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Partner Attribution Model: A Working Build for 2026

What is a partner attribution model? Short answer: A partner attribution model is the signed definition for how partner-touched opportunities count toward sourced, influenced, and assisted pipeline and revenue, with named rules for which partner role at which stage produces which credit. It exists because finance will not fund a partner pipeline forecast without a […]

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MDF Event: A Working Playbook for Partner Pipeline

What is an MDF event? Short answer: An MDF event is a partner-funded or jointly funded field marketing motion where market development funds underwrite a customer-facing activity (executive dinner, regional workshop, conference booth, or industry breakfast) with a named pipeline target and a sourced and influenced reporting back to the funding partner. It is not […]

Nearbound Marketing: What It Is and How It Works

Demand generation that runs through partners by borrowing their trust, measured as pipeline.

MDF Programs That Generate Real Pipeline (Not Just Activity)

Short answer: most MDF (Market Development Funds) programs in B2B SaaS waste 50 to 70 percent of their budget. The cause is structural, not size. MDF gets framed too narrowly as marketing money. It then goes to partners who will not run the activity that drives pipeline. The fix is a defensible MDF program that […]

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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. Itโ€™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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