Episode 2: Jay McBain
Topics Covered
- Ecosystem: According to a recent EY report, the average number of B2B partner relationships has increased from 5 to 7 for organizations. What will this average number eventually grow to, and why?
- Innovation: Innovation is a huge part of ecosystems as organizations co-innovate to build or expand solutions. What is the best framework for innovation?
- a. The Innovator’s Method – Nathan Furr (Insight-Problem-Solution-Business Model)
- Profitability: An EY report claimed ecosystems are contributing on average 13.7% of total annual revenues, 12.9% in cost reduction. Do ecosystems have more promise for the revenue side or the cost reduction side of the profit equation?
- Negotiation: When negotiating deals, is it better to make the first offer or let your counterpart make the first offer?
Guest Information
Principal Analyst – Channels, partnerships, & Ecosystems, Forrester
Our guest on The PARTNERNOMICS Show is Jay McBain, Principal Analyst – Channels, Partnerships, & Ecosystems at Forrester. Jay is an accomplished speaker, author and innovator int he IT industry. Named 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, Channel A-list by CRN, and many other accolades. Jay is often sought out for keynotes, thought leadership and future industry guidance. He has spent his 28 year career in various executive channel sales, marketing, strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, Autotask, ChannelEyes, and now Forrester.
If you’re interested in seeing additional work and insights from Jay you can visit his blogs about the IT Industry, channel management, and some of his own life sprinkled in here.
Mark is an author, keynote speaker, and the Founder of PARTNERNOMICS®, an international training, coaching, and consulting firm that helps business professionals make strategic partnering become a core competency.
Mark is an expert at turning collaborative relationships into highly functional competitive advantages. While working for a Fortune 100 technology firm, he traveled across Europe and the US architecting and leading hundreds of multi-million dollar partnerships. From the early 2000s, his passion and expertise in strategic partnerships led him to speak at international conferences from London, England to Silicon Valley.