Category Archives: Partner Recruitment

What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

Lack of visibility into the channel is one of the most common contributors to a failed indirect sales initiative. There’s no way around it: you can’t manage in the dark, and you can’t build effective strategy on guesswork. When management … Continue reading

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Three Keys to Partner Engagement

I was recently asked by a new customer if we had any documentation or training materials for partners that would get them more engaged and keep their new Partner Portal top of mind. I thought about it, and responded, “No,” … Continue reading

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Building the Partner Relationship: It’s a Lot Like Dating

For the sake of this post, let’s assume you’ve already looked carefully at your company’s situation and determined it is, in fact, the right time to start selling through the channel (or you might want to read my previous post, … Continue reading

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Which Comes First – Lead Generation or Partner Recruitment?

“I want to be working with a channel, but which should I be doing first?” This question comes up regularly on LinkedIn groups. It may sound like a chicken and egg question: How do you service leads without partners, and … Continue reading

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