Skip to main content

Forecastable

Forecastable Blog

Filter

Forecastable's Education Center -- The best advice on building partner programs that produce forecastable revenue.

Latest Post

Close

Latest Post

A partnerships leader and a partner signing a channel agreement over a laptop showing a deal-registration and rules-of-engagement document, deep navy and warm amber palette

Channel Partner Agreement Template: What to Include

Short answer Short answer: A channel partner agreement template is a reusable contract that defines the terms of the relationship between a vendor and a channel partner, covering scope, economics, deal registration, rules of engagement, obligations, and termination. A good template gets you consistency and speed, but the sections that actually decide whether the partnership […]

Read Article Post info

Editor's Picks

Partner Events: B2B Event Marketing That Puts Target Accounts in the Room

Partner events run soup to nuts: invite lists from partner data, registration, venue and follow-up, measured by target accounts in the room.

GTM Credits: Turn Leftover MDF Into GTM Motions You Run Next Quarter

Prepaid, $1 for $1 and good for 12 months: GTM credits turn leftover MDF into GTM motions you run when you’re ready.

B2B Demand Generation Agency: Pipeline Through Your Partners

Demand generation run through the partners your buyers already trust, often partner-funded and measured in SQOs and cost per SQO.

A partnerships leader and a finance partner reviewing a channel partner incentives payout structure on a printed sheet at a desk, a SPIFF amount and target-account list visible between them, deep navy and warm amber palette

Channel Partner Incentives: Design Them for Behavior

What channel partner incentives are Short answer: Channel partner incentives are the rewards you offer partners and their reps to change what they do, whether that is sourcing a lead, closing a deal, or investing in your product. They only work when the reward is tied to the exact behavior you want, because an incentive […]

Read Article Post info
A partner manager and a reseller account executive reviewing a shared target-account list on a laptop during a channel partner lead generation planning session, a co-branded campaign calendar visible on the wall, deep navy and warm amber palette

Channel Partner Lead Generation: Build an Engine

What channel partner lead generation is Short answer: Channel partner lead generation is the work of producing qualified pipeline through your partners rather than only through your own reps. It treats partners as a demand source you can engineer, with sourcing motions, a way to exchange leads, and an attribution record that survives the handoff. […]

Read Article Post info
A partner manager running a weekly channel review with two colleagues around a monitor showing a partner activation cadence and pipeline by partner, printed partner success plan on the table, deep navy and warm amber palette

Partner Channel Management: Run It as a System

What partner channel management is Short answer: Partner channel management is the ongoing work of recruiting, onboarding, enabling, and measuring partners so the channel produces revenue on a predictable cadence. It is an operating discipline, not a relationship you maintain with good intentions and a quarterly lunch. The programs that produce run the channel like […]

Read Article Post info
A partnerships lead orchestrating a multi-partner account plan with two colleagues around a monitor showing an overlap map of shared accounts across several partners, deep navy and warm amber palette

Partner Ecosystem Management: Orchestrate Overlaps

What partner ecosystem management is Short answer: Partner ecosystem management is the work of coordinating many partners around the accounts and outcomes you share, rather than managing each partner in a straight line one at a time. It treats the set of partners as a network where value comes from the overlaps between them, so […]

Read Article Post info
A channel chief and a direct sales leader resolving an account overlap at a conference table with a printed deal registration report between them, deep navy and warm amber palette

What Is Channel Conflict? Causes and How to Prevent It

Channel conflict is when a company’s sales channels compete for the same deal. Here are the causes, the types, and how to prevent it with deal registration.

Read Article Post info
Two professionals in business attire lean over a desk, pointing at a monitor displaying a blue workflow diagram with yellow labels.

Channel Partner Types: Which Ones Fit Your Motion

Channel partner types range from resellers to ISVs to SIs and MSPs, each with a different role in the deal. Here is how to match the type to your motion.

Read Article Post info
A partner program manager running a weekly operating review with a sales leader on a monitor showing partner-sourced pipeline and activation status, deep navy and warm amber palette

Partner Program Management: Run It Like Revenue

Partner program management is running a partner program as a revenue function, not an admin job. Here is the operating model that turns partners into pipeline.

Read Article Post info
A manufacturer channel chief, a distributor manager, and a reseller resolving a tier overlap at a table with a printed rules-of-engagement document, deep navy and warm amber palette

Vertical Channel Conflict: What It Is and How to Fix It

Vertical channel conflict is friction between a vendor and its own partners or channel tiers. Here is what causes it and how to fix it without losing partners.

Read Article Post info
A CRO and a VP of partnerships at a conference table weighing a channel sales route against a direct route on a printed coverage map with margin and CAC columns, deep navy and warm amber palette

Channel Sales vs Direct Sales: How to Choose

Short answer Short answer: Channel sales vs direct sales is a routing decision, not a loyalty test. It comes down to who owns the customer relationship and who carries the cost of acquiring it, and most companies at scale run both, sending some segments direct and others through partners based on margin, deal size, and […]

Read Article Post info
A channel manager mediating between two reseller partners across a table, both pointing at the same account name on a shared deal-registration screen, deep navy and warm amber palette

Horizontal Channel Conflict: Causes and Fixes

Short answer Short answer: Horizontal channel conflict is when two partners at the same level, two resellers, two agencies, two integrators, compete for the same customer or deal. It happens because two partners see the same opportunity and both believe they have the right to it, and it is prevented mostly by clear rules of […]

Read Article Post info
1 2 3 4 5 6 … 12