Channel Sales

End-to-End Channel Sales.

Sustainable Channel Partner Development and Revenue Growth are Possible.

Accelerate growth, decrease churn, and improve the profitability of your sales ecosystem.

Our managed partner engagement service supports some or all segments of the partner ecosystem, including new partner recruitment, partner enablement, sell-with or through, and end-to-end partner management.

Recruiting the Right Partners

When engaging target partners who appear to fit our client’s ideal partner profile (IPP), we leverage a partner scorecard methodology created to identify and confirm there is a product fit and determine if our client’s solution is a mainstream, not a reflex or orphan offering in the partner’s current practice or solution offerings. 

Onboarding and Nurturing

Our onboarding efforts focus on moving partners from recruited to transacting promptly, ensuring the partner can effectively market and sell our client’s solution and provide the end customer with a predictable outcome and an improved customer experience. 

Enable partners to sell and deliver the highest levels of customer experience to increase retention 

Reinforce our client’s value and partner business proposition 

Position products effectively against the competition 

Train partners to leverage programs, products, and enablement tools

Demonstrate program and technical support 

Success metrics

Dedicated Exclusively to You

Our channel partner sales solution boosts revenue growth through data enrichment, optimized processes, sales playbooks, cutting-edge technology, and skilled sales teams.

Unlike distributors, we’re not distracted by other campaigns or competitive products.

You’ll get a channel engagement team and technology stack—optimized by our Innovation team—dedicated exclusively to YOU.

Focus on engaging your right prospects 

Communicate your end-user value proposition and partner business proposition to your targeted partner prospects 

Proven prospective and current partner segmentation methodologies 

Engagement methodologies for profiling, scoring, and recruiting the right partners 

[CASE STUDY]

Communications Supplier Generates $50 Million in Annual SMB Revenue

Trust your channel sales to MarketSource. A global communications supplier did and generated more than $50 million in revenue, increased their average sale size by 150%, and realized an ROI of over 340%.

FAQs

What is managed channel sales, and what does MarketSource do?

Managed channel sales is an outsourced approach to building, activating, and growing a partner ecosystem on behalf of a brand. MarketSource designs and operates end-to-end channel partner programs that cover new partner recruitment, partner enablement, sell-with and sell-through motions, and full partner lifecycle management all with a dedicated team and technology stack focused exclusively on the client’s channel, not split across competing campaigns or products.

What does MarketSource’s partner onboarding process look like?

MarketSource’s onboarding approach is built to move partners from recruited to actively transacting as quickly as possible. Onboarding includes training partners on products, programs, and enablement tools; positioning the client’s solution competitively; reinforcing the partner business proposition; and demonstrating program and technical support. The goal is a partner who can effectively market and sell the solution from day one and deliver a predictable, high-quality end-customer experience.

What results has MarketSource delivered for channel sales clients?

MarketSource helped a global communications supplier generate more than $50 million in annual SMB revenue through their channel, while also increasing average sale size by 150% and delivering an ROI of over 340%.

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How does MarketSource identify and recruit the right channel partners?

MarketSource uses a proprietary scorecard methodology to identify the right partners with the greatest revenue growth potential. By evaluating prospective partners against each client’s Ideal Partner Profile (IPP), we assess product fit, revenue opportunity, market alignment, and growth potential. This process confirms that the client’s solution is a strategic offering within the partner’s business—not a reflex or orphan product—while identifying partners best positioned to influence, fulfill, service, and expand sales over time.

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What makes MarketSource different from other channel management solutions?

Unlike distributors, MarketSource is not distracted by other campaigns or competitive products. Every client receives a channel engagement team and optimized technology stack dedicated exclusively to their program. That focus translates directly into better partner engagement quality, stronger partner retention, and more consistent revenue outcomes than a distributor managing dozens of competing lines simultaneously.

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What types of companies benefit most from MarketSource’s channel sales solution?

MarketSource’s channel sales solution is best suited for companies that sell through resellers, VARs, agents, distributors, or other indirect partners and need to accelerate partner recruitment, reduce partner churn, improve partner activation rates, or scale channel revenue without proportionally increasing internal headcount. It is particularly effective for organizations in technology, telecom, and other industries where indirect sales motions are a central to go-to-market strategy.

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