Ensuring the Success of a Global Partner Network - How Dropbox is managing its growing partner ecosystem while equipping partners with the tools to succeed
Rivet Logic shares how a Liferay powered solution gave Dropbox the flexibility and customizability it needed to build a world class partner portal to effectively manage partners while providing them with the tools they needed to succeed.
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Ensuring the Success of a Global Partner Network - How Dropbox is managing its growing partner ecosystem while equipping partners with the tools to succeed
1. Ensuring the Success of a
Global Partner Network
How Dropbox is managing its growing partner
ecosystem while equipping partners with the tools to
succeed
Alaaeldin El-Nattar
COO
Rivet Logic
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About Rivet Logic
Full Service Consulting, Design and System
Integration firm helping clients build, manage and
optimize digital experiences
❑ Search & Analytics
❑ Digital Publishing
❑ Video Communications
❑ Big Data Applications
❑ Enterprise & Web Content Management
❑ Enterprise Portals
❑ Social Intranets & Digital Workplace
❑ Digital Asset Management
❑ UI/UX Design
❑ Mobile Experiences
❑ Cloud Migration
❑ Managed Services
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The Story of Dropbox
Founded in 2007 as a
simple way for people to
have their files wherever
they are, and share them
easily.
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500M
Over 500 million
registered users
Over 300,000
teams using
Dropbox Business
Users in over 180
countries and
territories
Where Dropbox is Today
300K 180
Where Dropbox is Today
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Liferay Symposium 2018• No centralized solution
• Over 7K partners
• Growing Reseller program
• Relied on tedious manual web
forms for
– Deal registration
– Creating support tickets
• Lack of sales enablement
– Access to sales and marketing
resources and training materials
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Liferay Symposium 2018Partner Portal Objectives
• Flexible and customizable
platform to tailor the partner
experience
• Streamline partner
management across the globe
• Provide tools for partners to
succeed
– Self service capabilities
– Access to resources and
training
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Where Other Solutions Fell Short
• SaaS and COTS
– Lack of platform flexibility to
cater to unique requirements
• Custom built application
– Difficult to maintain, enhance,
or add new features
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UI/UX Approach
Integrated Liferay
expertise
• Competent understanding of
UI/UX
• Intimate knowledge of the
technology stack
• Deep understanding of the use
case with tailored processes for
unique business needs
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New Partner Portal Experience
• Centralized access to
resources and tools
• Localized experience
based on region
• Targeted content
based on user role
• Seamlessly integrated
with backend systems
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Liferay Symposium 2018RESULTS • Streamlined partner
management process
• Improved communication
with partners
• Higher levels of sales
effectiveness through
partner enablement
• Better visibility into
partners’ forecast and
performance
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Benefits of Private SaaS
• Control / customizability
• Streamlined operations
• Scalability
• Security
• Managed Services