Become great at partner marketing
Learn how to build, develop and run a successful partner marketing function and give your lead generation efforts a huge boost.
By Taylor S. Engstrom,
Product Marketing Manager @ Auctane/ShipStation
Course length: 2h 08min
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After taking this course you’ll…
- Understand what partner marketing is, how it differs from influencer marketing and strategic partnerships, and why it is one of the most powerful marketing channels B2B organizations of almost any size can take advantage of.
- Build a partner marketing practice from scratch, beginning with identifying and recruiting marketing partners to running high impact campaigns to delivering large volumes of leads to your sales team each and every month.
- Craft a partner marketing strategy that fits your unique organization with its specific partner-friendly tactics, campaigns, and incentive programs.
- Get an edge on your competitors by learning the right tools, processes and ways to work with your team and get the most out of your partner marketing efforts.
This course is essential for you if…
- You work in (or want to work in) a B2B organization with average deal sizes of $5k or greater
- You want more predictable, quality leads at a fraction of the cost by either leveraging current strategic partners and/or cultivating new win-win relationships
- You’re a marketing manager, account executive, or account management professional looking to utilize all of your skills in a highly creative, highly impactful field that’s changing all the time
This course is NOT for you if…
- You operate best in a highly predictable, highly structured environment. Partner marketing combines the best (and worst) of partner relations, marketing strategy, and sales enablement. It is an absolute must that you are comfortable with uncertainty and are flexible enough to produce results.
- You’re not comfortable being client-facing. Partner marketing involves – well – partners. You must be an excellent communicator by default. Stakeholder management, project planning and external collaboration are all tools of the trade.
- You’ve already executed partner campaigns or work with strategic partners. While this is an intermediate-level course, it provides a lot of context around strategic alliances and the foundations of partner marketing. If you are currently running these programs or are a key stakeholder you may find some of the content redundant.
Skills you will master
Taylor S. Engstrom
Product Marketing Manager @ Auctane/ShipStation
Taylor Engstrom is a product marketer and entrepreneur. Today he leads global product marketing at ShipStation (A portfolio company of Auctane) in charge of developing product-market fit in international markets and evangelizing the ShipStation brand and product for thousands of ecommerce merchants.
Previously he has led marketing departments for several early stage Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startups across GovTech (Government Technology) MarTech (Marketing Technology) and more. He helped launch the first ever Government Relationship Manager, GRM ™, a CRM for local and state governments, and built a strategic alliances and partner marketing program from scratch for a major privately-held home improvement technology company before they were acquired by a public lead generation company.
Your course curriculum
Partner marketing
1 What is partner marketing?
How Olympic athletes ended up on the Wheaties box, advantages and disadvantages of utilizing partner marketing, and how you can apply this powerful technique and strategy to your business.
Topics covered:
- Learn what partner marketing is from a high level and why you should consider implementing it at your organization.
- Understand the key components of partner marketing, learn the advantages and disadvantages and the appropriate attributes of a company or business well suited to utilize partner marketing.
- Formulate a hypothesis on why your business or company can go farther using partner marketing than not.
2 How to work with partners
Finding and developing the right partners is the bedrock to a successful partner. marketing program and strategy. Get the basics on partnership development and get ready to build or improve your very own.
Topics covered:
- Learn the ingredients to a rock solid marketing partnership from a business perspective, a marketing perspective, to a people perspective.
- Discover which partners to avoid and why.
- Understand the key phases to partnerships from research and discovery to ultimately executing campaigns with them.
3 Partner marketing tactics and strategies
Learn the most common and effective channels and tactics within the partner marketing sphere, discover how to incentivize your team (and theirs) and begin strategizing for your own organization.
Topics covered:
- Learn the keys to great partner marketing campaigns
- Discover tried-and-true partner marketing tactics and strategies
- Brainstorm partner marketing campaigns for your own organization to implement
4 The partner marketing role/team
Go behind the scenes of what working in a partner marketing role/team looks like, from the skills you'll apply to how you work with other teams such as sales, account management, and more.
Topics covered:
- Learn about the partner marketing team/role and the skills you'll need
- Discover how to work with other teams as a partner marketer
- Evaluate your own background and skills through a partner marketing-lens
5 Course review
Review what we’ve learned.
Topics covered:
- Review what we’ve learned throughout the course and prepare for final exam
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Learn Partner Marketing: FAQ
Who is this course for?
This course is essential for you if…
- You work in (or want to work in) a B2B organization with average deal sizes of $5k or greater
- You want more predictable, quality leads at a fraction of the cost by either leveraging current strategic partners and/or cultivating new win-win relationships
- You’re a marketing manager, account executive, or account management professional looking to utilize all of your skills in a highly creative, highly impactful field that’s changing all the time
Some careers that will especially benefit from this course are digital marketing manager, growth manager, and ecommerce manager.
What will you learn?
After taking this course, you will:
- Understand what partner marketing is, how it differs from influencer marketing and strategic partnerships, and why it is one of the most powerful marketing channels B2B organizations of almost any size can take advantage of.
- Build a partner marketing practice from scratch, beginning with identifying and recruiting marketing partners to running high impact campaigns to delivering large volumes of leads to your sales team each and every month.
- Craft a partner marketing strategy that fits your unique organization with its specific partner-friendly tactics, campaigns, and incentive programs.
- Get an edge on your competitors by learning the right tools, processes and ways to work with your team and get the most out of your partner marketing efforts.
What does the course include?
Our Partner Marketing training includes 6 lessons, 2h 08min of video material, several assignments, and a final exam.
Are subtitles available for the lessons?
Lessons have English subtitles and transcriptions available.
Will I receive a certificate of completion?
After taking this course, you will receive the Partner Marketing Certification from CXL, with credentials that you can add to your LinkedIn profile.
What is the refund policy?
All plans come with a 7-day refund period .
How long will it take for me to finish it?
This is entirely up to you – it’s how many study hours per week you can put in. This course is 2h 08min long.