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Partner Portals

Partner Portals

Technology has advanced the state of Partner Portals from flat,
one-way information sites to interactive and collaborative portals
where Partners and vendors communicate valuable information to
help drive mutual revenue and profitability. These next generation
Partner Portals empower Partners to bring your products and services
to market faster, more effectively and efficiently.

PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCING TOOLS AND CONTENT

TOOLS & RESOURCES

COLLABORATION &
COMMUNICATION

RELATIONSHIP
RESOURCES

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

		Co-Brand
		Deal Registration
		eLearning
		Lead Distribution
		MDF/Coop
		Product Configurator
		Proposal & Quote
		Builder

		Blogs
		Communities
		Executive Corner
		Newsletters
		Opportunity
		Collaboration
		Partner Exchange
		Solution Showcase

		Business Plans
		Contract Management
		Dashboards &
		Scorecards
		Order Management
		Partner Self Service

Virtual

		Advisory Council
		Company
		Conference
		Demo
		Partner Summit
		Trade Show

		Web Syndication

PARTNER PORTAL DESIGN & MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

TECHNOLOGY

DESIGN

DATA ORGANIZATION

MANAGEMENT

		Click to Talk
		Content Rating
		Customized Content &
		Views
		Integration with
		Salesforce.com, Oracle, SAP, etc.
		Multi-Language
		RSS Feeds & Alerts
		Security requirements
		Single Sign On
		Social Networking
		Web 2.0

		Access control
		Authentication
		Global architecture
		Content & Meta data
		management
		Page level structures
		Policies & procedures
		Public and/or
		Restricted Content

		Hyper linking vs PDF
		posting
		Labeling with industry
		standard terms
		Based on “what do I
		need to do” vs “where do I find X”
		Personalization by Role
		or individual
		Identifying push
		information content

		Partner Administration
		Management
		Partner Application
		Performance &
		Compliance Tracking & Reporting
		POS Consolidation
		Price Exception

Channel Navigator has successfully helped clients develop,
build and launch next generation Partner Portals. Using
the latest technologies, a new or revamped Partner Portal
can help:

		Improve Partner satisfaction
		Increase Partner productivity and simplify doing
		business
		Reduce time from launch to revenue for new products

Portal Tools, Content and Design

A well designed Partner Portal provides your Partners with the
customized content that they need in an easy to locate format.

		Automate interaction for critical business drivers such as deal
		registration, lead distribution, Partner Self Service, contract management, order management, MDF, etc.

		Build Partner intimacy with collaboration and
		communication tools such as blogs, communities, Executive Corner and opportunity collaboration.
		Improve management visibility with performance &
		compliance dashboards, POS consolidation, and price exception management.

		Reduce costs with virtual environments for demos, Partner
		Advisory Council, conferences and trade shows or even content syndication.
		Leverage technology to enhance your Partner’s portal experience
		with click to talk, Web 2.0, single signon, multi-languages and social networking.

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