Recruit new partners and get them selling quickly
  • Invite partners to connect with you just like LinkedIn
  • Attract prospective partners through a custom online portal
  • Speed up the process of receiving, reviewing, and qualifying partner applications
  • Provide success plans to help new partners become profitable more quickly
What does this mean for my partners?
  • Accepting new partner invitations and sharing information with only a few clicks
  • A streamlined channel sales partner application process
  • Immediate access to ramp-up materials to speed the time to profit
Manage partner profiles with less effort
  • Get a complete view of all your channel sales partners in one spot
  • Allow your partners to self-serve for information updates
  • Eliminate many of the low-value administrative tasks from the partner management process
What does this mean for my partners?
  • Quicker submission of information required of new partners
  • Fast and easy online updates to information
Track partner performance
  • Get up-to-the-minute insight into your partner sales pipeline and forecasts
  • Analyze channel marketing ROI, partner portal adoption, partner engagement, and more
  • Monitor the deal cycle for red flags and areas for improvement
  • Customize and run partner sales reports analytics with point-and-click tools
What does this mean for my partners?
  • Faster resolution for common obstacles
  • Proactive assistance when sales performance is suffering
  • Instant and automated sharing of information about shared leads and deals
Boost partner productivity and effectiveness
  • Share leads and deal information instantly with partners who also use Salesforce CRM
  • Provide easy access to tools and information to help partners win more deals
  • Reduce administrative tasks for your channel managers
What does this mean for my partners?
  • Instant sharing of leads and automatic deal updates
  • Access to the latest sales materials and channel marketing tools
  • Easier management of leads and activities
  • Mobile access to the partner portal for greater productivity on the road
Reduce channel conflict
  • Keep partners from competing with each other on the same deals
  • Avoid conflict between indirect and direct sales
  • Improve close rates by collaborating with partners on deals
  • Increase partner trust and satisfaction
What does this mean for my partners?
  • Protection for their deals
  • Assurance that they're not in danger of competing with your internal sales team
  • Support to help close the deals they're working
  • Visibility into deal status
Build partner loyalty
  • Drive repeat business
  • Give all your partners their fair share of your partner marketing spend
  • Allow partners to securely register deals and access new deal information in real-time
  • Work more closely with partners and boost partner sales
What does this mean for my partners?
  • Ensuring their voices are heard
  • Better access to available channel marketing funds
  • Less administrative work
  • More collaboration with your team
Customize with ease
  • Customize your partner application and portal on the fly
  • Set up custom connections to share records directly with your partners
  • Click to change workflow, add fields, etc.
  • Run reports, modify your reports, and create new ones with point-and-click tools
What does this mean for my partners?
  • A partner management solution that maps to how you work together
  • Real-time collaboration on shared leads and deals
  • Faster application and deal approvals through automated workflow

The most popular solution for direct and indirect sales

72,500 companies—including some of the world’s top channel sales teams—run on Salesforce CRM. Join them and rest assured that you’r e in good company with your selection of the leading partner management solution.

Famous for ease of use

It’s not enough to have a great partner management application—you need your channel managers and your partners to actually use it. You can eliminate that concern with Salesforce CRM Partners. In fact, most people first hear about salesforce.com when someone tells them how much they like using it.

Up and running with partners in no time

Why wait months or years to implement partner management software? With salesforce.com there’s no hardware and no software to worry about. You’re up and running—and seeing a positive impact on your indirect sales—in a fraction of the time.

All the features you need

Salesforce.com's automatic upgrades—free for all customers—include new features in important areas of partner management like the partner portal, secure sharing through Salesforce to Salesforce, and partner marketing. And unlike traditional sales software, salesforce.com’s Force.com platform provides flexibility for additional customization, integration, and new applications.

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