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Channel partner strategy example

Example channel partner strategy you can execute in 90 days:

Goal: add $500K ARR via partners in 12 months.

  1. Target partners: identify 20 regional VARs/resellers with complementary products and SMB customer base. Prioritize those with 50–200 existing customers in your segment.

  2. Value proposition: 15% reseller margin + first-year deal registration protection + co-sales support.

  3. Onboarding (weeks 1–6): create a 2-hour certification, sales playbook, 3 battlecards, and a demo tenant. Run a kickoff webinar and assign each partner a named channel manager.

  4. Incentives & MDF (weeks 6–12): offer 5% accelerated bonus for hitting $100K in 6 months and a $10K MDF pool per top 5 partner for co-marketing.

  5. Joint GTM: co-branded email + 2 webinars + regional demo days. Require deal registration and a simple pipeline submission every 2 weeks.

  6. Metrics & governance: track pipeline, registered deals, win rate, and ARR per partner; review monthly with scorecards and quarterly business reviews.

Start by mapping 20 candidate partners and scheduling the kickoff webinar. What product and market are you targeting?