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Saas Partners Flashcards

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Partner Ecosystem

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  • Partners are independent companies with their goals and objectives, which in some way leverage the SAAS company offers to enhance or complement their own
  • have established a relationship with the SAAS vendor, meaning that there is a clear value exchange
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Sales Funnel Breakdown

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  • TOFU (Top of the funnel) is to drive interest and awareness
  • BOFU (bottom of the funnel) is to drive conversion and ultimately sales
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TOFU (Top of the funnel)

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At this stage, we are interested in creating leads, to be qualified by marketing and move further down the funnel to sales.

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BOFU (bottom of the funnel)

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The SAAS vendor will do demos, provide white papers, case studies, trials to reach commitment and sales.

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Partner Ecosystem Classifications

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Top of the funnel partners
Bottom of the funnel partners
Outcomes partners.

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TOFU Partners

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Marketing Affiliate Partner
Influencers
Referral Partners.

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BOFU Partners

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Resellers
Managed Service Providers
Marketplaces
OEMs
Distributors
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Outcome Partners

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System Integrators
Technology Partners
Solution Partners
Alliance Partners
Training Partners
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Marketing Affiliate Partner (TOFU)

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  • typically send traffic to the SAAS website
  • The SAAS company will reward affiliate partners for each visitor or customer (sale) brought by the affiliate’s marketing efforts
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Influencer Partner (TOFU)

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  • Typically a consultant or trusted advisor
  • Their objective is to provide advice and guidance to the customer, to be effective he needs updated information of the available solutions
  • The SAAS vendor will support the partner through training, product access, sandbox, demos, or white-papers
  • Usually, there are no monetary rewards associated with such referrals
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Referral Partner (TOFU)

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  • generate leads to the SAAS sales team in exchange for a fee per lead closed
  • leverage the relationship and trust with the customer. It provides a lead, so it is never anonymous (different than marketing affiliate)
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Reseller (BOFU)

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  • “just” to sell the service, capturing a profit margin

- can provide additional services like renewals, billing, or contract management

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Managed Services Provide (BOFU)

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  • take the SAAS offer and deliver it as a full, outsourced solution to the customer, based on their platforms and its relationship with the client.
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Marketplace Partner (BOFU)

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  • specialized platform that offers multiple SAAS vendors
  • can act as a Reseller or as a Referral Partner
  • an be stand-alone or part of an IAAS, PAAS or SAAS company
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OEM Partner (BOFU)

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  • will use the SAAS solution as a part of his product. and will define the go-to-market for its product
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Distributor (BOFU)

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  • in the SAAS environment include a marketplace capability
  • can provide a platform to support any resellers managing the SAAS solution, such as billing, provisioning and vendor contracts
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System Integrator (OCP)

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  • provide customization, deployment, and integration in the enterprise
  • usually have relationships with the IT department and with the business leaders
  • can have vertical or horizontal specialization
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Technology Partner (OCP)

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  • develop and market SAAS solutions that complement and enhance the SAAS vendor’s own
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Solution Partner (OCP)

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  • Supplement and enhance the SAAS solution, but in this case through a product or service
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Alliance Partner (OCP)

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  • have a broader and deeper relationship, with strong organizational commitment and significant business impact
  • partner in areas such as product development, joint branding or finance
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Training Partner (OCP)

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  • educate the customer and other partners regarding the SAAS service
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Partner Nuances

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  • A combination could exist, in which a partner performs several roles
  • a System Integrator that resells the product and delivers training, or, a referral partner that can provide some customization after the sale

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