{"id":66067,"date":"2025-08-21T08:10:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=66067"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:10:37","slug":"debra-merritt-epsons-commercial-channel-marketing-manager-receives-crn-2025-women-of-the-channel-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2025\/08\/debra-merritt-epsons-commercial-channel-marketing-manager-receives-crn-2025-women-of-the-channel-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Debra Merritt, Epson’s Commercial Channel Marketing Manager, Receives CRN 2025 Women of the Channel Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Los Alamitos, CA (Aug. 20, 2025)<\/em> \u2013 Epson America Inc. proudly announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Debra Merritt, Epson\u2019s channel marketing manager, on the prestigious Women of the Channel list for 2025. This annual list celebrates women from vendors, distributors, solution providers and other channel-focused organizations who make a positive difference in the IT and print ecosystem. The CRN 2025 Women of the Channel honorees are innovative and strategic leaders committed to advancing channel excellence and supporting the success of their partners and customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Debra Merritt, Epson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bringing over 27 years of industry expertise to Epson, Merritt is responsible for developing and executing channel marketing strategies and integrated commercial marketing efforts to support Epson\u2019s channel partners. As the primary liaison for Business Inkjet channel partner marketing, she has been instrumental in driving results since joining Epson in 2018. Known for exceptional relationship management and team leadership, Merritt is recognized for her strategic and tactical marketing leadership, successfully leading award-winning product positioning and digital business ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChannel partner success comes from embracing Epson\u2019s sustainability story as a true competitive edge,\u201d said Merritt. \u201cBy aligning with the growing demand for environmentally conscious solutions and mastering the art of winning big deals, our partners are elevating their value, strengthening relationships, and driving lasting growth in an evolving marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past year, Merritt\u2019s team worked closely with sales and partners to seamlessly lead multiple partner activations and awareness campaigns to help maximize reach and engagement by leveraging Epson\u2019s messaging. Merritt also managed and deployed comprehensive partner communications that included a quarterly newsletter distributed to all partners that featured product launches, webinars, and promotions to ensure consistent messaging and partner alignment. Additionally, she also contributes to Epson\u2019s Culture Committee and co-leads the Community Engagement subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of these women, who are leaders and change-makers in the IT channel,\u201d said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. content and executive editor, CRN at The Channel Company. \u201cEach woman spotlighted on this list has shown exceptional dedication to building creative strategies that propel transformation, growth, and success for their organizations and the entire IT channel. We are pleased to spotlight their important contributions and look forward to their future success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the 2025 Women of the Channel here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Epson<\/strong>
Epson<\/a> is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson\u2019s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation<\/a>, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, California, is Epson\u2019s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About The Channel Company<\/strong>
The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world\u2019s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end-users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Alamitos, CA (Aug. 20, 2025) \u2013 Epson America Inc. proudly announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Debra Merritt, Epson\u2019s channel marketing manager, on the prestigious Women of the Channel list for 2025. This annual list celebrates women from vendors, distributors, solution providers and other channel-focused organizations who make a positive difference in the IT and print ecosystem. The CRN 2025 Women of the Channel honorees are innovative and strategic leaders committed to advancing channel excellence and supporting the success of their partners and customers. Bringing over 27 years of industry expertise to Epson, Merritt is responsible for developing and executing channel marketing strategies and integrated commercial marketing efforts to support Epson\u2019s channel partners. As the primary liaison for Business Inkjet channel partner marketing, she has been instrumental in driving results since joining Epson in 2018. Known for exceptional relationship management and team leadership, Merritt is recognized for her strategic and tactical marketing leadership, successfully leading award-winning product positioning and digital business ventures. \u201cChannel partner success comes from embracing Epson\u2019s sustainability story as a true competitive edge,\u201d said Merritt. \u201cBy aligning with the growing demand for environmentally conscious solutions and mastering the art of winning big deals, our partners are elevating their value, strengthening relationships, and driving lasting growth in an evolving marketplace.\u201d Over the past year, Merritt\u2019s team worked closely with sales and partners to seamlessly lead multiple partner activations and awareness campaigns to help maximize reach and engagement by leveraging Epson\u2019s messaging. Merritt also managed and deployed comprehensive partner communications that included a quarterly newsletter distributed to all partners that featured product launches, webinars, and promotions to ensure consistent messaging and partner alignment. Additionally, she also contributes to Epson\u2019s Culture Committee and co-leads the Community Engagement subcommittee. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of these women, who are leaders and change-makers in the IT channel,\u201d said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. content and executive editor, CRN at The Channel Company. \u201cEach woman spotlighted on this list has shown exceptional dedication to building creative strategies that propel transformation, growth, and success for their organizations and the entire IT channel. We are pleased to spotlight their important contributions and look forward to their future success.\u201d Read more about the 2025 Women of the Channel here. ### About EpsonEpson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson\u2019s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion. Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, California, is Epson\u2019s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. 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TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[180],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66067"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66068,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66067\/revisions\/66068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}