crawl Under a Rock'
Regulation & Compliance
Datto’s Tim Weller: 'This Is Not a Time to Crawl Under a Rock'
Datto’s Tim Weller: 'This Is Not a Time to Crawl Under a Rock'
Jun 3, 2020
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5 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
501 Somewhere Logo
Channel Business
It’s 501 Somewhere: Liongard’s Joe Alapat Talks How to Scale a Business
It’s 501 Somewhere: Liongard’s Joe Alapat Talks How to Scale a Business
May 15, 2020
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
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Cybersecurity News
It’s 501 Somewhere: MSSP Jason Ingalls on Security Landscape in a COVID World
It’s 501 Somewhere: MSSP Jason Ingalls on Security Landscape in a COVID World
May 11, 2020
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
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Channel Business
High-Profile Consultants Offer Advice to Hopeful 501ers/NextGen 101ers
High-Profile Consultants Offer Advice to Hopeful 501ers/NextGen 101ers
Apr 17, 2020
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2 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
NextGen 101 logo
Channel Business
The NextGen 101 List to Honor Partners Building MSP Practices
The NextGen 101 List to Honor Partners Building MSP Practices
Apr 15, 2020
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3 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Coronavirus Test
Channel Sales & Marketing
Kaseya CARES for MSPs Navigating Legal Legwork Amid Coronavirus
Kaseya CARES for MSPs Navigating Legal Legwork Amid Coronavirus
Apr 9, 2020
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11 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Online Application
Channel Business
MSP 501 Application Q&A: Organizational Revenue vs. Managed Services Revenue
MSP 501 Application Q&A: Organizational Revenue vs. Managed Services Revenue
Apr 9, 2020
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
IT security professionals should take a moment to celebrate their successes this morning Penton Media and SolarWinds the Austinbased IT management
Channel Sales & Marketing
Channel Partners Conference & Evolution: Here’s What You Can Expect
Channel Partners Conference & Evolution: Here’s What You Can Expect
Apr 6, 2020
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6 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Boxing Champion
Channel Sales & Marketing
Channel Partners 2020 Is Coming. Are You Ready to Become a Champion?
Channel Partners 2020 Is Coming. Are You Ready to Become a Champion?
Jan 29, 2020
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7 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
MSP 501 Multiyear
Channel Business
The New MSP 501 2020 Methodology Explained
The New MSP 501 2020 Methodology Explained
Jan 28, 2020
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7 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Group Shot MSP 501 2019
Channel Business
We Are a #501er!
We Are a #501er!
Jan 28, 2020
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Champions
Regulation & Compliance
Champions Don’t Just Happen. They’re Made — One Strategic Step at a Time
Champions Don’t Just Happen. They’re Made — One Strategic Step at a Time
Nov 25, 2019
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4 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Flex
Channel Business
Bigger, Faster … Better? Under Magee, ConnectWise Looks to Maintain Dominance in a Channel It Helped Build
Bigger, Faster … Better? Under Magee, ConnectWise Looks to Maintain Dominance in a Channel It Helped Build
Oct 14, 2019
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19 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Brand
Channel Sales & Marketing
Brand-Building Is Hard, So MSPmentor Janet Schijns Is Coming to Explain It All
Brand-Building Is Hard, So MSPmentor Janet Schijns Is Coming to Explain It All
Oct 8, 2019
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2 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Compensation model
Regulation & Compliance
Ask the MSPmentor: Tina Gravel on Compensation Models
Ask the MSPmentor: Tina Gravel on Compensation Models
Oct 7, 2019
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7 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Business Value
Regulation & Compliance
ConnectWise: Why Partners Should Focus on Business Value in Times of Transition
ConnectWise: Why Partners Should Focus on Business Value in Times of Transition
Aug 26, 2019
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4 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Which 2014 Talkin' Cloud 100 honorees climbed up this year's Talkin' Cloud 100 Here's a closer look at seven of the biggest risers on this year's
Channel Business
What It Takes to Be an MSP 501er
What It Takes to Be an MSP 501er
Aug 23, 2019
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4 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Road to Success
Regulation & Compliance
Best-Selling Author Mary Abbajay: Successful Partners Focus on Culture First
Best-Selling Author Mary Abbajay: Successful Partners Focus on Culture First
Aug 22, 2019
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4 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
CompTIA ChannelCon 2019 Promo featuring Shaq
Connectivity
Datto, ConnectWise, SolarWinds MSP Pack the CompTIA ChannelCon Expo Hall
Datto, ConnectWise, SolarWinds MSP Pack the CompTIA ChannelCon Expo Hall
Aug 9, 2019
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7 Slides
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Unveil
PSA RMM News & Trends
BitTitan Unveils Voleer to Give MSPs Automated Templates for Easy Deployments
BitTitan Unveils Voleer to Give MSPs Automated Templates for Easy Deployments
Jul 16, 2019
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3 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Process improvement
Channel Business
MSP 501 Profile: Fidelis Says It's All About Process
MSP 501 Profile: Fidelis Says It's All About Process
Jul 12, 2019
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5 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Business Victory
Regulation & Compliance
MSP 501 Profile: Digital Boardwalk's Triumph over the Great Recession
MSP 501 Profile: Digital Boardwalk's Triumph over the Great Recession
Jul 5, 2019
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6 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Evolution of man
Cybersecurity News
Datto Execs to MSPs: It’s a Mistake to Try and 'Evolve' into an MSSP
Datto Execs to MSPs: It’s a Mistake to Try and 'Evolve' into an MSSP
Jun 25, 2019
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7 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Team high-5
Channel Business
Datto Names TPx Communications 2019 MSP 501 Partner of the Year
Datto Names TPx Communications 2019 MSP 501 Partner of the Year
Jun 21, 2019
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3 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
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Channel Business
Channel Futures Reveals 2019 MSP 501
Channel Futures Reveals 2019 MSP 501
Jun 19, 2019
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2 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Businesspeople Teamwork, community
Channel Business
Channel Futures Launches 501er Community, Names Community Builders
Channel Futures Launches 501er Community, Names Community Builders
Jun 18, 2019
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3 Min Read
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
Social Marketing
Channel Sales & Marketing
Social Tips from the 2018 MSP 501
Social Tips from the 2018 MSP 501
Jun 10, 2019
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7 Slides
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
501 Somewhere Logo
Cybersecurity News
It's 501 Somewhere: Datto's Rob Rae on MSSPs, EMEA & Backing Up the Human Brain
It's 501 Somewhere: Datto's Rob Rae on MSSPs, EMEA & Backing Up the Human Brain
May 31, 2019
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
501 Somewhere Logo
Mergers & Acquisitions
It's 501 Somewhere: ConnectWise's Jason Magee on the Thoma Bravo Buyout
It's 501 Somewhere: ConnectWise's Jason Magee on the Thoma Bravo Buyout
May 28, 2019
byKris Blackmon, Partner Marketing Director
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