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Strategic Partnerships

Insights and Success Strategies

Building and managing strategic partnerships is a critical skill for business success. These partnerships can fuel growth, open new markets, and deepen customer relationships. This eBook is designed to guide you through the nuances of forming, managing, and maintaining effective partnerships based on real-world insights from experienced professionals.

Cory Snyder

Cory Snyder

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Strategic partnerships are about mutual benefit. Whether you’re in tech, services, or marketing, partnerships help bridge gaps in capabilities, reach, and resources.

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Strategic Partnerships | Main Points

The Evolution of Video and Social Media

1. Introduction to Sendo

  • Sendo is a leading gifting and sending platform designed to support Account-Based Marketing (ABM).
  • The platform focuses on personalized outreach through e-gifts, physical items, and customized swag to break through the noise and initiate conversations with potential clients.

2. Account-Based Marketing Benefits

  • Tailored gifting strategies (e.g., a jiu-jitsu-themed gift for an enthusiast) help to diversify outreach and stand out from traditional methods.
  • Used effectively to build relationships and secure appointments in enterprise sales and beyond.

3. Examples of Gifting Success

  • Strategic gifts like champagne bottles with sabers can lead to valuable partnerships.
  • Even when sent to the wrong person, gifts can initiate conversations and build brand recognition.

4. Building and Managing Partnerships

  • Strategic partnerships are formed by aligning with agencies or individuals who complement the company’s offerings.
  • Ideal partnerships include agencies offering ABM methodologies and tech companies with overlapping customer profiles.

5. Methodology for Partner Management

  • A structured approach is essential: pipeline creation, movement, and reactivation.
  • Crossbeam and Reveal tools are used to identify overlapping customers and optimize collaboration.
  • Activities such as co-hosted webinars, blog content creation, and customer stories help maintain engagement.

6. Motivating Partners

  • Reciprocity is key: providing marketing resources, hosting events, and creating networking opportunities.
  • Relationship-building is foundational to sustaining partnerships.
Approaches to Creating Authentic Content
Broader Business Ventures

7. Consulting Services Offered

  • Expertise in building and rebuilding partner programs.
  • Focus areas include creating commission structures, refining ideal customer/partner profiles (ICP), and training partner managers.
  • Clients range from small agencies to large tech companies with substantial revenue.

8. Commission Structures

  • Tiered approaches based on partner effort and impact on cost of acquisition.
  • Lifetime commissions for partners involved in renewals or delivering significant value.

9. Certification Programs

  • Certifications help partners understand and sell products effectively.
  • Differentiation between product training and go-to-market strategies.

10. Balancing Company and Partner Interests

  • Align internal teams (executives, sales, marketing) with partner goals.
  • Maintain transparency and provide regular updates on partnership success stories.

11. Partner Recruitment

  • Effective strategies include PR announcements, competitive analysis, and proactive outreach through social media and directories.
  • A mix of inbound and outbound approaches is used, with an emphasis on high-fit partnerships.

12. Lessons from Infusionsoft/Keap

  • Creating a collaborative, community-driven partner ecosystem is rare and challenging but highly effective.
  • Exclusive certifications and strong relationship-building activities, such as masterminds and in-person events, were instrumental.
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Supplementary Points:

If the transcript is condensed, here are other potential topics to explore:
  • The role of gifting in modern sales and marketing strategies.
  • Case studies of effective ABM through gifting.
  • Detailed insights into building scalable and sustainable partner programs.
  • Industry trends and challenges in partnerships and affiliate management.