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The official definition of co-selling

The official definition of co-selling

TL/DR Here’s the official definition of co-selling: co-selling is the active collaboration between sales people across different companies so they can source, influence or accelerate a sales process.  Co-selling is a verb.  Direct sales and channel sellers...

The Co-Selling Movement

The Co-Selling Movement

I co-founded PartnerTap in 2016 to help sales reps co-sell and win more with partners. This wasn’t an easy problem to solve and there weren’t any co-selling solutions in the market. I know - because I was at SAP Concur at the time and I searched far and wide for a...

The Rise of Co-Selling Trailblazers

The Rise of Co-Selling Trailblazers

TL/DR The Salesforce Salesblazer Community was excited to learn about co-selling trends, best practices, and career opportunities. This article shares highlights from a recent Ask-Me-Anything session with PartnerTap’s CRO, Autum Grimm. Last week I had the opportunity...

New Ecosystem Role: Co-Sell Quarterback 

New Ecosystem Role: Co-Sell Quarterback 

TL/DR: The Co-Sell Quarterback is a very cool role emerging in companies with large partner ecosystems. A Co-Sell Quarterback gets to be very strategic and proactive, drive top-of-funnel co-selling conversations at scale, track and get credit for net new pipeline...

Shifting Vendor and Partner Power Dynamics in Co-Selling

Shifting Vendor and Partner Power Dynamics in Co-Selling

In May this year our CEO, Cassandra Gholston, delivered a keynote at the Women of the Channel West conference in Palm Springs about the shifting power dynamics between partners and vendors and the new opportunities this creates for co-selling.  During this talk she...

Five New Co-Selling Leadership Opportunities

Five New Co-Selling Leadership Opportunities

Earlier this year I delivered a keynote at the Women of the Channel West conference in Palm Springs about the shifting power dynamics between partners and vendors and the five new co-selling leadership opportunities this creates within companies.  If you missed it,...

The Modern B2B Customer Journey

The Modern B2B Customer Journey

I was recently asked to map PartnerTap’s capabilities to the B2B customer journey. When I got off the phone, I realized I should have asked “Which one? The old B2B customer journey or the modern one?” For the past 20 years the customer journey has started with a...

Co-Sell Transformation Tech Stack

Co-Sell Transformation Tech Stack

Co-selling is suddenly the hottest topic in partner, channel, and sales circles. Why? Because companies are realizing the old sales playbook is broken and finally making sales transformation a top priority in 2024. Co-selling transformation is a journey that requires...

Co-Sell Transformation Pitfalls

Co-Sell Transformation Pitfalls

As outlined in The Sales Transformation Imperative in 2024, companies realize they need a new sales playbook to support modern buyers and win deals with more complex dynamics. Building a high-performing co-selling motion with your best partners is the answer. When...