The Proof is in the Industry Research
Partner Co-Sell & Revenue Performance
Partners who frequently co-sell drive 51% higher revenue growth, 65% higher close rates, and 54% larger deals.
Only 40% of partner marketing development funds are utilized annually on average — the majority expires unclaimed.
Typical partner GTM activation still averages 18–24 months.
(Canalys 2024; GTM ISV + Cloud Partner program research, 2024–2025 )
MSP-Specific Market Performance
Managed services is a $608B+ global market growing at 13% annually — nearly double the broader tech industry, six times faster than the world economy, and 50% faster than SaaS and cloud infrastructure.
82% of organizations are already outsourcing some or all of their IT — and that number is growing.
MSPs represent just 7% of Technology Services Distributor gross billings despite driving the highest deal values of any partner type when they do engage
(Omdia / Jay McBain, MSP Evolution Virtual Event, November 2025, via Channel Dive, December 2025)
The data is clear on what co-sell and co-marketing produce when the system is right. The harder question is whether your business is built to receive it.
Ask yourself: do you have the GTM strategy, the co-marketing and co-sell systems, and the revenue model to convert your partnership investment into scalable pipeline, predictable revenue, a diversified portfolio, and retention that runs in every direction — through your customers, your partners, and your team?
If the honest answer is not yet — that's exactly where we start.
ExSailIQ 360° partners with MSPs, ISVs, and SIs and their extended channel networks to build and implement the marketing and sales programs that turn partnership investment into consistent, compounding revenue and business growth. Working with us, you can:
Build an ecosystem worth activating. Qualify your existing partners and filter in activation-ready partners from day one
Build a GTM backbone and RevOps foundation partners can sell from.
Build the content and assets that make every other stage possible Leverage one strategic voice across everything.
Launch the programs that move partnerships from foundation built to "live in market".
Scale what's producing results across channels, partners, regions, and motions.
Prove performance so you can lead transformation and drive growth with the data needed to defend and grow your budget.
Expand the sections below to see how we support your technology and IT service partnerships across every stage — from recruiting the right partners and enabling them to go to market, through creating the tools and content they need, activating and accelerating the motion, and optimizing for what works.
Sometimes, partner ecosystems underperform because the wrong partners were brought in without a framework to qualify them first. Signing partners to hit a logo count without assessing their readiness for joint GTM just creates a larger dormant list. We build recruitment methodologies, nomination scoring frameworks, and partner acquisition messaging that filter in activation-ready partners from day one — so your ecosystem grows in quality, performance, and revenue potential, not just count.
Partner Activation Frameworks — partner recruitment readiness criteria, nomination scoring models (point-based framework across partner relationship, solution development, GTM readiness, and operational alignment), program requirements and onboarding design which includes:
partner recruitment email communications — outreach sequences, program invitation emails, and participation requirement communications that bring activation-ready partners into the program with clear expectations from the start
Messaging & Positioning Expertise — partner acquisition messaging and positioning, and value proposition development, recruitment messaging that speaks to why a partner should join your program, partner-facing positioning distinct from customer-facing positioning
Technology Buyer Language & Sales Cycles — business model fluency, decision criteria (a.k.a. how they make decisions), and partner type profiles across ISV, MSP, SI, and VAR to inform who you recruit and why
If you have partnerships and/or a partner program, building a foundation that partners can sell from or sell with you from is what is going to make growing together a seamless process and journey. Without joint messaging, defined partnership commitments, compliance-ready positioning, and seller tools, partners either go quiet or wing it — and when they wing it, the joint story falls apart in front of buyers. We build, and/or help you build, the GTM foundation and reinforce your partnership growth model that keeps every partner aligned, compliant, and producing over time.
GTM Strategy Frameworks — market analysis, buyer journey mapping, partner marketing program strategy, GTM planning, 360-degree discovery and readiness audit, business case development
Messaging & Positioning Expertise — Value proposition framework (VPF) / Messaging and Positioning Framework (MPF) development across brand, solution, industry, joint/co-sell, and partner acquisition types; persona development, competitive positioning, messaging hierarchy across strategic, operational, and tactical levels
Partner Activation Frameworks — define and reinforce the partnership growth model covering mutual commitments, resource access, program requirements, and how partners will work together. Includes:
partner program operational materials — onboarding decks, program overview presentations, partner-facing check-in templates, partner enablement session content, and partner portal documentation
partner onboarding email communications — welcome sequences, program requirement communications, activation milestone updates, and engagement cadences that keep partners moving through the foundation stage with clarity
Co-Sell Enablement & Deal Registration
Co-sell is what happens when your sales team and your partner's sales team pursue the same opportunity together — coordinated, not competing. Sometimes, sellers don't know when to bring a partner in, deal registration gets skipped, partners can't carry the joint story without the right enablement and partner support, and opportunities take longer than they should to close, or risk not getting closed at all. We help you build and deliver the infrastructure that makes co-sell systematic for you and helps your sellers and your partners effectively work deals together.
We help you with:
Lead management and CRM hygiene — helping you define funnel stage definitions (from initial engagement through partner-qualified opportunity to closed-won), lead handoff processes between marketing, sales, and partner sellers, qualification thresholds, deal registration Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) alignment between your client's system and their partner's platform, and shared responsibility frameworks that ensure no lead falls through the cracks between organizations
Deal registration workflows — how to build the processes that ensure opportunities get registered correctly, on time, and in a way that protects co-sell credit and partner relationships
Joint messaging alignment for co-sell motions — ensuring your sellers and partner sellers are speaking the same language in front of the same buyer, so your joint story is legitimate and strong, and resonates with your customers and prospects
Making co-sell native to your sales process — translating marketplace and co-sell mechanics into the frameworks your sellers already use so co-sell feels like an enhancement to their existing process, not a separate track requiring new forms, new steps, and new stakeholders
Co-sell execution playbooks — step-by-step guidance for how you and your partners engage accounts together, from first touch through close
Field sales enablement — teaching your field sellers when and how to engage partners, what to ask for, and how to position the partnership in front of buyers
Co-sell program navigation — including hyperscaler co-sell programs including:
AWS ISV Accelerate Program (ISVA)
AWS SaaS Revenue Recognition Program (SRRP)
and AWS Marketplace Private Offers Program (MPPO)
AWS Marketplace Channel Partner Private Offers Program (CPPO)
AWS Solution Provider Private Offers Program (SPPO)
Partner Service Level Agreement (SLA) frameworks — defining the mutual commitments across lead response times, follow-up cadences, and shared accountability
Value Created: Sales teams who understand and execute co-sell systematically, clean deal registration, faster sales cycles through coordinated partner engagement, and lead management infrastructure that ensures nothing falls through the cracks.
Technology Buyer Language & Sales Cycles — buying committee navigation, B2B tech sales cycle dynamics, business model fluency across SaaS, usage-based, marketplace, and enterprise licensing
Technology Compliance & Regulatory Expertise — for example - HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO, FedRAMP, CMMC, NERC-CIP, EPA, NIST, PCI-DSS, AML/KYC — positioned as buyer trust signals from first touchpoint forward
Messaging & Positioning Framework Development
The messaging and positioning framework (MPF) (a.k.a value proposition framework VPF) is the single source of truth for everything that gets built in this stage and deployed in every stage of the partner marketing journey. Without it, every asset becomes a ground-up positioning debate. With it, your entire GTM motion — campaigns, sales conversations, partner enablement, executive presentations — speaks with one voice from the first touchpoint through close.
We build:
Varying types of messaging and positioning frameworks:
Brand
solution
industry
joint/co-sell
partner acquisition
each built for distinct audiences, marketing and sales motions, and deployment context
Persona-focused core value proposition development — articulated specifically for each buyer role across your buying committee
Competitive positioning and differentiation — how you win against alternatives, stated clearly and confidently without sounding defensive
Challenges and outcomes mapped by persona and funnel stage — connecting buyer pain to solution capability at every point in the conversation
Full messaging hierarchy across strategic, operational, and tactical levels — so the right message reaches the right person at the right altitude
Brand compliance standards — ensuring everything produced from this foundation stays on-brand regardless of who produces it or when
Build once. Refresh as needed. Deploy everywhere.
Sales Enablement Content
Equip your sellers and partners to have better conversations and close faster. Strategy without field execution is just documentation. We build the enablement assets that turn your GTM foundation into action at every stage of the sales cycle — from first outreach through contract close.
We build:
Sales playbooks — discovery frameworks, seller scripts, deal progression guides, and "how to sell with and through partners" documentation
Competitive battlecards — win/loss framing, objection handling, and competitive positioning guides that prepare sellers for the conversations that determine outcomes
Talk tracks and messaging quick reference cards — persona-specific conversation guides sellers use in the field without pulling up a 40-page playbook
Email sequences spanning the full sales and marketing motion — foundational seller outreach and prospecting through campaign nurture, partner-led outreach, follow-up cadences, re-engagement, and co-sell activation emails written to move deals through the pipeline
Demo and first call decks — structured presentations that move buyers from curiosity to commitment
Technical second call decks — deeper solution capability, proof point documentation, and technical validation materials for evaluators and solution architects; includes Proof of Concept (POC) readiness frameworks that help sellers structure, pitch, and set expectations for a POC engagement before the technical conversation begins
Co-sell and partner enablement decks — joint presentations that tell the "better together" story in a way that holds up in front of two organizations and their shared buyers
Partner launch kits — everything a partner needs to carry the joint story independently from day one. Could be a webinar media kit, could be an email series - the possibilities are up to you.
Rep enablement sessions — live or recorded training that equips field sellers on joint value propositions, partner program mechanics, and co-sell motions
Objection handling guides — written responses organized by persona, deal stage, and competitive scenario
Thought Leadership Content
Build the buyer trust that makes sales easier before a prospect ever enters your pipeline. Thought leadership isn't about publishing consistently for its own sake — it's about demonstrating that your organization understands the buyer's world better than anyone else, and is the credible, trustworthy choice when the time comes to act.
We build:
eBooks — long-form, research-backed content that establishes authority, generates qualified leads, and gives your sales team a credible asset to deploy at the top of the funnel; we approach eBook development the way a strategic consultant would — starting from the business problem your buyer is trying to solve, building the narrative around your methodology and proof, and producing something buyers reference and share rather than download and forget
Whitepapers — technical and strategic documents that demonstrate depth and earn credibility with evaluators, solution architects, and technical decision makers
Long-form blog articles — persona-specific content that builds organic visibility, nurtures buyers between campaigns, and signals consistent market expertise
Executive LinkedIn and social series — thought leadership content that builds personal brand authority alongside company brand credibility for your leadership team and key spokespeople
Point of View (POV) content strategy — giving your organization a distinctive perspective that buyers recognize, reference, and return to
Podcast episode strategy and scripts — editorial direction and scripted frameworks for audio content that compounds authority over time
Derivative asset development — turning one long-form piece into blog posts, social series, email sequences, event presentations, and sales enablement quick reference cards so every content investment gets maximum deployment reach
Promotional ads & creative briefs — LinkedIn sponsored content, Google display, and programmatic ad creative direction that amplifies thought leadership and drives qualified traffic to gated assets and campaign destinations
Case Studies & Customer Success Stories
Turn your results into pipeline assets that work at every stage of the sales and marketing motion. A well-built case study doesn't just tell a success story — it answers the specific question a buyer is asking at the exact moment they're asking it. We build case studies that do that work — across every format, every funnel stage, and every buyer conversation type.
We build:
Customer interview and extraction methodology — the questions that surface the real story, not just the approved talking points; structured discovery that gets to the metrics, the before and after, and the human experience of the transformation
Metrics and ROI documentation — quantifying impact in the language buyers and leadership use to justify decisions; revenue impact, time savings, cost reduction, risk mitigation
Multi-format versions — long-form narratives, one-slider formats, solution brief formats, and executive summary versions for different audiences and moments
Funnel-stage positioned versions:
Early-stage proof — content that builds credibility with buyers who are still learning about the problem and aren't yet evaluating solutions; a case study at this stage says "this problem is real, others have faced it, and it was solved"
Mid-stage evidence — content that validates your approach when buyers are actively comparing options; a case study at this stage says "here's how we solve it, here's what makes our approach different, and here's proof it works"
Late-stage ROI documentation — content that gives the economic buyer the numbers they need to justify the investment internally; a case study at this stage says "here's exactly what changed, here's what it was worth, and here's why this was the right decision"
Anonymous use case library — a library of proof points your team can use when customer confidentiality prevents named attribution; so you always have evidence ready regardless of what you can name publicly
Usage rights and approval processes — navigating customer sign-off without losing the detail that makes the story compelling
Event & Summit Content
High-value event moments. We build the full content program that drives engagement before, during, and after the event itself — so attendance translates to pipeline, not just impressions.
We build:
Webinar presentation decks — structured, on-brand, and built to drive the specific action you want attendees to take
Event one-pagers and solution briefs — concise, credibility-building leave-behinds that work as hard after the event as during it
Pre and post-event email sequences — driving registration before, engagement during, and follow-up action after
Promotional social and digital content — building awareness and urgency across organic and paid channels in the lead-up to the event; includes ads and creative briefs for event registration campaigns across LinkedIn, Google, and programmatic channels
Speaking engagement materials — executive presentations, panel talking points, and keynote frameworks
Partner-facing event content — webinar decks and event materials built specifically for partner audiences including program launch webinars, partner enablement sessions, co-sell readiness presentations, and partner community engagement events
Major event moment content packages — AWS re:Invent, Data Summit, RSA Conference, Microsoft Ignite, and partner-led field moments; content programs designed around the event calendar, not just individual events
AI-Augmented GTM Execution
Most organizations use AI to generate content faster. That misses the point entirely. The real opportunity is in how you structure the conversation with the tool — what you feed it, in what order, and how you validate and refine the output against your strategic foundation. Feed AI a vague prompt and you get generically assembled output. Feed it the right inputs — buyer personas, competitive context, industry language, messaging frameworks, campaign objectives — and it becomes a systematic accelerator that compounds your expertise instead of diluting it.
We build and deploy:
Structured prompt matrices — organized frameworks that capture your VPF/MPF inputs, persona details, use cases, industry language, and competitive context, and feed them systematically into AI tools like Claude for faster, strategically grounded output across messaging development, content production, and campaign planning
MPF/VPF development acceleration — using structured AI prompting to work through messaging framework sections systematically, with human strategic oversight at every step ensuring outputs reflect your actual positioning, not a generic approximation of it
Persona and buyer research — structured AI prompting for market research, buyer behavior analysis, competitive intelligence gathering, and industry-specific language development
Content production at scale — feeding approved messaging foundations into AI to produce campaign assets, social content, email sequences, case study drafts, and enablement materials consistently across multiple partners and solution types simultaneously — without sacrificing strategic alignment or brand voice
Custom AI workflow development — building structured, reusable AI-powered workflows for specific GTM bottlenecks across content production, campaign planning, messaging development, and partner program operations; proven across AWS and Intel GTM and content accelerator and scale programs
Custom AI agent development — designing and deploying AI agents and custom GPTs built around your specific GTM context, trained on your brand voice, messaging frameworks, and operational requirements so the tool produces on-brand, strategically grounded outputs consistently
Quality assurance and refinement methodology — how to read AI output the way an editor would, identify what needs a human hand, and bring your voice and your client's voice back into the work; even well-prompted output carries traces of the tool that generated it — repetitive phrasing, overly formal transitions, and language that reads as assembled rather than authored; we show you how to catch and correct those signals before anything goes to market
Centralized industry, solution, and persona copy block messaging — developed across 12+ industries through real enterprise GTM programs, these copy blocks accelerate AI-assisted content development by giving the tool an accurate, specific foundation to build from rather than generating from scratch
If you have the foundational assets, you need to put them to work. Activation is where most of the money gets left on the table — MDF expires unclaimed, marketplace listings go live without a traffic strategy, co-sell registrations never get submitted, and campaigns launch without the compliance documentation needed for reimbursement. We get partners listed, live, and producing — and we make sure every program dollar is deployed, documented, and defensible.
Partner Activation Frameworks
Systematic activation playbooks built around your specific partner types, program requirements, and GTM motion
Joint GTM planning sessions — aligning internal teams, partner stakeholders, and platform ecosystems around a shared activation plan
Partner program launch infrastructure — the operational foundation that gets programs off the ground and keeps them running
Activation-first approach that compresses 18-month timelines to 6 months
MDF Optimization & Marketplace Strategies
MDF strategy and spend planning — helping you determine how to deploy available funds across campaign types, partner tiers, and program priorities before the funding window closes
MDF utilization planning tied to platform funding cycles so dollars are committed and activated before they expire
Campaign design that meets program compliance and co-branding standards from the start — reducing rejection cycles and reimbursement delays
Proof-of-execution documentation built into campaign workflows so claims are clean, complete, and defensible
Marketplace listing activation and optimization across AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace, and Google Cloud Marketplace
Private offer mechanics — Seller Private Offer (SPPO), Channel Private Offer (CPPO), and Marketplace/Multi-Party Private Offer (MPPO)
Co-sell program participation and navigation — AWS Co-Sell (COSS), Microsoft Azure Co-Sell (MACC), and equivalent hyperscaler co-sell programs
Co-Sell Enablement & Deal Registration
Co-sell execution playbooks — how sellers engage partners, when to register opportunities, and how to manage joint deals through close
ACE (AWS Customer Engagements) integration and enablement — ensuring deal registration is set up, tracked, and attributed correctly
Deal registration workflows and SLA frameworks — so opportunities don't fall through the cracks between partner and internal sales teams
Partner-sourced opportunity management — tracking, attribution, and handoff processes
Joint sales engagement model — defining how your sales team and partner sellers collaborate on shared accounts
GTM Campaign Planning & Architecture
Flex Funnel campaign architecture — designed and built from awareness through customer success, flexing around your buyer reality, partner program requirements, and funding cycles
MDF-eligible campaign design — every campaign built to meet program compliance standards and proof-of-execution requirements from day one
Workback schedule development mapped to platform events, partner readiness milestones, and funding windows
Asset mapping by funnel stage — ensuring the right content exists at every point before campaigns launch
Vertical-specific campaign conversion intelligence — which campaign types drive highest engagement and pipeline by industry, applied to your active programs
Product Launch Capabilities
Systematic product and feature launch frameworks — from pre-launch positioning through post-launch campaign execution
GTM calendars mapping launch activities across internal teams, partner organizations, and platform ecosystems
Cross-channel launch campaign orchestration — coordinating virtual, digital, and field launch moments simultaneously
Sales and partner enablement for launch — ensuring sellers and partners are ready to carry the story before go-live
Launch KPI tracking — measuring what matters from day one so launch performance is visible and actionable
Technology Industry Positioning
Marketplace listing optimization — solution page copy, use case positioning, and buyer-facing content built to convert marketplace traffic into pipeline
Platform directory and partner portal presence — credibility signals, solution descriptions, and program participation indicators across AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud ecosystems
Solution page and landing page positioning aligned to vertical buyer language and compliance requirements
Partner portal content — resource pages, program documentation, and solution positioning that equips partners to represent your solution accurately and credibly
Once partners are activated and producing, the work shifts from building to scaling. This is where the program moves from early wins to a full portfolio operating across multiple channels, geographies, and GTM motions simultaneously — with the campaign infrastructure, financial modeling, and content production systems to sustain and compound momentum. The Flex Funnel adapts as you scale — adding channels, partners, and motions without starting over.
Campaign Orchestration for Partners — We design and orchestrate full-funnel partner campaigns with the right mix of channels and campaign types for your partners, your buyers, and your program.
Campaign Channels:
Virtual — webinars, summits, immersion days, fireside chats, roundtables, content syndication
Digital — display advertising, social media campaigns, ABM, email nurture and subscriber programs, newsletter strategy, marketplace listings, and landing pages
Field & In-Person — roadshows, conferences, workshops, executive briefings, executive dinners, partner prospecting programs, account mapping workshops
Campaign Types:
Awareness — thought leadership, brand amplification, co-branded visibility
Lead Generation — gated content, webinar registration, demo requests, event attendance
Lead Nurture — email sequences, retargeting, follow-up content, case study delivery
Account-Based Marketing (ABM) — targeted account programs, personalized outreach, buying committee engagement
Co-Sell Activation — joint field programs, partner prospecting contests, deal acceleration campaigns
Technical Enablement — solution workshops, certification programs, immersion days
All campaigns mapped to funnel stage, vertical-specific conversion intelligence, and partner program compliance requirements.
Joint Revenue Forecasting — We build the financial models that work backward from the number that matters and forward from the investment you have — so every dollar is justified, every forecast is defensible, and leadership has a clear line of sight from partner activity to revenue.
Forward and backward financial modeling — start from investment to project pipeline, or start from a revenue target to determine required investment and partner activity
Business model-specific conversion benchmarks — SaaS ARR, usage-based, marketplace transaction, and enterprise licensing each modeled accurately for how they actually close
Funnel stage velocity mapping — realistic timelines from initial engagement through partner-qualified opportunity to closed-won, by business model and campaign type
Cost of Ineffective Action (COIA) analysis — quantifies what stalled, ad-hoc, or under-resourced partner programs are actually costing the business
MDF investment allocation modeling — distribute budget across partner tiers, campaign types, and program requirements with projected return per dollar spent
Board-ready ROI reporting — a number leadership can trust and a story they can defend in quarterly reviews and budget conversations
Built in Excel — clients own, update, and present the model independently with no proprietary software or consultant dependency
GTM Campaign Planning & Architecture The "Flex Funnel" is our campaign planning framework built around the reality that every B2B buyer journey is different. Regulated industries need compliance proof points at the top of the funnel before they'll engage. Complex buying committees require different content at different altitudes simultaneously. Partner programs operate on partner calendars, platform event windows, and MDF funding cycles that don't follow a linear path. A rigid funnel doesn't work here — a flexible one does.
We design full-funnel campaign architecture that flexes around your buyer reality, your partner model, and your program constraints — mapping the right campaign types, channels, content, and calls to action to each stage of the journey, for each audience, across each partner motion.
Full-funnel campaign architecture from pre-market awareness through customer success and expansion
Flex Funnel mapping — adapts to regulated industry buyers, complex buying committees, partner program event cycles, and MDF funding windows
Multi-partner campaign orchestration — coordinating campaigns across multiple partners, geographies, and program requirements simultaneously
Vertical-specific campaign conversion intelligence — which campaign types drive highest engagement and pipeline by industry, applied to active programs
MDF-eligible campaign design — built to meet program compliance standards and proof-of-execution requirements from the start
Workback schedule development — campaign timelines mapped to platform events, partner readiness milestones, and funding cycles
Asset planning by funnel stage — ensuring the right content exists at every point in the buyer and partner journey before campaigns launch
Customer Success & Expansion Content
Customer onboarding playbooks — structured guides that set clear expectations, accelerate time-to-value, and reduce early churn risk from day one
Customer enablement decks — training and education materials that help customers get the most out of your solution and partnership
QBR templates and presentations — business review frameworks that demonstrate value, surface expansion opportunities, and strengthen the customer relationship at every review cycle
Renewal and expansion campaign content — targeted communications and assets designed to retain customers and grow revenue within existing accounts
Upsell and cross-sell strategies and playbooks — identifying expansion opportunities and equipping your team with the messaging and tools to pursue them systematically
Customer advocacy assets — testimonial frameworks, reference story development, and customer-facing materials that turn satisfied customers into active advocates
Customer podcast features — positioning customers as voices of authority in their market while simultaneously building awareness and credibility for your solution among new prospects
AI-Augmented GTM Execution
Most people use AI to generate content faster. That's not what we do. AI-augmented GTM execution is about feeding AI the right strategic inputs — buyer personas, competitive positioning, industry context, messaging frameworks, campaign objectives — so what comes out is strategically grounded, not generically produced. The difference is in how you structure the conversation with the tool, what you feed it, in what order, and how you quality-check and refine the output against your strategic foundation.
We teach clients how to build and use structured prompt matrices — organized frameworks that capture your VPF/MPF inputs, persona details, use cases, industry language, and competitive context — and feed them systematically into AI tools like Claude to accelerate messaging development, persona research, content production, competitive analysis, and campaign planning at scale.
Structured prompt matrix development — capturing VPF/MPF, persona, industry, and competitive inputs into reusable AI prompting frameworks
MPF/VPF development acceleration — using AI to work through messaging framework sections systematically, with human strategic oversight at every step
Persona and buyer research — structured AI prompting for market research, buyer behavior analysis, and competitive intelligence gathering
Content production at scale — feeding approved messaging foundations into AI to produce campaign assets, social content, email sequences, and enablement materials consistently across multiple partners and motions
Quality assurance methodology — how to evaluate, refine, and approve AI outputs against your strategic foundation so nothing goes to market without meeting your standard
Workflow documentation — building repeatable AI-augmented processes your team executes independently, without starting from scratch on every engagement
The program is running. Now the work is making it defensible — to your leadership team, to your board, and to partners who need to see their investment producing. This stage builds the attribution infrastructure, performance dashboards, and portfolio management systems that turn partner activity into data your leadership can trust, budgets can grow from, and ecosystems can scale on. It also determines which partners are ready to graduate to higher investment tiers, which need development support, and which to exit — keeping the portfolio focused on quality and revenue productivity rather than logo count.
Partner Attribution & Revenue Tracking
Attribution frameworks that separately track and report partner-generated revenue (partner originated) and partner-influenced revenue (partner accelerated) — both KPIs your leadership measures
CRM tagging infrastructure — ensuring every partner-touched opportunity is captured, categorized, and attributed correctly from first touch through closed-won
Performance dashboards — real-time visibility into partner activity, pipeline contribution, and revenue impact across the full portfolio
Revenue density tracking — measuring how productively each partner is generating revenue relative to the investment made
Partner quality signals and ecosystem performance indicators — surfacing which partners are aligned, producing, and maturing, and which need attention
Portfolio-level analysis — the full picture of ecosystem health, performance, and opportunity across all active partners
Joint Revenue Forecasting
Actuals vs. forecast tracking — comparing program performance against projections and identifying where velocity is ahead or behind plan
Funnel velocity benchmarking — how quickly leads are moving through each stage compared to your model and industry benchmarks
Investment justification models — quantifying the return on every dollar invested in the partner program, by partner, campaign type, and motion
Partner program ROI documentation — board-ready proof that partner investments are producing measurable, attributable returns
Partner Program KPIs & QBRs
KPI frameworks covering the full joint engagement funnel from initial engagement through closed-won
QBR templates and presentations for both internal leadership reporting and partner-facing business reviews
Deal wins tracking systems
Partner check-in deck templates for regular program touchpoints
Executive reporting packages
Partner-facing QBR decks and check-in presentation templates agencies can deliver directly to their technology clients as part of their partner marketing service offering
Partner Graduation & Portfolio Optimization
Partner graduation criteria across Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers — objective, data-driven thresholds that determine when a partner is ready for increased investment and program benefits
Performance scorecards covering four dimensions: performance and forecast alignment, funding and stability, pipeline and executive engagement, and operational readiness
Investment allocation models — distributing program budget and resources based on partner performance data, not relationships or assumptions
Partner development plans — structured roadmaps for partners who have the potential to graduate but need targeted support to get there
Partner quality assessment — evaluating alignment to program standards, GTM maturity, and revenue contribution trajectory
Sunset criteria — clear, objective indicators for when to pause, reduce, or exit a partner relationship
Revenue density improvement — shifting the portfolio toward fewer, more productive partners rather than managing a growing list of dormant logos
Strategic Consulting Positioning
Ongoing advisory retainer — consistent strategic oversight and guidance as the program evolves, new partners come in, and market conditions shift
Strategic partnership language throughout all client touchpoints — ensuring the way you talk about your partner program reflects its actual sophistication and business impact
Thought leadership development grounded in live program performance — turning real program results into published insights, executive content, and market positioning that builds credibility
Case study portfolio building — documenting and packaging real engagement outcomes into proof assets that support sales conversations, board presentations, and partner recruitment
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Leading fortune 100 and global 100 partner ecosystems including AWS, Microsoft, Splunk, Cisco, Carahsoft, AspenTech and many more.
From cloud partners, and ISVs, to MSPs and SIs, we've worked with channel partners across over 12 industries including industrial manufacturing, SLED, IoT, non-profits, cybersecurity, healthcare, and data analytical verticals and many more, we've gained a wealth of expertise working with over 100 technology companies that scall startups to large enterprises.
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AWS had partner companies across their ecosystem who had signed agreements but weren't producing. Most were unmanaged — venture-backed, growth-stage companies with no dedicated partner marketing support from AWS, no activation plan, and no clear path to turning the partnership into revenue. I collaborated with AWS and The Channel Company (TCC) to build the system that changed that — starting with a pilot of 31 partners and scaling to 55+:
Figured out which partners were actually ready
Created a simple, yet intricate scoring system (like a credit score for partnerships)
Told Amazon who to invest in vs. who needed more work first
Stopped them from wasting money on partners who weren't ready
Helped partners use their marketing money
Most partners use less than 50% of what Amazon gives them
We helped get that up to 92%
Showed them exactly what to spend it on to get customers
Helped them secure revenue faster
Average time to get a partnership launched in market: 18-24 months
With our support: 6 months
That's 3X faster
Made their partnerships more profitable
Partners I worked with made 13X to 99X returns on their marketing spend
One security company invested $121K total — $50K of their own funds plus AWS program funding — and generated $4.6M in new business.
Another company invested $280K, made $8.5 million in new deals
Done-with-you advisory and consulting
We bring the strategy, frameworks, and oversight. You own execution.
Done-for-you full program delivery
We provide strategy, execution, and orchestrate with validated service partners as needed.
*Prospecting clients have the option to sign our NDA and/or share an NDA for us to sign ahead of our discovery calls so we can have an effective and productive conversation.*
Retainer*
We guide strategy, build frameworks, train your team—you execute with your people. Build internal capability systematically.
What's included
Up to 4 strategy calls per month (60-90 minutes) for workshopping, brainstorming, and providing ongoing guidance and problem-solving
Framework template library access (revenue forecasting model templates, messaging and positioning templates, campaign and co-sell playbooks, QBR structures, client onboarding systems, etc.)
Team training sessions (workshop with your team on frameworks and strategies, supporting implementation)
Work review and feedback (we review an agreed upon number and type of assets, communications and deliverables - then provide refinement guidance, make direct updates to content)
Ad-hoc Google Chat/Microsoft Teams/email access for quick questions between calls
2-4 hour or 24-hour response times
Monthly or weekly capability-building focus (each month or week, we tackle one part of the patner journey)
Project management for entirety of collaboration
Best for: Technology companies or technology service firms ready to build capabilities in-house with expert guidance
*Retainers are customizable to fit your needs.*
Investment: $2,500-$5,000+/month
Co-Delivery
We partner on client engagements—you own client relationship, we provide strategy, and execution support. Scale without hiring.
What's included
Program management and delivery
You stay partner/customer-facing (account management, relationship ownership, client meetings)
We deliver behind-the-scenes or directly collaborate with your team and partners (strategy and execution across services)
White-label option available (our tools and resources presented as your firm or agency's deliverable)
Project management (we coordinate with you and your team on timelines, deliverables, partner and leadership expectations)
Transition support (we train your team as we deliver so they can own frameworks long-term)
Best for: IT Service Providers and Technology companies wanting to scale pipeline and revenue with partnerships in mind without hiring full time staff and needing to conduct deep training
Investment: Project based - markup for our services; Revenue share on deals closed through 1 year customer engagements %TBD