Marketing strategy for US Microsoft Partners

Helping US Microsoft Partners deliver more meaningful and impactful marketing - from planning and positioning to the platforms that power it.

Strategy that earns its keep

Sharper thinking before the spend. Our strategy services help US Microsoft Partners set direction, tighten positioning and build the marketing foundations everything downstream depends on.

Each service stands on its own, and they compound when combined - a sharper value proposition strengthens campaigns, a clean CRM sharpens attribution, and a solid plan sharpens every decision made in between.

Most US Microsoft Partners we meet aren't short on ideas. They're short on a clear, agreed answer to three questions: who you're really for, what you're genuinely better at, and how marketing turns that into pipeline over the next four quarters. Our strategy work closes that gap fast, in plain English, in a way your sales team, your leadership and your Microsoft contacts can all rally behind.

We bring the outside view a Microsoft-adjacent business rarely gets from inside its own four walls - understanding solution areas, co-sell motions, buyer behavior and where Microsoft is investing next - and turning it into marketing decisions you can act on Monday morning.

How we approach strategy

A short, focused engagement that ends with a plan you can execute, not a slide deck that sits in a shared drive.

1

Listen and diagnose

Interviews with leadership, sales and delivery. A hard look at pipeline, positioning and what's working (and isn't) in your current mix.

2

Sharpen the story

Nail the value proposition, the buyer and the reason you win. Test it against Microsoft solution areas and the wider ecosystem so it holds up in a co-sell conversation.

3

Build the plan

A prioritized 12-month marketing plan with clear motions, budgets in USD and measures, mapped to the platforms, people and Microsoft programs that will amplify it.

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Where US strategy work usually starts

Sometimes it's a repositioning moment - a new solution area, an acquisition, or a Microsoft designation that changes the story. Sometimes it's a HubSpot instance that's grown into something nobody trusts. Sometimes it's a leadership team that agrees the current plan isn't working but can't agree on what replaces it. We're comfortable stepping in at any of those points.

If you'd rather run the strategy piece in-house, our marketing workshops can give your team the frameworks and outside challenge to do it themselves. If you need senior leadership without a full-time hire, our fractional CMO services plug into your leadership team and stay accountable for results.

Marketing scope: what we own, what you own

We own the marketing thinking and the marketing outputs - the proposition, the plan, the messaging framework, the campaign roadmap and the HubSpot marketing setup that supports it.

You own everything on the business and operations side - Microsoft Partner Center, designations and MPN admin, sales pipeline management, legal, contracting and any Microsoft program filings. We'll shape the marketing to work well alongside those, but we don't step into them.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Do we need a full strategy engagement, or can we start smaller?

Either works. Some US partners kick off with a focused workshop or a value proposition sprint, then decide whether to go wider. Others want a full 12-month plan from the outset. We'll recommend the shape that matches where you are, not the biggest scope we could sell.

How is this different from a generic B2B marketing strategy?

We build every plan around Microsoft-specific realities - solution areas, co-sell motion, co-op funding eligibility, and the seller behaviors that actually move pipeline. A generic B2B strategy misses most of that, and you'll spend the next 12 months retrofitting it.

Can you work alongside our in-house marketing team?

Yes, that's the default. We're most useful when there's an internal team to hand the plan to - we can lead, coach, or sit in as a senior sounding board depending on what you need.

How long does a strategy engagement take?

A tight value proposition or planning sprint typically runs three to six weeks. A full strategy engagement covering proposition, plan and go-to-market usually runs eight to twelve weeks, depending on how many stakeholders and solution areas are involved.