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Forecastable

It’s All About The Team

The Forecastable business has evolved over the better part of a decade into a fully-managed services organization, backed by world-class talent and investors.

The Power Behind the Platform: Meet Our Leadership Team

We believe collaboration is key. That’s why our platform is built and guided by a team with a proven track record of success in co-selling. Get to know the minds behind the movement.

Alex Buckles

Product, Partnerships, and Value Engineering (Co-founder)

Jenelle Friday

Customer Success

Paul Johnson

Chief Technology Officer
(Co-founder)

Adrian Miele

Director of Advisory Services

Mollie Bodensteiner

Revops Advisory

How We Differ

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The First Partner Co-Selling Methodology + Certification Ever Created

  • Officially Distributed via Partnernomics & University of Central Missouri
  • Co-Sell Certified Sales Leader Certification Offered via Communities like Pavilion
For more information on our available certifications, by role, please email certifications@forecastable.com
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100+ Global Go-To-Market Consultants Ready to Serve

Certifications achieved through Forecastable’s Referral Partner Program or Certified Co-Sell Advisory program.
Please email advisory@forecastable.com to learn more.
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Managed Software & Services Provider (MSSP)

Whether leveraging Forecastable’s fully or partially-managed co-sell program offerings, all technology and service providers required to stand up, execute, and scale your co-sell program can be purchased on a single contract.
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Unique Up-Market & Down-Market Expertise & Offerings

  • Forecastable’s CEO was a 6x CRO. He served companies ranging from venture-backed startups to $500M+ ARR organizations with oversight over global revenue functions, including partnerships involving complex & worldwide distributors and resellers.
  • Forecastable’s founder has nearly two decades of enterprise sales expertise, particularly in SaaS. also grown two professional services organizations, deploying co-selling strategies in both scenarios, with both leading to eventual exits. His life’s passion is serving those on the autism spectrum through his organization, Pathways for Autism.
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Flexible Enterprise & Startup Financing

  • Enterprise: Whether you want to finance your partner program to spread out risk, normalize partner spend, or to add more MDF fuel to your partner machine, we’ve got options for you. Your CFO will love you for it!
  • Startups: Let us become your partnerships department. Forecastable has all of the strategies, tactics, and technologies you need to operate a fully-functioning partner program, including partner managers, partner operations personnel, and ops-level sales assistants.
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Co-Marketing &
Co-Selling Expertise

While Forecastable is the market leader in co-selling, it has partnered with a network of other organizations for best-in-class partner marketing services.
Whether you need to tell better-together value stories at scale, simple partner webinars, or complex partner ABM campaigns deployed, it can all be done on a single Forecastable agreement.
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Referral Partner: What It Is and How to Work With One

Short answer Short answer: A referral partner is a company or individual who introduces you to prospects in their network in exchange for a fee, without taking part in the sale or the transaction. It matters because a referral partner opens warm doors that cold outreach cannot, but the model only produces when the referral […]

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Editor's Picks

Through-Channel Marketing: What It Is and How It Works

Short answer Short answer: Through channel marketing is demand generation a vendor runs through its partners, supplying campaigns, content, and funds so partners market to their own customers under their own brand. It matters because partners own trusted relationships a vendor cannot reach directly, but most of these programs underperform because they push vendor material […]

Partnership Marketing: What It Is and How to Run It

Short answer Short answer: Partnership marketing is joint marketing between two companies that combine audiences, content, and channels to generate demand for a shared value proposition. It matters because a co-branded campaign borrows the trust and reach of both brands at once, which is why a partner webinar or joint guide usually outperforms the same […]

B2B Partner Marketing Strategy: To, Through, With

What a B2B partner marketing strategy is Short answer: A B2B partner marketing strategy is the plan for how you market to partners, through partners, and with partners, so partner relationships turn into pipeline rather than logos on a slide. It works when each of those three audiences has its own goal and the whole […]

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Partner Tier Compensation: How to Structure It

What partner tier compensation is Short answer: Partner tier compensation is how a program rewards partners at each level, through margin, incentives, and benefits tied to what the partner does and produces. It matters because most tier models pay for size and seniority when they should pay for behavior. A tier that rewards a logo […]

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Partner Discovery Questions for Co-Sell Deals

What partner discovery questions are Short answer: Partner discovery questions are the questions you ask a partner about a shared account before committing reps to a co-sell motion, to confirm the deal is real and the partner can actually help. They matter because most co-sell effort is wasted on accounts where the partner has less […]

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Event-Driven vs Always-On Partner Marketing

What event-driven and always-on partner marketing are Short answer: Event-driven vs always-on partner marketing is the choice between marketing to and through partners in campaign bursts tied to moments, or in a steady bi-weekly cadence that runs regardless of the calendar. They are not rivals. They solve different problems, and the strongest programs run both […]

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Partner Performance Tracking: Metrics That Matter

What partner performance tracking is Short answer: Partner performance tracking is the practice of measuring what partners actually produce, from early activity through sourced and influenced pipeline to closed revenue. It matters because most programs track the wrong end of that chain, counting logins and portal visits while the CRO asks about pipeline. Effort is […]

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Account Mapping Tool Integration: A Practical Guide

What account mapping tool integration is Short answer: Account mapping tool integration is the work of connecting an overlap-data tool to your CRM so shared accounts with partners show up where reps already sell. It matters because the map is only useful when it lands in the pipeline. Left in a separate tab, it becomes […]

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Partner Coordination Tools: What to Use and When

What partner coordination tools are Short answer: Partner coordination tools are the software a program uses to manage partners, share account data, register deals, and keep partner activity connected to the CRM. They matter because most teams buy the wrong category first, standing up a partner portal before they have a motion to run through […]

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When to Hire a Partner Manager: The Real Signals

What deciding when to hire a partner manager involves Short answer: Deciding when to hire a partner manager is a question of evidence, not ambition, and the right moment is after a founder or seller has proven partners can source revenue by hand, not before. It matters because hiring the role to discover whether partnerships […]

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Partner Communication Cadence: How to Build One

What a partner communication cadence is Short answer: A partner communication cadence is the planned rhythm of one-to-one and one-to-many touches a program uses to keep partners engaged and moving deals between the moments a live opportunity forces contact. It works when each touch carries something useful to the specific partner, and it fails the […]

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Partner Program ROI Metrics That a CFO Will Trust

What partner program ROI metrics are Short answer: Partner program ROI metrics are the numbers that show what a partner program returns against what it costs, expressed in the language a finance team uses to fund things. They only matter if the CFO trusts them, which means the metric has to trace to CRM pipeline […]

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System Integrator Partners: How They Source Pipeline

Short answer: system integrator partners System integrator partners are consulting and implementation firms that build, deploy, and manage technology inside their clients’ environments, and sell software into those same accounts. They produce pipeline because they own the delivery relationship: the buyer already trusts them, so a recommendation from the integrator moves a deal faster than […]

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Technology Partner: What It Is and How to Work With One

Short answer Short answer: A technology partner is a company whose product complements yours, where the two of you build joint technical and go-to-market value for shared customers. It matters because the right technology partner extends what your product can do and opens a warm path into accounts they already serve, which is why these […]

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Frequenty Asked Questions
on Forecastable Use Cases

Forecastable’s Managed Services can be utilized to facilitate improved collaboration and execution amongst Account Teams, Partner Teams and Marketers through a number of Use Cases. Please find answers to frequently asked questions about our Use Cases below.
Any Business-to-Business Company that needs to improve collaboration and execution with external or internal teammates.
Forecastable provides a Managed Services offering where Consultants known as Advisors use our SaaS technology either for or with your team members to drive better execution in Accounts and Opportunities across Teams. The Platform has an Open API to integrate with your CRM as well as other third parties such as Crossbeam or Reveal for their Account overlap data.
A Forecastable Advisor is a Fractional Management Level Consultant sourced by Forecastable on a Project. They host and lead recurring meetings to facilitate collaboration & execution. They deliver objective and invaluable coaching, guidance and oversight. Sales Admin level resources known as Alignment Specialists work full time to schedule meetings, update information and provide reports.
Users of Forecastable can be either Forecastable’s Advisors and/or your Reps, Partner Managers, CSMs and other related Team members

#1: Sales Reps Co-Selling alongside one or more Partners

#2: Sales Specialist Teams Co-Selling

#3: Partner Recruitment / Expansion Coordination 

#4: Global Account Team Coordination

#5: Enabling Start Up Sales Reps to perform Up Market Selling

#6: Partner Revenue Scale Up for Startups

#7: Market Development Funds Partner Activity Facilitation & Monitoring

Increased earnings from closing more Accounts/Sales. Increased collaboration contributes to more Wins. Project Admin Resource frees up time obtaining Updates / Status Reporting. Ability to share relevant information across CRM Systems. Receive Coaching from an objective 3rd Party Advisor. Better Account/Opportunity/Customer Org visibility across Teams. Increase Skill Level by using Enterprise Selling Workspaces / Coaching. Improved Visibility of Account Overlap. Improved Visibility of Contact Overlap and obtaining warmer Introductions.
Users of Forecastable can be either Forecastable’s Advisors and/or your Reps, Partner Managers, CSMs and other related Team members.

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