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PartnerHacker Daily #23: Acronym Fight! MQL to EQL

Buyers aren't just looking at whether your product can solve their problem. They're also looking at whether it plays nice with the rest of their tech stack. But they're looking at more than that too. They want to know what kind of reputation your product has in the relevant communities.

Integrations aren't enough

Buyers aren't just looking at whether your product can solve their problem. They're also looking at whether it plays nice with the rest of their tech stack.

But they're looking at more than that too.

They want to know what kind of reputation your product has in the relevant communities. Do people say nice things about it? Are there a lot of people who support it? Is it woven into the mesh of many networks?

That's the difference between simply partnering via product decisions and thinking about the ecosystem in a broader sense.


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How many letters can we replace with 'E'?

When a former head of growth and a sales queen starts saying partnerships are the way, you know we're in a moment.

We've looked at going from GTM to GTE.

Then from PLG to ELG.

Next up MQL to EQL?

View Jill's post here.

No need to get caught up in acronym debates. Whether or not EQL catches on as a label, the concept is solid and will absolutely transform B2B sales.

The funnel ain't what it used to be.


Stat of the Day

80-90% of the partners are inactive in the average channel program.

Source


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