Pillar 03
Improve Partner Profitability
Understand which partners generate profit, which cost too much to support and where to invest resources.
A partner can top the revenue chart and still lose you money once commissions, discounts,
presales, training and support are counted. DealAlign shows what each partner actually
contributes, and how reliably they have performed before.
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What it shows
Net partner contribution — the profit left after that partner’s own costs are deducted, each counted once — with profit margin, and missing costs flagged as unknown rather than treated as zero.
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What you get
Clearer sales forecasting, earlier warning of recurring problems, and a sound basis for investing more in a partner or spending less.
Apex Consulting · revenue$5.1M — near the top of the portfolio on sales alone
Apex Consulting · profit$1.4M contribution — 27% margin, flagged IMPROVE
Same partner, same record: high revenue does not guarantee high profit.
Partner performance history is illustrative — no real customer history exists yet. Learning
from your own partner history is planned.
Why high-revenue partners can be unprofitable →