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60-90 Day Plan
A
Accelerator
Account Executive
Account Expansion
Account Manager
Account Mapping
Account Mapping Tool
Account Overlap
Account-Based Marketing
Account-Based Marketing (ABM)
Activation
Activation Plan
Activation Rate
Active Seller
Adaptive Governance
Adaptive Intelligence
Adoption
Advisory Partner
Advisory Services
Advocacy
Advocacy Marketing
Advocate
Advocate Marketing
Affiliate
Affiliate Attribution
Affiliate Link
Affiliate Management
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing Programs
Affiliate Motion
Affiliate Network
Affiliate Partner
Affiliate Partners
Affiliate Partnership Program
Affiliate Program
Affiliate Programs
Affiliate Publisher
Affiliate Tracking
Affiliates
Agency Partner
Agentic AI
Aggregator Model
Agile Co-Creation
AI Copilot
AI CRM 2.0
AI Partner Assistant
AI PRM
AI Revenue Orchestration
AI-Assisted Incentive Optimization
AI-Based Contract Analysis
AI-Driven Analytics
AI-Driven Analytics Platform
AI-Driven Co-Marketing Optimization
AI-Driven Deal Desk
AI-Driven Insight
AI-Driven Marketing
AI-Driven Opportunity Matching
AI-Driven Partner Recommendation Engines
AI-Driven Partner Segmentation
AI-Driven ROI Attribution
AI-Enhanced Partner Engagement Analytics
AI-Guided Partner Recruitment
Ai-Native Partnership
AI-Powered Lead Capture
AI-Powered Pipeline Forecasting
AI-Powered Referral Matching
All-You-Can-Eat Model
Alliance
Alliance Leader
Alliance Management
Alliance Marketing
Alliance Partner
Alliance Partners
Alliance Partnership
Alpha Governance
Ambassador
Ambassador Initiatives
Ambassador Program
Annual Contract Value (ACV)
Annual Recurring Revenue
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)
API Economy
API Endpoint
API Integration
API-Based Integration
API-Driven Architecture
API-First PRM
App Alliance
App Exchange
App Marketplace
App Partner
Application Registration Process
AppSource
Architecture GAP
As-a-Service Model
Asset Generation
Asset Permissions
Asset Personalization
Asset Rating
Asset Recommendation
Asset Reporting
Attach Motion
Attach Rate
Attached Sale
Attention Economy
Attribution
Attribution Layer
Attribution Model
Audience Overlap
Audience Value
Automated Data Integration
Automated Partner Onboarding
Autonomous Workflows
Average Contract Value
Average Contract Value (ACV)
Average Contract ValueBase
Average Order Value
Awareness Economy
Awareness Generation
AWS Marketplace
Azure
Azure Consumption Commitment
Azure Marketplace
B
B2B (Business-to-Business)
B2B Collaboration
B2B Content Creators
B2B Ecosystem
B2B Engagement
B2B Enterprise SaaS Sales (Business-to-Business Enterprise Software as a Service Sales)
B2B Influencer
B2B Influencer Marketing
B2B Influencers
B2B Partnerships
B2B Rebates
B2B SaaS (Business-to-Business Software as a Service)
B2B SAAS Brand
B2B SaaS Brands
B2B SaaS Ecosystem
B2B SaaS Partnerships
B2B Tech Ecosystem
B2B Technology
B2B Technology Stack
B2C (business to Consumer)
Back Margin
Back-End Credit
Back-End Rebates
Backend Rebate
Baseline Condition
BDR (Business Development Representative)
Behavioral Pricing
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)
Bell Curve Appraisal
Beneficiary
Best Practice Exchange
Better Together Message
Better Together Story
Bill-To/Ship-To Transparency
Binary Partnering
Bio-Diversity (Partner)
Bookings
Bookings-to-Billings Ratio
Born-In-The-Cloud Partner
Bottleneck Utilization & Constraints
Boutique Partner
Brand Advocacy
Brand Ambassador
Brand Asset Management (BAM)
Brand Awareness
Brand Collaborations
Brand Compatibility
Brand Compliance
Brand Equity
Brand Loyalty (Partner)
Brand Presence
Brand Reputation
Brand-To-Local Marketing
Break Fix Model
Broad Line Distributor
Brokers
Brown Field Market
Build in Public
Build-Buy-Partner Framework
Build-With Motion
Bundling
Bundling Strategy
Business Acceleration
Business Alliance
Business Development
Business Development Firm
Business Development Representative (BDR)
Business Development System
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence (BI)
Business Model
Business Model Canvas
Business Outcomes
Business Partner Model
Business Plan
Business Planning (Joint)
Business Process Automation (BPA)
Business Scalability
Buyer Intent Data
Buyer Journey
Buyer Persona
Buyer's Journey
Buyer's Journey Mapping
Buying Committee
Buying Committee Management
Buying Cycle
Buying Persona
C
CAC Payback Period
Campaign in a Box
Campaign Tracking
Campaigns for Marketing
Cannibalism
CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) Model
Capex Opex Tradeoff
Catalog Generation
Certification Management
Certification Pathway
Certification Program
Certification Programs
Change Management
Channel
Channel 2.0
Channel Account Manager
Channel Account Manager (CAM)
Channel Account Manager Lights
Channel Activation
Channel Activation Software
Channel Attribution
Channel Capacity Planning
Channel Centric
Channel Chief
Channel Company
Channel Conflict
Channel Content Strategy
Channel Data Management
Channel Data Management (CDM)
Channel Development
Channel Development Manager
Channel Distribution
Channel Ecosystem
Channel Ecosystem Expansion
Channel Empowerment
Channel Enablement
Channel Engagement
Channel Engagement Analytics
Channel Incentive
Channel Inventory
Channel KPIs Governance
Channel Management
Channel Management Software
Channel Manager
Channel Marketing
Channel Marketing Agency
Channel Marketing Automation
Channel Marketing Software
Channel Marketing Tool
Channel Model
Channel Network
Channel Neutrality
Channel Onboarding
Channel Operation Investment
Channel Operations
Channel Partner
Channel Partner Program
Channel Partners
Channel Partnership
Channel Partnership Motion
Channel Partnerships
Channel Pipeline
Channel Pipeline Management
Channel Program
Channel Proliferation
Channel Readiness
Channel Ready
Channel Revenue Management
Channel Sales
Channel Sales Strategy
Channel Stack
Channel Strategy
Channel Technology
Channel Worthiness
Channel Worthy
Channel-Driven Growth
Channel-First Company
Channel-Led Growth
Chief Channel Officer
Chief Partner Officer
Chief Partner Officer (CPO)
Choice-Based-Conjoint (CBC)
Churn
Churn Rate
Churn Rate (Partner)
Churn Rate Optimization
CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
Classification (Partner)
CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier)
Click-To-Dial Automation
Client Facing Capacity
Client Fulfillment System
Closed Win Rate
Closed/Won
Cloud Alliance
Cloud Commitment
Cloud Ecosystem
Cloud Go-To-Market
Cloud Marketplace
Cloud Marketplace Platform
Cloud Marketplaces
Cloud Migration
Cloud Service
Cloud Service Marketplaces
Cloud Service Provider
Cloud Services Marketplace
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)
CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)
Co-Branded Assets
Co-branded Campaigns
Co-Branded Marketing Kit
Co-Branding
Co-Building
Co-Care Phase
Co-Funded Program
Co-Funding
Co-Ideation
Co-Innovate
Co-Innovation
Co-Investment
Co-Investments
Co-Managed IT
Co-Marketing
Co-Marketing Activities
Co-marketing Agreements
Co-marketing assets
Co-marketing campaign
Co-marketing Campaigns
Co-Marketing Collaboration
Co-Marketing Content
Co-marketing Initiatives
Co-Marketing Orchestration
Co-marketing Partner
Co-marketing Partnerships
Co-Marketing Play
Co-Marketing Webinar
Co-Op Advertising
Co-Op Fund
Co-Op Fund Management
Co-Operative Agreement
Co-sell
Co-sell Agreements
Co-Sell Automation
Co-Sell Funnel Stage
Co-Sell Machine
Co-Sell Motion
Co-sell partners
Co-Sell Workflows
Co-Selling
Co-selling Deal Management
Co-selling Deals
Co-selling Opportunities
Co-Servicing
COE (Center of Excellence)
Cohort Environment
Cold Calling Motion
Collaboration
Collaboration Hub
Collaborative Ecosystem
Collaborative Visibility
Command And Control Management
Commercial Income
Commission
Commission Check
Commission Management
Commission payouts
Commission Structure
Commission Tiers
Commission Trigger
Commission-Based Model
Commissions
Common Language Model
Communication Tool
Community Building
Community First Strategy
Compensation Metric
Competency
Competitive Mindshare Analysis
Complementary Strength
Compliance Management
Configure Price Quote
Configure Price Quote (CPQ)
Conjoint Analysis
Consolidation (Financial)
Consultancy Partner
Consultancy Partners
Consultants
Consultative Partner
Consultative Selling Motion
Consulting Partner
Consumer Rebate
Consumption Based Model
Consumption Model
Consumption-Based Billing
Contact Center Solution
Content Creator
Content Distribution Strategy
Content Management System (CMS)
Content Strategy
Content Strategy Planning
Content Syndication
Continuous Feedback
Continuous Improvement
Contra Revenue
Contract Management
Contract Support (SPA)
Control Tower (Ecosystem)
Conversion Rate
Corporate Gift
Corporate Goal Alignment
Cost Of Partner Acquisition (COPA)
Cost Per Lead
Cost-Per-Click (CPC)
CPQ Engine
CRM
CRM Administration
Cross-Functional Orchestration
Cross-Promotion
Cross-Sell
Cross-Sell Expansion
Cross-Selling
CSP
Custom Storefront
Customer Acquisition
Customer Acquisition Cost
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
Customer Ambassador Programs
Customer Centricity
Customer Experience
Customer Feedback Loop
Customer Implementation
Customer IQ
Customer Journey
Customer Journey Map
Customer Journey Mapping
Customer Journey Orchestration
Customer Lifecycle
Customer Lifecycle Management
Customer Lifetime Value
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
Customer Loyalty Program
Customer Obsession
Customer Onboarding Journey Framework
Customer Ownership
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Customer Retention Rate
Customer Satisfaction Metric
Customer Satisfaction Rate
Customer Segments
Customer Success
Customer Success Manager (CSM)
Customer Success OPS
Customer Usage Metric
Customer-Centric Framework
Customer-Led Growth
Cybersecurity Ecosystem
Cybersecurity Partner
Cybersecurity Poverty Line
Cybersecurity Stack
D
Dashboard (Partner)
Data Analyst
Data Co-Op Model
Data Enrichment
Data Governance
Data Integration
Data Mining
Data Privacy Clause
Data Residency
Data Scientist
Data Security Clause
DATA Silos
Data Subject Rights
Data Warehouse CRM
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Deactivated Link
Deal Cycle
Deal Desk
Deal Intelligence
deal management
Deal Management Metrics
Deal Management System
Deal Protection
Deal Registration
Deal Registration Automation
DEAL Rooms
Deal Velocity
Dealers
Deals
Deep Learning
Delivery Enablement
Demand Generation
Demand Signal Management
Demo Environment
DevOps (Development Operations)
DevOps Consultant
Digital Agency
Digital Asset Management (DAM)
Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE)
Digital Enablement
Digital Guided Selling
Digital Marketing Development Funds (Digital MDF)
Digital Partner
Digital Sales Room
Digital Selling Platform
Digital Transformation
Direct Business Model
Direct Channel
Direct Deal
Direct distribution
Direct Relationship
Direct Response Marketing
Direct Sale Play
Direct Sales
Direct Sales Cycle
Direct Sales Enablement
Direct Sales Motion
Direct Sales Organization
Direct-Led Business
Discounts
Discovery Call
Discovery Engine
Distributed CRM Integration
Distributed Enterprise
Distribution
Distribution Channel
Distribution Channels
Distribution Model
Distribution Partner
Distribution Partnerships
Distribution Strategy
Distributor
Distributor Back-End Credit (BEC)
Distributor Gate
Distributor Management
Distributor Portal
DMA (Designated Market Area)
Drip Campaign
E
E-Contract Signing
Earning commissions
Earnings Per Click (EPC)
Earnout
Ease of Doing Business
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization)
EBITDA Multiple
eCommerce Partner
Economic Moat (Ecosystem)
Ecosystem
Ecosystem AI System
Ecosystem Analysis
Ecosystem Analytics
Ecosystem Automation
Ecosystem Capacity
Ecosystem Condition
Ecosystem Consulting
Ecosystem content
Ecosystem Data
Ecosystem Degradation
Ecosystem Driver
Ecosystem Enablement
Ecosystem Expansion
Ecosystem Go-To-Market
Ecosystem Governance
Ecosystem Growth
Ecosystem GTM
Ecosystem Inefficiency
Ecosystem Influence
Ecosystem Influencer
Ecosystem Innovation
Ecosystem Integrity
Ecosystem Intelligence
Ecosystem Intelligence Asset
Ecosystem Intelligence Graph
Ecosystem Management
Ecosystem Management Platform
Ecosystem Mapping
Ecosystem Marketing
Ecosystem Marketing Agency
Ecosystem Monetization
Ecosystem Operations
Ecosystem Optimization
Ecosystem Orchestration
Ecosystem Partner
Ecosystem Partnership
Ecosystem Propensity Model
Ecosystem Qualified Lead
Ecosystem Qualified Lead (EQL)
Ecosystem Readiness Checklist
Ecosystem Resilience
Ecosystem ROI
Ecosystem Service
Ecosystem-Based Go-To-Market
Ecosystem-led Go-to-Market
Ecosystem-Led Growth
Ecosystem-Led Growth (ELG)
ecosystems
Edge Intelligence
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence)
Email Automation
Email Marketing
Enablement
Enablement Framework
Enablement Materials
End Customer
End-To-End Lead Management
Engagement Gamification
Engagement Intensity
Engagement Score
Ensemble Modeling
Enterprise Agreement
Enterprise Level Sale
Enterprise Partner
Enterprise Pricing Platform
Enterprise Sale
Enterprise Sales
Enterprise Software Sales
Environmental DNA (eDNA)
Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS)
EQL
Equipment Provider
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
Evangelist Marketing
Everything as a Service
Excellent Partner
Excellent Partner Benchmark (EPB)
Exclusivity Agreement
Executive Alignment
Executive Buy-In
Executive Onboarding
Expansion
Expansion Revenue
Expansion Sale
Expansion Tracking
Expertise (Partner)
External Sales
F
Federated Governance
Feedback Loop
Feedback Systems
Field Marketing
Field Sales
Financial Services Partner
Fintech Partnership
Firmographic Data
Firmographics
First Contact Resolution Rate
First Impact
First-Deal Acceleration
First-Party Data
Flash Reporting
Flat Commission
Flat Reward
Flexible Consumption Model
Flow-Down Requirement
Flywheel Effect
Force Multiplier
Fore-Door Funds
Forecast
Forecasting Integration
Founder-Led Growth
Fractional Hire
Fractional RevOps
Franchisee
Fraud Management
Fraudulent Transactions
Fulfillment Channel
Fulfillment Responsibility
Full Stack Partner
Functional Strategy Design
Fund Allocation
Fund Management
Fund Management Platform
G
G2 Rating
Gamification
GDPA (General Data Protection Act)
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
Geo-Conquesting
Geo-Targeting
Geofencing
Global Alliance
Global Asset Search Engine
Global Channel Leader
Global Company
Global Partner
Global Partnership
Global Partnership Program
Global Strategic Initiatives
Global System Integrator
Global System Integrators
Global Systems Integrator
Global Systems Integrator (GSI)
Glossary of Partner Orchestration & Ecosystem Management (POEMâ„¢) - Part 1 (Terms 1-500)
Go-To-Ecosystem
Go-To-Ecosystem (GTE)
Go-to-Market
Go-to-Market (GTM)
Go-To-Market (GTM) Assessment
Go-To-Market Infrastructure
Go-To-Market Leader
Go-To-Market Motion
Go-To-Market Strategy
Go-To-Market Strategy Ripout
Go-To-Market Team
Go-To-Market Umbrella
Goal Cascading
Golden Report
Good Partner
Good Partner Average Transaction (GPAT)
Good Partner Benchmark (GPB)
Google Cloud Marketplace
Green Field Market
Gross Margin
Gross Merchandise Value
Gross Revenue Retention
Growth and Expansion
Growth Partner
Growth Rebate
GRR (Gross Revenue Retention)
GSI (Global System Integrator)
GSI Partner
GTM
GTM Engineer
GTM Motion
GTM OPS
GTM Systems
Guided Selling
H
Hardware Resale
Headcount Planning
Health Score
Hierarchical Channel
High Value Partner
High Velocity Sales
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
Hockey Stick Growth
Horizontal Alignment
Horizontal Partner
Horizontal Solution
Hub Landlord
Hybrid Engagement Model
Hybrid Go-To-Market Model
Hybrid Platform
Hyper-Personalization
Hyperscaler
Hyperscaler GTM
Hyperscaler Marketplace
Hyperscaler Partner
Hyperscaler Platform
Hyperscalers
I
IBM Cloud Marketplace
IBP (Integrated Business Planning)
ICP
ICP (Ideal Partner Profile)
Ideal Customer Profile
Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)
Ideal Partner Persona
Ideal Partner Profile
Ideal Partner Profile (IPP)
Ideal Partner Profile House
IHV (Independent Hardware Vendor)
Implementation Partner
Implementation Partners
Implementation Reseller
Implementation Services
Inactive Partner
Inactive Partners
Inbound Conversation
Inbound Lead
Inbound Marketing
Inbound Recruitment
Inbound Request
Inbound SDR Role
Incentive Management
Incentive Platform
Incentive Program
Incentive Programs
Incentive Stacking
Incentive Structure
Incentives and Rewards
Incremental Innovation
Incremental Revenue
Incrementality
Independent Software Vendor
Independent Software Vendor (ISV)
Indirect B2B Sales
Indirect Business
Indirect Channel
Indirect Channels
Indirect distribution
Indirect Distribution Channel
Indirect Model
Indirect Motion
Indirect Relationship
Indirect Reseller
Indirect Revenue Path
Indirect Sale
Indirect Sales
Indirect Sales Channel
Indirect Sales Channels
Individual Seller
Industry Partner Program
Industry Vertical
Influence
Influence Deal
Influence Model
Influence Partner
Influence Revenue
Influenced Revenue
Influencer
Influencer Attribution
Influencer Campaign Metrics
Influencer CRM
Influencer Management
Influencer Marketing
Influencer Network
Influencer Partner
Influencer Partner Enablement
Infrastructure Partner
Infrastructure Provider
Innovation
Inside Sales
Inside Sales Representative
Integrated Performance Management
Integrated Service Model
Integration
Integration Fatigue
Integration Layer
Integration Partner
Integration Partnerships
Integration Platform
Integrator
Integrators
Intent Data
Intent Signal
Interagency Cooperation
Internal Alignment
Internal Champion
Internet Of Things (IoT)
Inventory Visibility
IoT (Internet of Things)
IP Data
iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service)
IPP
IPP Scoring
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
ISV
ISV Community
ISV Ecosystem
ISV Partner
IT Channel
IT Consultant
IT Distributor
IT Infrastructure & Services Partner
IT Reselling Channel
IT Solution Provider
IT Space
IT Spend
J
Joint Business Plan
Joint Business Plan (JBP)
Joint Business Planning
Joint Customer
Joint Demand
Joint Go-To-Market Budget
Joint Initiative Fund
Joint Lead Discovery
Joint Marketing Campaigns
Joint Marketing Events
Joint North Star
Joint Pipeline
Joint Product Development
Joint sales efforts
Joint Sales Engagement
Joint Value
Joint Value Proposition
Joint Value Proposition (JVP)
Joint Venture
Joint Vision
Joint Webinar
Joint-Venture Intelligence
Journey Planning
Just-In-Time Enablement
K
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Key Performance Indicators
Keystone (Ecosystem)
Knowledge Certifications
KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
L
Land and Expand
Landscape-Level Conservation
LAR (Large Account Reseller)
Lead Distribution
Lead Funnel
Lead Generation
Lead Generation Campaign
Lead Intent Signal
Lead Management
Lead Nurturing
Lead Partner
Lead Policy
Lead Referral
Lead Referral Program
Lead Registration
Lead Reporting
Lead Response Time
Lead Routing
Lead Scoring
Lead Scoring Tool
Lead Signup
Leads
Learning Journey
Learning Management Software
Learning Management System
Learning Management System (LMS)
Licensing Partner
Lifecycle Stage
Lifetime Revenue
Lifetime Value
Lifetime Value (LTV)
Line Card
Line of Business Owner
Linear Channel
Linked Database
LinkedIn Influencers
Liquid Governance
Listing
LLM Context Window
LMS
LMS Platform
Local Affiliate
Local Expertise
Local Marketing
Localization
Localized Marketing
Localized Marketing Automation
Localized Marketing Platform
Logo Acquisition
Long Tail at Scale
Long Term Incentive (LTI)
Long-Tail Partner
Long-Tail Partners
Loyalty Marketing
Loyalty Program
Loyalty Strategy
LTV
M
MACC
Machine Learning (ML)
Machine-Learning Partner Performance Analysis
Macro Influencers
Managed Partner
Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
Managed Service
Managed Service Delivery
Managed Service Provider
Managed Service Provider (MSP)
Margin
Market Access Partner
Market Development Fund (MDF)
Market Development Funds (MDF)
Market Expansion
Market Penetration
Market Penetration Strategy
Market Potential
Market Reach
Market Share
Marketing Automation
Marketing Automation Platform
Marketing Campaigns
Marketing Collateral
Marketing Development Funds
Marketing Email Automation
Marketing Enablement
Marketing Influenced Revenue
Marketing Lead
Marketing Maturity Index (MMI)
Marketing Muscle
Marketing Operations
Marketing Partner
Marketing Qualified Lead
Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL)
Marketing Qualified Leads
Marketing Subsidy
Marketplace
Marketplace Attach Motions
Marketplace GTM
Marketplace Listing
Marketplace Opportunity
Marketplace Partner
Marketplace Partnership
Marketplace Selling
Marketplace Shift
Marketplace Spend
Martech Stack