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Channel, Partner, & Ecosystem Marketing

End-to-end campaigns.

Proven programs and creative approaches.

Ecosystem-driven ROI.

Where the champions of channel marketing are made. 

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Maximise MDF, pump up partnerships, amplify alliances, and ramp up ecosystem ROI. 

Give your entire ecosystem - Vendors, Distis, Hyperscalers, OEMs, VARs, MSPs, GSIs (and every other channel, partner and ecosystem TLA) - the Fresh Ideas & FirepowerTM to deliver marketing that makes a true, measurable and meaningful difference, together. 

 

You're in good company:

  • Netapp
  • AWS
  • lenovo
  • vmware
  • ProAct
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  • SCC
  • CDW
  • VEEAM
  • Dell

""Working with Sharper was not just a partnership, it was an extraordinary journey of creativity and professionalism.

Their innovative approach to our channel campaign exceeded all expectations.

The team's unmatched expertise and unwavering commitment were evident at every step, proving that with Sharper, innovation and professionalism go hand in hand, taking campaigns to unprecedented success."

Natalia Marusic, Alliance Marketing Manager, Lenovo

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Channel, Partner, & Ecosystem Marketing Campaigns and Services:

Not every B2B agency "gets" channel marketing.

You can't just take a direct campaign, slap a couple of partner logos on it and think all will be fine.

It won't.

That's why our Channel, Partner, and Ecosystem marketing campaigns and services are built on our deep and varied experience in the space.

We get this world so we know and understand the power and potential of channel, partner, and ecosystem marketing when it's done properly. 

Need some Fresh Ideas & Firepower for your own channel, partner and ecosystem marketing? 

You're in the right place...

Let's talk

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To, Through, & With Partner Campaigns:

Everything you need to educate, communicate to, motivate, and activate your partners. 
  • Kit Campaigns - Pre-built, multi-channel campaigns partners will pick up and use to drive results (with minimal fuss).
  • Tailored Campaigns - Kit campaigns, but better. Specially crafted versions of pre-built campaigns for specific strategic partners. 
  • 1-of-1 Campaigns - Unique co-branded campaigns specifically for vendors and high-value partners to run in market together.
  • Heartbeat Comms - Keeping vendors front of ind and on the tip of the tongue with partners, constantly and consistently. 

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Campaign Concierge

Levelling the playing field for the long-tail of your partner ecosystem:

The vast majority of your partners (likely around 80%) won't have the inhouse marketing capacity or capability to properly execute campaigns.

It's not their fault. But you can help them fix this (with a little help from us).

We'll provide the hands-on, dedicated marketing support your smaller partners need to get campaigns built, executed, and delivering ROI quickly.

You get more and better campaigns in market. They get to deliver meaningful impact. Everyone makes better use of MDF.

Win. Win. Win. 

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Partner Acquisition

Quality > Quantity. Get the right partners, not just loads of partners in your ecosystems:

When you're building your channel ecosystem you need to do it right. Not everybody should get an invite to the party.

We'll help you cherry pick the perfect partners, get them brought into your vision, and then bring them onboard.

It's far from "one size fits all" so we'll help you tailor your outreach, onboarding, and supporting programs to deliver the goods.

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Marketing Excellence Programs

Get your partners truly brought in (and delivering marketing ROI) like never before.

This is some next-level partner activation.

Marketing Excellence Programs (MEP) are all about building deeper and more valuable relationships with your partners and their marketers.

A MEP gamifies your partner marketing activity, incentivising and rewarding partner marketers for executing activity and delivering the goods.

And the best part? It's all fully customisable to what you and your ecosystem need.    

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Partner Playbooks

Ramping up your ecosystem GTM (and giving your partners zero excuse for leaving MDF unspent.

 If you've ever had partners say "we don't really know what to do with this MDF" then this is for you.

Pre-built and proven campaigns, creative activities, and production skills can be at their fingertips via a partner playbook.

We build your bespoke playbook.

You provide the MDF.

Partners (and in turn you) get to reap the rewards. 

PACE

P.A.C.E. tool

The future of partner campaign delivery, now:

The Partner AI Campaign Execution (PACE) tool is propriatory tech we've built to speed up and streamline partner campaign delivery.

Vendors load in campaign assets.

Partners load in logos, branding, and copy blocks.

PACE does the rest, creating and then executing fully formed campaigns.

Higher-impact partner marketing delivered at scale and driving quicker ROI. That's a triple win. 

"Sharper have been an invaluable partner.

Their creativity, energy, and focus on outcomes helped us connect with our partners and end-user audience in new ways and generate real impact"

Aidan Haughton, Partner Marketing Manager, AVEVA

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Channel Marketing Champs: The Podcast

Hosted by our Founder/MD, Russ Powell and featuring the best and brightest channel marketers in the business, Channel Marketing Champs gives you the insider info, top tips, and nuggets of knowledge you need to become a champion of channel marketing too.

Series 1 is done. Check out all 18 episodes (over 6 hours of channel marketing goodness) wherever you get your podcasts from.

Series 2 dropping late 2025. 

Investment: 

This is very much a "how long's a piece of string?" type question based on your brief and what you need to achieve. However, based on our experience the following gives you a rough guide of what to expect investment-wise to truly make a difference with your Channel, Partner, and Ecosystem marketing:

  • To, Through, and With Campaigns = £15-55k+ for one-off campaigns. £5-20k+ p/m retainer model
  • Campaign Concierge = £3-10k+ per partner. £5-20k+ p/m retainer model.
  • Partner Acquisition =£15-55k+ for one-off campaigns. £5-20k+ p/m retainer model
  • Marketing Excellence Programs = £30-75k+ for end-to-end program, platform, and supporting campaign activity build and ongoing activation. 
  • Partner Playbooks = £5-15k+ (plus MDF/Co-Op investment for activation)
  • P.A.C.E. Platform = £3k activation/onboarding plus £1.5 - 5k+ p/m subscription

But again, this all depends on what it is you need to achieve alongside your partners. 

Get in touch now and we can scope this out together. 


(NB. All figures are given in £ - as we're based in the UK - but we can also be paid in $ or € too)

 

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