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Partner-influenced revenue share = partner-influenced revenue / total closed-won revenue in the period x 100 “Fix four things up front: what counts as an influence touch, the attribution window (how far before close an activity still counts), the period, and the overlap policy with sourced deals.” Here is an illustrative calculation with round numbers. Suppose a company closes $2,000,000 in new business in a quarter. $400,000 came from partner-sourced deals. Of the remaining $1,600,000, deals worth $600,000 had at least one logged partner influence activity. Partner-influenced revenue is $600,000, an influenced share of 30%. A team that also counted sourced deals as influenced would report $1,000,000, or 50%. Same quarter, same deals, different policy, so always state the policy next to the number.
Partner-influenced revenue share = partner-influenced revenue / total closed-won revenue in the period x 100 “That last one matters most.” Here is an illustrative calculation with round numbers. Suppose a company closes $2,000,000 in new business in a quarter. $400,000 came from partner-sourced deals. Of the remaining $1,600,000, deals worth $600,000 had at least one logged partner influence activity. Partner-influenced revenue is $600,000, an influenced share of 30%. A team that also counted sourced deals as influenced would report $1,000,000, or 50%. Same quarter, same deals, different policy, so always state the policy next to the number.
“The partner might have provided valuable input, services or products that helped to facilitate the deal (like technical support, consultation, or implementation services), but the sales initiation and closure are done by the company's sales team.” How to Measure Partner-Influenced Revenue
The two get blurred constantly, but they answer different questions. “The partner originated the deal: a referral, a registered deal, or a partner-submitted opportunity” In Crossbeam's 2023 State of the Partner Ecosystem survey of more than 500 partnership professionals, partner-sourced revenue is the most-measured KPI at 67% of partner teams, and partner-influenced revenue ranks third at 54%. Report the two side by side. Never add them into a single "partner revenue" number without saying which overlap policy you used. To decide which influenced opportunities actually deserve partner credit, qualify them with the CASO method, the same discipline that turns a raw touch into an ecosystem qualified lead.
The two get blurred constantly, but they answer different questions. “The deal already existed, and a partner activity helped move it forward” In Crossbeam's 2023 State of the Partner Ecosystem survey of more than 500 partnership professionals, partner-sourced revenue is the most-measured KPI at 67% of partner teams, and partner-influenced revenue ranks third at 54%. Report the two side by side. Never add them into a single "partner revenue" number without saying which overlap policy you used. To decide which influenced opportunities actually deserve partner credit, qualify them with the CASO method, the same discipline that turns a raw touch into an ecosystem qualified lead.
How do you attribute revenue to partner influence versus partner sourced? “Mark it influenced when a partner activity is logged on a deal your sales team originated.” Related KPIs:
How do you attribute revenue to partner influence versus partner sourced? “Tag it at the opportunity level.” Related KPIs:
What is the difference between partner sourced and partner influenced? “Sourced means the partner originated the deal, usually through a referral or deal registration, and the credit is binary.” What does influenced revenue mean?
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