Channel ROI Measurement Workshop

The rise of modern channel program measurement
and its implications for revenue and market-share growth.

415.472.5100
www.channelmanagement.com
info@channelmanagement.com
Presenters
Steven Kellam, SVP Sales and Marketing, CCI
steven.kellam@channelmanagement.com
Peter Hornberger, Business Development, CCI
peter.hornberger@channelmanagement.com

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Agenda
1. Table Setting
2. Industry Trends
3. Closing the Loop
4. Conclusions

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Traditional ROI Challenges
Top 3 ROI Challenges
• Capturing and sharing data
o Source – very divergent
 POS, LMS, CRM, ERP, Partners
o Silos – within organizations
o Integration – keeping it simple
• Leveraging data
o Logistics – how do we share across roles & departments
o Relevance - validation across many audiences
o Predictive analytics – beyond validation
• Market
o External forces
 Influences beyond our control

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Industry Trends – Details
• Battle for market share
o Forces battle for partner mindshare
o Fueling growth in MDF/BDF spend
• Rapidly changing tech landscape
o Hard for partners to keep up
 Bundled sales
o Partner behavior modification needed
• Pressure to show return on EVERYTHING
o Necessity of closing the loop on MDF ROI
o Report/metric-driven ROI

Closing theLoop
Where We’re Headed

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CCI Research
1. Clients and Partners
2. Fortune 100 and Fortune 1000
3. High Tech, Telco, Green Tech
4. Software, Hardware, Storage,
Security, Communications

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Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Creation, Collection,
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle

415.472.5100
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Marketing
Campaign
Execution

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Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
• Key goal for many organizations in 2014.
• Cornerstone for truly successful
MDF/BDF programs.
• Many organizations now doing
this manually.
• Goal is automation and deeper
analysis.
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/9513/87445
Courtesy of PartnerPath

415.472.5100
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Joint
Business
Planning
Marketing
Campaign
Execution

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Joint Business
Planning
• Next step in securing
mindshare
• Limited resources – need to get
this right due to time and
resource constraints
• Value of a face-to-face (get out
of your cube)
• Benchmarking against similar
partners
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/
9513/92125
Partner Engagement Flow
Courtesy of PartnerPath

415.472.5100
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
Marketing
Campaign
Execution

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Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
• Define how to align go-to-market
strategies
• Build a plan together using an
automated tool
• Begin process with measurable
outcomes and expected returns

415.472.5100
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle

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MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
• Assumes proactive alignment of go-to-market
strategies/details
• Line up $ to campaigns
• Quick distribution key for momentum
and partner experience

415.472.5100
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Marketing Campaign
Execution (Solo or
TPMAs)
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle

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Marketing
Campaign
Execution
• TPMAs - Hottest trend in the
market – fills a ‘missing link’ by
capturing objective proof of
performance
• Slight “buyer beware” – details
drive success of program
o Push partners here with
incentives
• Behavior modification/points
rewards…need to condition any
new behavior
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing

415.472.5100
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing

415.472.5100
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Deal
Registration
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle

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Deal
Registration
• Historically something all vendors use
• Somewhat siloed
• Big upside of TPMAs: connecting
the dots from campaigns to deal
registration
• Key is closing the loop on ROI of
marketing activities

415.472.5100
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle

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Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
• Goal is to see lift
• Challenge is around tying lift back to campaigns
• There will always be challenges with comparing sales
data to marketing activities
• Key is scrubbing data

415.472.5100
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Systems of Record –
Partner Info &
Outcomes
Marketing
Campaign
Execution

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Systems of Record
– Partner Info &
Outcomes
• Where does all POS and partner
data go?
• How do vendors need to consume
this data? PRM, CRM, JMP?
• What it all looks like – configurable
scorecarding.
• Leads to showing partners their
successes/failures.

415.472.5100
Capture Proof
of
Performance
Incent Use of
Thru-Partner
Marketing
Partner
Scorecarding &
Benchmarking
Joint
Business
Planning
Joint Marketing
Planning &
Approvals
MDF Fund
Allocation &
Distribution
Deal
Registration
Point of Sale Data
Scrubbing
Systems of
Record – Partner
Info & Outcomes
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
Marketing
Campaign
Execution
Partner
Investment
Lifecycle

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ROI Measurement
& Predictive
Analytics
• Defining past success
• Predicting future success

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Conclusions
1. Joint business planning – moving into the light
2. Successful channel systems
are integrated and agile
3. The dots are getting
connected on program ROI

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Questions?
Steven Kellam, SVP Sales and Marketing, CCI
steven.kellam@channelmanagement.com
Peter Hornberger, Business Development, CCI
peter.hornberger@channelmanagement.com

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