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B2B SaaS Marketing Partner: What It Is and How

What is a b2b saas marketing partner? Short answer: A b2b saas marketing partner is a company you run joint marketing with, co-branded campaigns, joint webinars, shared content, and co-marketing to each other’s audiences, to create demand neither of you would generate alone. It can be a technology partner you integrate with, a channel partner […]

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B2B SaaS Marketing Partner: What It Is and How

What is a b2b saas marketing partner? Short answer: A b2b saas marketing partner is a company you run joint marketing with, co-branded campaigns, joint webinars, shared content, and co-marketing to each other’s audiences, to create demand neither of you would generate alone. It can be a technology partner you integrate with, a channel partner […]

Behavioral Incentives for Partners: A Guide

What are behavioral incentives for partners? Short answer: Behavioral incentives for partners are rewards tied to the specific actions that lead to revenue, such as completing certification, registering deals, or bringing a qualified opportunity, rather than only to a closed sale. They exist because the closed deal is a lagging result, and it pays partners […]

Partner Incentive Program: Design One That Produces

What is a partner incentive program? Short answer: A partner incentive program is the set of rewards, tiers, and payout rules a vendor uses to pay partners for the behaviors that produce revenue. It works when it pays for the specific actions that lead to pipeline, and it fails when it pays for signings, logos, […]

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*When and How to Leverage Executive Alignment* in Enterprise Sales

Executive alignment is a verifiable agreement between a vendor’s executive team and the buyer’s on the outcome, scope, success criteria, and operating cadence of a deal. It is not a relationship; it is a written joint position that survives sales-cycle stress. Aligned deals close at higher rates and renew with…

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*Better Control Your Sales Cycle* by Documenting, Tracking, and Leveraging Your Prospect’s Evaluation Considerations

We’ve all been in situations where we’ve lost a deal and had no clue as to why. I’d just sit there and stew on it, combing through every interaction I had with them, second guessing my pricing, wondering if maybe I could’ve had better executive alignment, or maybe my competitor just flat-out outsold me. It […]

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*How to Arm Yourself with Information* to Successfully Sell to Public Companies

Sales reps should get excited when they see a public company listed on their named account list. Why? Because these companies are required by the SEC to produce quarterly and annual reports and must be transparent about the health of the business. Oftentimes, they openly discuss their growth challenges and upcoming corporate objectives; all of […]

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*How and When to Leverage a Mutual Action Plan,* Close Plan, or Evaluation Plan

One of the biggest problems sales reps have to consistently face is forecasting an accurate close date and making sure that the deal actually closes on or around that exact date. It’s not easy and requires in-depth planning and project management skills to consistently deliver closed/won opportunities on time. When you break it down into […]

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*Buyer Map 101:* The Value of Visualizing Prospect Relationships as Part of Your Account-Planning Process or Deal Strategy

What is a Buyer Map? A buyer map, which can also be called a relationship map, is a visual representation of every possible stakeholder or influencer that might somehow impact the outcome of your deal. It’s basically an org chart, but with much more meaningful and actionable data for a sales person. What kind of […]

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