{"id":1703,"date":"2019-07-01T03:49:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T03:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new212fprod.wpenginepowered.com\/au\/insights\/relationships-channel-partners\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:01:15","slug":"relationships-channel-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/insights\/relationships-channel-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Profitable Relationships With Your Channel Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to research by Rosetta Consulting (part of Publicis Groupe),\nengaged customers spend 97% more and 94% more frequently than other consumers.\nWhy is this important? Because having loyal and engaged channel partners can be\nhighly profitable as they help capture consumers on their end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are our tips on how you can build strong and profitable <a href=\"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/b2b-solutions\/channel-partner-incentives\/\">channel partner incentives<\/a> relationships:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Set Expectations from the Start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To build strong and profitable relationships, you need to build trust\nfirst. For this, it\u2019s important to be clear about the goals, objectives and\ngeneral rules both you and your channel partner expect from each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most performance (and therefore profit) issues stem from a lack of trust and not aligning objectives early on. As such, to improve your relationship with channel partners, setting a trusting tone from the beginning is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Have a Win-Win Mindset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Profitable relationships cannot be sustained without both parties\ngaining from the partnerships. When you want to engage your channel partners\nmore effectively, it\u2019s important to approach it with a win-win mindset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a psychological point of view, asking for input and adjusting processes when needed is the key for success. According to Dr. Russell Grieger, an expert in conflict resolution, making a partner feel valued by emphasising two-way communication can both resolve issues early on and strengthen relationships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Provide Bespoke Engagement Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the more measurable ways to increase channel partner\nprofitability is to offer bespoke incentive programs. Besides nurturing a\ntrusting relationship with open dialogue and clear expectations, establishing an\nincentive and rewards scheme that is unique can take your relationship to the\nnext level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research by Accenture has even proven that 41% of people are loyal to a\nbrand because there are personalised or bespoke options available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can tailor bespoke solutions to a channel partner\u2019s exact needs and\nbuild on collaborative goals to offer unique benefits such as travel incentives\nor merchandise rewards. From aligning your objectives and communicating with a\npositive outlook to offering bespoke engagement programs, the more you\nstrengthen your channel partner relationships, the more beneficial the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most performance (and therefore profit) issues stem from a lack of trust and not aligning objectives early on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,44,107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solution","category-channel-partner","category-b2b-incentive-programs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/212f.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}