Establishing and maintaining enduring partnerships is a task that undeniably transcends the capabilities of one individual. Yet, within their responsibility lies the capacity to be an effective leader—guiding the team in unison and ensuring a shared direction. This involves skillfully overseeing the team through consistent delegation, strategic prioritization, and fostering open communication.
In this episode,
Katie Landaal, SVP, Global Alliances and Ecosystem at
ZoomInfo, delves deep into the company’s partner categories —technology, solutions and sales— highlighting the importance of clear messaging and co-selling in driving successful partner relationships, all steered by thoughtful leadership.
We also discuss:
- How ZoomInfo’s partner strategy has evolved over the last 18 months
- The importance of integrating a partner ecosystem as main pillars in businesses
- Why GenAI could play a pivotal role in improving co-selling processes
Here are some additional episodes featuring other ecosystem leaders that might interest you:
Links & Resources
- Learn more about how WorkSpan helps customers accelerate their ecosystem flywheel through Co-selling, Co-innovating, Co-investing, and Co-marketing.
- Download The Ultimate Guide to Drive Co-sell Partnerships!
- Subscribe to the Ecosystem Aces Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast.
- Join the WorkSpan Community to engage with other partner ecosystem leaders on best practices, news, events, jobs, and other tips to advance your career in partnering.
- Find insightful articles on how to lead and get the most out of your partner ecosystem on the WorkSpan blog.
- To contact the host, Chip Rodgers, with topic ideas, suggest a guest, or join the conversation about modern partnering, he can be reached on Twitter, LinkedIn, or send Chip an email at: chip@workspan.com
This episode of Ecosystem Aces is sponsored by
WorkSpan.
WorkSpan is the #1 ecosystem business management platform. We give CROs a digital platform to turbocharge indirect revenue with their partner teams at higher win rates and lower costs. We connect your partners on a live network with cross-company business applications to build, market, and sell together. We power the top 10 business ecosystems in the technology and communications industry today, managing over $50 billion in the joint pipeline.