Search Selection and Engagement
Find the right sales channels and get them on board.
Channel Selection
- Find the channels you need - don't just hope that they will find you.
- Where to look for channels.
- How you will know that you've found what you're looking for.
- Compare and contrast potential partners and choose the right one.
- What the channel needs to know on the initial approach.
- Make a business case using the PPD, not a product pitch.
- Draft an appropriate memorandum of understanding.
- Detailed guidelines on drawing up legally enforceable agency and distribution agreements. How to avoid boilerplates and cover all the bases.
Key tools used in stage 2:
- 14 Channel Prerequisites
- Summary Channel Profile
- Detailed Channel Profile
- Compatibility Assessement Matrix
- Partner Proposition Document
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Agreement drafting models


