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Upcoming Features

Responses to our forward features should be submitted to the editor by the deadline shown below. Submissions must be attributed to a spokesperson. 

All features will include thoughts from various stakeholders and are written by the Comms Business editorial team. As such, please do not send opinion pieces in response to our forward features as they are unlikely to be used.

Further information on how to get your stories featured in Comms Business can be found here. Please do get in touch with any questions.

May 2025

Deadline: Monday 31st March 2025 16:00 BST

Business communications

This feature will examine the business communications market, spanning unified communications, call and contact centres and cloud communications. We will find out how the market is evolving, the changes on the horizon, and what this means for resellers and MSPs.

We will ask:

• How has the business communications market changed?
• What does this mean for the solutions resellers and MSPs offer their customers?
• How can resellers and MSPs identify the best partners for their needs going forward?
• How do you expect the business communications market to evolve in the coming years?

Submit to: charlotte.hathway@markallengroup.com

Verticalisation

This feature will explore verticalisation, with insight into why this approach to building an offering can be so successful when selling technologies into organisations across the UK. We will examine how to build a vertical offering, and what support resellers and MSPs could get from their vendor or wholesale partners.

We will ask:

• What best practices can help guide resellers and MSPs in creating a vertical offering? 
• Are there any particular verticals where the channel has historically been able to perform well?
• How can vendor or wholesale partners support resellers and MSPs in building a vertical offering? 
• Are there any sectors that are particularly suited to having their technology needs met by the Channel? 
• Are there any particular technologies that suit being adapted for a particular vertical?

Submit to: charlotte.hathway@markallengroup.com

Company culture

Technology is only as good as the person that is operating it. As is a company’s success. What do channel businesses need to do to ensure that they have the right employee culture in place to prosper? 

We will ask:

• What different aspects define a strong company culture?
• How can companies identify issues and improve their existing employee culture?
• What key barriers does a business face when implementing a new culture?
• What opportunities should companies be aiming to capitalise on when undergoing a culture change?
• How can businesses continue to monitor and develop their company culture moving forward?

Submit to: alex.wright@markallengroup.com

2025 features, supplements and focus months

Articles in bold are SPOTLIGHT months where the topic is expanded on in additional content and advertising on digital weekly newsletters (x 4 to 16,000+ recipients) and news stories on Comms Business website over the whole month. This additional content allows for brand visibility and elevation as a thought leader; involvement in these and extra digital activities to enable lead generation are at a cost. For more information please contact mat.swift@markallengroup.com or call 07919 177099, or moh.lalani@markallengroup.com or call 07766 081822.