Three common co-sell pains and how Managed Services solves them
Co-selling with the clouds might sound simple on paper: share a deal, get support, grow revenue. But in practice, most teams find themselves facing a very different reality.
Emails start flying in from partner portals. Cloud reps ask for updates you weren’t expecting. Internal teams are unclear about where deals stand or who owns what. Instead of a streamlined motion, co-sell becomes a source of confusion, slowdowns, and unrealized potential.
That’s where Tackle’s Co-sell Managed Services comes in. Our team joins yours to help structure and scale the co-sell motion, execute the day-to-day work, and take the pain away from the co-sell process. Here are three challenges we see often, and how we help tackle them with you.
1. You don’t have a clear co-sell plan (yet)
We hear this a lot from ISVs: “We’re putting in deals, but nothing is moving.” Without a clear co-sell operating model, even the most well-intentioned teams struggle to get co-sell flowing. You need structure, repeatability, and shared language across teams and clouds.
That’s why we co-build with you. We’re here to help you calm the chaos and build a game plan. Our phased delivery model meets you where you’re at and aligns to your stage:
First 30 days
- Launch: We kick off the engagement, get access to systems, and begin discovery to understand how your co-sell motion currently works.
- Build: We co-develop your GTM operating model—setting cadences, defining workflows, and establishing cloud-aligned goals.
Days 30-90
- Activate: We put the operating model into motion, clean up partner portals, support deal sharing, and onboard your sellers.
- Enable: We help with seller enablement, documentation, and training assistance
90 days+
- Optimize: We implement process improvements through execution.
- Transition: We identify areas for improvement, implement refinements, and prepare your team to take the reins.
With a clear plan in place, it’s much easier to get everyone aligned and start seeing results.
The benefit? Accelerated outcomes. We’ve seen time and time again how quickly teams can move once a repeatable model is in place.
No matter where you’re starting, we’ll meet you there—and make sure your team knows what’s next.
2. You’re stuck in the operational weeds
Before working with Tackle’s Co-sell Managed Services, most teams we meet are stuck trying to do it all.
Alliance managers are spending their time sending emails and manually creating opportunities. Partner and operations leaders are managing deal intake, opportunity sharing, portal updates, win notifications, audit emails—you name it.
It’s time consuming, repetitive, and easy to fall behind. Without a defined operating model, it can feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Our Co-sell Managed Services team steps in to manage the behind-the-scenes work. We’ll:
- Share, update, and close opportunities in the partner portals
- Reduce inbox noise from cloud communications
- Clean up old, duplicate, or incomplete data
- Introduce sales teams, send follow-ups, and highlight wins
- Continually monitor automation issues before they arise
Our team becomes an extension of yours, freeing up your people to focus on the big stuff, like building relationships, refining strategy, and driving revenue.
The benefit? Operational efficiency. Instead of hiring more ops to support, you can rely on a team that knows what to do and how to do it.
3. You’re investing in co-sell, but it’s hard to show what’s working
Even when co-sell is up and running, it’s not always easy to show progress. Leaders want to know how the partnership is performing, but without reliable tracking and reporting, it’s tough to give clear answers.
We help you get the right reporting in place from the start. That means defining what success looks like, setting milestones, and keeping everyone updated. You’ll have visibility into shared pipeline, opportunity status, win rates, and other signals that matter.
Here’s what that can look like
After four months working with Co-sell Managed Services, a work management platform provider saw:
- 1022% increase in deals shared with AWS
- 92% increase in closed-won marketplace deals
- 300+ introduction emails and 150+ cloud engagements tracked
This isn’t a one-off. Here’s what another customer had to say about their experience:
“We’ve worked with the Tackle Managed Service team for a year now and they’ve been phenomenal to work with. The Managed Service team is the epicenter of the co-sell experience—they sit right in the middle of Infor and AWS. They take everything in or push everything out to ensure that the right deals are getting to the right people quickly, ingest messages accordingly, launching deals, and they’re living in ACE which is amazing. Anyone who uses ACE knows that if someone else can take the workload off your plate, it’s so helpful.” — Todd Holden, Director of AWS Strategic Partnerships at Infor
The benefit? Comprehensive visibility. When your team and your leadership have a clear view into co-sell activity, it’s easier to keep the momentum going.
We’re here to support, not take over
Every ISV’s co-sell journey looks a little different. Some are just getting started. Others are trying to scale what’s already in motion. Our job is to plug in where you need support and help make the motion sustainable.
With Tackle Co-sell Managed Services, you get:
- A model you can use to structure and scale your co-sell efforts
- A team that brings cloud expertise and operational support
- Help staying aligned with cloud provider expectations
- Tools and milestones to track your performance and show progress
Ready to take control of your Cloud GTM?
Co-selling through the cloud doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With the right model and the right team, it can be scalable, efficient, and repeatable. That’s what we’re here for.
Want to learn more about how Managed Services can support your cloud strategy? Let’s talk.
