
Grow from the Right Intro: Executive Summary
CEOs across all business sectors agree that strategic partnerships are critical for any company looking to compete on a global scale. Smart companies see partnerships as a way to acquire customers, drive revenue and enter new markets. They also rely on partners for new ideas, insights and expertise that can impact business performance, market understanding and product innovation.Despite the increasing need to develop partner relationships, most enterprises lack the knowledge, connections and management capabilities to realize the full potential of partnering. Many companies lack the formal strategies and expertise to identify and nurture the most beneficial relationships. As a result, almost all are seeking a new and better way.This special report - Grow from the Right Intro - examines the importance of strategic partnerships and alliances in business growth, explores the challenges and opportunities of identifying and creating them and discusses how to maximize the chances of success, which includes making use of big data analytics and automation.Powerlinx was created to solve the problem of identifying and connecting with valuable partners who may be outside of a known or existing network. While most executives realize the importance that strategic partnerships hold in their overall business growth strategy, many are limited by resources and timing allocated to pursuing them. Powerlinx overcomes these present-day obstacles by algorithmically identifying and connecting companies to each other, allowing each company to pursue its growth goals and objectives in a more efficient and cost-effective way.A selection of data points from the report are listed below.How important are strategic partnerships and alliances to your business?

How well does your company develop and leverage business partnerships and strategic alliances?

What percentage of your partnerships do you believe have been successful?

Do you have a sense of how much you invest annually in partnering?

In what areas would effective partnerships most benefit your company?

How do you rate your ability to identify, qualify and secure partner introductions?

What types of partnerships, opportunities or introductions would most benefit your company?

Do you have a formal partnering strategy?

What challenges or complexities have you faced in developing and managing strategic partnerships?

What plans do you have for improving your networking, partnering and sourcing of growth opportunities worldwide?

What channels, networks or resources are you evaluating or using to advance your business development process?

Would you be interested in a cloud-based platform that automates the process of making the right business introductions through intelligent B2B matchmaking on a global scale?
